▁and ▁better ▁class ▁of ▁visitors " ! ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁le ase ▁between ▁the ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁estate ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Prom en ade ▁and ▁the ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁Hotel ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁on ▁the ▁Sea ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁the ▁Hotel ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁At ▁the ▁ceremony ▁Joseph ▁White head ▁commented ▁" .. per haps ▁many ▁would ▁be ▁surprised ▁at ▁the ▁scheme ▁being ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Ross end ale ▁people . ▁After ▁rel ating ▁the ▁circumstances ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Col . ▁Cl if ton , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁an ▁arrangement ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Fair ▁by ▁which ▁ 8 2 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁had ▁been ▁secured ▁upon ▁a ▁long ▁le ase , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁upon ▁that ▁day . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁flo ated ▁and ▁had ▁succeeded ▁beyond ▁their ▁expect ations . ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁intention , ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁had ▁been ▁subscri bed , ▁to ▁build ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible ." ▁ ▁William ▁John ▁Por ritt ▁and ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Ross end ale ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁was ▁William ▁John ▁Por ritt ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R ams bottom ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁Working ▁with