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Protecting Poole’s Heritage

Borough of Poole is asking residents to help preserve Poole’s heritage by updating its local list of heritage assets. The council has more than 200 buildings and other structures of architectural and historic importance classed as listed, which enjoy protection against unauthorised alteration and demolition. However, there are many other heritage assets that don’t meet [...]

Looking Back at Old Poole – The HP Connection by Tom Scott

Standing on the Hamworthy-Poole lifting bridge, I found myself trying to remember the industries that existed there before Sunseeker arrived. Looking from the bridge, along the Hamworthy side of the quay stood: Corrals – fuel oil distributors; R H Newman & Sons – boatbuilders; Wilkins & Wilkins – Marine Engineers; Stoneyard Ballast; The Shipwright Arms [...]