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94 High Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7152 / 50°42'54"N

Longitude: -1.9848 / 1°59'5"W

OS Eastings: 401166

OS Northings: 90622

OS Grid: SZ011906

Mapcode National: GBR XQQ.FH

Mapcode Global: FRA 67Q6.4JR

Plus Code: 9C2WP288+33

Entry Name: 94 High Street

Listing Date: 14 June 1954

Last Amended: 11 November 2022

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1217488

English Heritage Legacy ID: 412498

ID on this website: 101217488

Location: Old Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, BH15

County: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Poole

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Poole St James with St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Summary


Former house, early C19; converted to commercial premises with domestic accommodation above. Later alterations.

Description


Former house, early C19; converted to commercial premises with domestic accommodation above. Later alterations.  
 
MATERIALS: the building is constructed of painted brick, with gauged brick dressings, rendered chimney stacks and a tiled roof.  
 
PLAN: it has a double-depth plan.  
 
EXTERIOR: it is a three-storey building with a three-window range to the front elevation. To the left-hand side of the ground floor is a six-panel door and a radial fanlight above, set within a semi-circular headed doorcase that has panelled reveals and attached columns supporting an open pediment with dentilled cornice. The early-C20 shop front has pilasters with reveals, console brackets, fascia and an awning box. It has a central pair of modern doors flanked by large modern windows. The first-floor windows have gauged brick flat arches and six-over-six-pane sashes; the second floor has three-over-three-pane sash windows. There is a cornice above and a low parapet.  
 
INTERIOR: it is understood to have a rear dogleg stair with column newels, stick balusters and curtail steps. On the first floor there is an early-C19 marble fire surround with corner roundels. The ground floor has been completely altered.

History


94 High Street was built as a house in the early C19 and was converted to a commercial premises around 1900 when it became the offices for Archibald Yeatmen, a solicitor and commissioner for oaths (Poole High Street Project, see Sources).

Reasons for Listing


94 High Street, Poole, a former early-C19 dwelling which was altered to a commercial premises around 1900, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest:
* dating from the early C19, where there is a presumption in favour of listing buildings which retain a significant proportion of their historic fabric;
* for its restrained and well-proportioned classical façade.

Historic interest:
* it is one of group of listed buildings in High Street which together demonstrate the architectural development and diversity of the town.

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