Summary
House, now a commercial premises; early C18; front was remodelled in the mid-C20; further alterations, including partial rebuilding of rear additions, in the later C20.
Reasons for Designation
79 & 79A High Street, Poole, a former C18 building which has been altered to commercial premises, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Details
House, now a commercial premises; early C18; front was remodelled in the mid-C20; further alterations, including partial rebuilding of rear additions, in the later C20.
MATERIALS: constructed mainly of brick, rendered to the front, and may possibly incorporate some timber framing (Inventory of Dorset; Poole History Online, see Sources). The roof is covered in plain tiles and there are brick gable-end chimney stacks and a brick stack at the rear.
PLAN: single-depth plan with rear additions.
EXTERIOR: the building has two storeys and attics and the additions are single storey. The principal (north) elevation is four bays with two shop fronts. 79 High Street has mid-C20 plate-glass windows, a lobby entrance with a mosaic floor bearing the name MORTONS, an awning and a modern fascia. It has a, probable early C20, timber panelled stallriser and flanking pilasters with reeded mouldings. The shop front to 79A is mid-C20. On the first floor each bay at first-floor level has a timber two-light window with leaded panes set within plain recesses, and above is a coved and moulded eaves cornice. There are two rooflights which replaced earlier dormer windows, and further rooflights on the rear slope.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
412494
Legacy System:
LBS
Sources
Websites http://www.poolehistory.org.uk/node/16548 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol2/pp189-240
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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