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Latitude: 50.7214 / 50°43'17"N
Longitude: -1.8783 / 1°52'41"W
OS Eastings: 408686
OS Northings: 91316
OS Grid: SZ086913
Mapcode National: GBR X77.0F
Mapcode Global: FRA 67Y5.J23
Plus Code: 9C2WP4CC+HM
Entry Name: Echo Office Building
Listing Date: 1 June 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1140113
English Heritage Legacy ID: 352104
ID on this website: 101140113
Location: Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, BH1
County: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bournemouth
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Bournemouth Town Centre
Church of England Diocese: Winchester
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The following buildings shall be added:-
BOURNEMOUTH
SZ0891 RICHMOND HILL
768-/23/10008 Echo Office Building
GV II
Offices. Built 1932 by Seal and Hardy as offices for the
"Bournemouth Echo".
Steel-framed, the main elevations faced in "Monks Park Bath
Stone". Rectangular plan. Art Deco style. Main front block of
2 storeys with central mezzanine floor, sloping from left to
right down Richmond Hill. 3:1:1:1:1:1:3-fenestration, with
horizontal glazing bars to metal windows, the central bays
being brought successfully forward and upwards to culminate in
central tower. The windows are set in recessed panels with
curved pilasters, those to bays flanking tower being set in
vertical recessed panels. Tower has clasped pilasters and 3
vertical strips of windows including central strip with Art
Deco chevrons. Flat-roofed canopy, stepped down hill, is set
above ground floor with plainer fenestration, central doorway
with channelled architrave and doorway at corner with Albert
Road which has similar 4-window return including rounded
corner bay.
Interior noted as including Art Deco cornicing and stairhall
with glazed tile dado and open-well staircase with steel
handrail and mid-rails swept down to
short newel. A notable example of Art Deco offices, recalling
the contemporary work of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.
Listing NGR: SZ0868691316
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