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Frenchman M. Poulain and Madame Poulain who ran the hotel from 1899.<br />
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Millionaire residents of Sandbanks fear the exclusive resort will be turned into a version of Benidorm if plans to turn a historic hotel into a 10 storey block of flats are approved.<br />
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The Haven Hotel that has stood at the entrance of Poole Harbour in Dorset since 1880 and is where Guglielmo Marconi established the first wireless communication between England and France is threatened with being bulldozed.<br />
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The Art-Deco building will make way for a 115ft tall luxury apartment building that will have a roof-top restaurant.<br />
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The well-heeled locals fear the 'monstrous carbuncle' of a building will dominate the sandy peninsula and overlook the multi-million pounds harbourside mansions below.

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Frenchman M. Poulain and Madame Poulain who ran the hotel from 1899.

Millionaire residents of Sandbanks fear the exclusive resort will be turned into a version of Benidorm if plans to turn a historic hotel into a 10 storey block of flats are approved.

The Haven Hotel that has stood at the entrance of Poole Harbour in Dorset since 1880 and is where Guglielmo Marconi established the first wireless communication between England and France is threatened with being bulldozed.

The Art-Deco building will make way for a 115ft tall luxury apartment building that will have a roof-top restaurant.

The well-heeled locals fear the 'monstrous carbuncle' of a building will dominate the sandy peninsula and overlook the multi-million pounds harbourside mansions below.