Summary

House, first constructed in C16, re-fronted, heightened and altered internally in the early C19, with later alterations and addition. It was restored in the late C20; now a commercial premises.

Description

House, first constructed in C16, re-fronted, heightened and altered internally in the early C19, with later alterations and addition. It was restored in the late C20; now a commercial premises.

MATERIALS: the front range is rendered; the south-west return is painted, coursed, squared limestone rubble and English bond brickwork; the rear is stuccoed. The roof to the front range is tiled and has brick stacks below the ridge to the rear.

PLAN: it has a double-depth front range, originally single depth, with a later parallel rear extension.

EXTERIOR: the building is two storeys with attics to the front range. The front elevation is a six-window range. The left-end bay has a carriageway which has lateral beams with three-inch chamfers, and a sash window above. Two rusticated pilaster strips flank the remaining five first-floor windows. The central entrance has a late-C20 doorcase of pilaster strips, fluted lintel and cornice and a C20 timber eight-panel door. To the left of the entrance is an early C19-style, bowed shop front with a cornice and glazing bars; to the right are two horned, six-over-six-pane sash windows. There are matching first-floor windows, and three late-C20 dormers.

INTERIOR: it is reported to have a six-bay, C16 roof with tie beams, cambered collars and queen posts, and an C18 fireplace. The central through passage is divided by an elliptical arch, leading to a top-lit stair hall containing an open winder, dogleg stair with a curtail, stick balusters and round-arched niches at the half landing.

History

The building formerly had a Greek Revival-style doorway with pilasters to an entablature and pediment.

Reasons for Listing

10 High Street, Poole is listed for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest:

* although remodelled in the early C19, the building is understood to retain some C16 fabric including its roof structure.

Historic interest:

* as part of the commercial development of Poole’s main street.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26557749

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair