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Tregarthen's Hotel is a hotel in Hugh Town on St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. Tregarthen's was the very first hotel to be established on the Isles of Scilly, having been founded in 1849 by Captain Frank Tregarthen, who ran the packet ship delivering mail, provisions and visitors between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. ==History== Up until the mid-nineteenth century, there was no regular transport between the Isles of Scilly and the mainland UK. Then, in 1849, the locals on Scilly decided to resolve this situation and provide a sloop as a connecting link with the mainland. There was great local excitement when this sailing packet, named 'Ariadne', was first brought to the islands by its skipper, Captain Frank Tregarthen.〔''Scilly and the Scillonian''s by JG Uren. UK Rare Books Club (1907) Page 95. ISBN 978-1152596214〕 Between 1849 and 1858, with his three daughters, Captain Frank Tregarthen opened up his family house at the foot of the Garrison Hill to paying guests. Captain Frank would load up the boat with mail, provisions and adventurous passengers in Penzance and bring them to his house for their stay on the islands. Thus Tregarthen’s Hotel was established – the very first hotel on the isles of Scilly.〔''Scilly and the Scillonians'' by JG Uren. UK Rare Books Club (1907) Page 58. ISBN 978-1152596214〕 ''“Visitors to Scilly were few and far between. No one ever thought of going to the Islands for pleasure, and those whose business called them there were only too anxious to get away on the first favourable opportunity. But here was the rub. Captain Frank kept the only hotel, and was in this peculiar position: his guests could not possibly get away until he chose to take them. He usually counted heads before leaving Penzance, and laid in a stock of provisions accordingly. His customers were rounded-up like sheep in a South American corral, and there were no means of escape unless one swam across. There you were willy nilly, and, somehow or other, the weather never pointed to set fair until all the provisions had been consumed, and to avoid semi-starvation it was necessary to go back to the mainland to replenish the larder.”''〔''Scilly and the Scillonians'' by JG Uren. UK Rare Books Club.(1907) Page 96. ISBN 978-1152596214〕 Tourism on Scilly started in earnest once the Cornwall Railway link from Penzance to London was completed in 1859.〔''Inside the Archipelago'' by Roger Banfield. Isles of Scilly Museum p25. ISBN 978-0956290328〕 The steamer ‘The Little Western’ took the place of the Ariadne and, for the first time, visitors could make the crossing from Penzance in only four hours - considerably faster than the cutter Ariadne, which could take a day or two. The Little Western was the Isles of Scilly’s first Steam Packet boat and made around three voyages from Scilly to Penzance and back each week.〔''Scilly and the Scillonians'' by JG Uren. UK Rare Books Club (1907) Page 102. ISBN 978-1152596214〕 Captain Tregarthen was captain of the 'Little Western' from 1859-1870. The Little Western was a small ship, and her crew consisted of only five hands – captain, mate, engineer, deck-hand and stoker. Despite the challenges and perils of the voyage, she usually made good passage to the islands, and was able to provide service all year round.〔''Scilly and the Scillonians'' by JG Uren. UK Rare Books Club (1907) Page 103. ISBN 978-1152596214〕 Transferred to the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company in 1871, for the sum of £2,640, the Little Western was wrecked on the Wells Reef on 6 October 1872 attempting to give aid to a disabled brigantine.〔''The Wrecks of Scilly'' by Richard Larn. Shipwreck and Marine (2001) Pages 120-121. ISBN 978-0952397199〕 The Little Western played a significant part in the history of the islands as well as the heritage of Tregarthen’s Hotel. That is why the hotel’s logo features an image of the Little Western and the terrace at the hotel is named The Little Western Deck. During the First World War, Tregarthen’s Hotel was commandeered by the Admiralty and acted as a Ward Room for officers who were billeted at the White House on the Garrison. Tregarthen’s Hotel was commissioned by the Admiralty on June 1, 1918 and surrendered on February 28, 1919. Commander HW Randall RNR was the Senior Officer.〔Isles of Scilly Museum. Tregarthen’s Visitor Book. (1897-1937)〕 The present day Tregarthen's Hotel has been built around the original living quarters of Captain Frank Tregarthen (). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tregarthen's Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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