From 1898 – 1926, the Haven Hotel was home to the Italian inventor and physicist, Guglielmo Marconi, who built a wooden transmitter mast in the hotel’s grounds at the hotel in 1898, and another wireless mast at the back of the hotel. He carried out some of his first wireless telegraphy experiments there. Living at the Haven Hotel until 1926, his meals were taken at a communal table, with everyone welcome to join in. Following dinner, there was often a musical interlude with Guglielmo accompanying his guests on the piano.
