EDO6128 - Friends Meeting House, Bournemouth; historic building survey 2016

The meeting house is a large building of 1964, built following a site exchange with Marks and Spencer. It has low overall significance. Evidential value: The meeting house is a modern building which was designed to be flexible in use. It has low evidential value. Historical value: The building is a large, modern meeting house built to serve a large post-war meeting in the Bournemouth area. It is the successor building to a meeting house of 1912 built on a site acquired in 1871. It has medium historical value. Aesthetic value: The design, the materials and the furnishings are typical of the 1960s, with few decorative details. The building has low aesthetic value. Communal value: The building is primarily a Quaker place of worship which is also well-used by local community groups. It has high communal value.