Numbers 87 and 89 Including Front Area Railings
NUMBERS 87 AND 89 INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 87 AND 89, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1217486
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 87 and 89 Including Front Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 87 AND 89 INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 87 AND 89, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1217486
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Sept-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 87 and 89 Including Front Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 87 AND 89 INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 87 AND 89, HIGH STREET
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Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 87 AND 89 INCLUDING FRONT AREA RAILINGS, 87 AND 89, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Poole
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 01158 90556
Details
POOLE
SZ0190NW HIGH STREET 958-1/16/52 (South East side) 14/06/54 Nos.87 AND 89 including front area railings (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET (South East side) Nos.87 AND 89)
GV II
Formerly known as: Barfoot's House HIGH STREET. Town house, now restaurant and flats (No.87) and part of shop premises (No.89). Dated 1704, sub-divided and altered 1777, with C19 and C20 alterations, C20 extensions to rear and large late C19 extension to front of No.89 on part of original forecourt and covering 4 bays of original 7-bay elevation. Originally of red brick in Flemish bond with flared headers and stone dressings, now rendered to front; plain-tile hipped roof and brick gable stacks. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys and cellar; 7-window range. Only 3 bays to right of centre of front are visible from High Street including far right bay of 3-bay centre, which breaks forward slightly. Painted wood doorcase to this bay, probably of c1777. Panelled door in round-arched doorway with imposts, fluted key block and fanlight, flanked by fluted Roman Doric columns bearing open pediment. This part of front is rendered. 6/6-pane sashes with moulded stone surrounds. Rusticated quoins to right, quoins of even length to visible angle of 3-bay centre. First-floor storey band and moulded string course at second-floor level, scrolled console bracketed eaves cornice, and stone-coped parapet. Within the front extension to No.89 the ground- and first-floor front wall of house appears to have been removed, but second-floor front wall survives unrendered. Left end stack has swept up base with coping continued from parapet. Original rainwater head inscribed SW/1704. 2-storey former service building to left side behind C19 extension is probably mid C18 and is of red brick with hipped slate roof; sashes with flat-arched heads and rusticated quoins. INTERIOR: No.87 has an open-well staircase, probably re-located c1775 with mahogany ramped handrail with scrolled end, 3 column-on-vase balusters to a tread, column newels, carved tread ends, and panelled dado. Early C18 fireplaces, bolection-moulded panelling and doorcases on upper floors. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: C19 wrought-iron railings and gates enclose the flagged front area. HISTORICAL NOTE: the earliest of an important group of C18 merchants' town houses in Poole, the result of the developing Newfoundland cod trade. No.89 listed 14.8.92. (RCHME: County of Dorset (South East): London: 1970-: 225).
Listing NGR: SZ0115890556
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 412495
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset II South East, (1970), 225
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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