Listed Building record MDO15355 - Westbourne Library, Alum Chine Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth
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Summary
Well-detailed Arts and Crafts public building, built 1912. Red brick with stone dressings, half-timbered gable at front with coat-of-arms in plaster.Hipped roof of tile withsmall square towers at corners and separating bays. Central copper cupola with decorative weathercock.
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Full Description
Well-detailed Arts and Crafts public building, 1912 - spoilt by recent substitution of glazed entrance for central window (original entrance at side, with segmental hood on paired console brackets now blocked). Red brick with stone dressings, half-timbered gable at front with coat-of-arms in plaster. Dominant hipped roof of tile on white timber cornice, gripped at corners by small square towers of brick and stone. Similar towers separate bays with mullioned windows on long south flank. Central copper cupola with decorative weathercock, on tall leaded base. Good spoutheads. Neat grooved tooling of stonework.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWX4461 Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 15-Feb-1994. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Bournemouth amendment 1994. Vol 768.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 07004 91351 (26m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area 17
- Listed Building (II) 1108881: WESTBOURNE LIBRARY
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2013 1:21PM