Listed Building record MDO27343 - Sir Peter Thompson House, 25 Market Close, Poole
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Summary
House built in 1746-9, by John Bastard for Sir Peter Thompson, extended in early and late nineteenth century. Flemish bond brickwork with rubbed brick headers, with limestone ashlar dressings and central bay, left-hand exterior and right-hand ridge stacks, and hipped slate roof. The entrance has a fine enriched open pedimented canopy with coffered soffit with paterae, with scrolls inscribed CONSCRIBE and a helmet and motto over the doorway, and banded rustication to flanking windows; over the pediment is a cartouche with the Thompson arms on a corbel.
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Full Description
Sir Peter Thompson's House, formerly Poole House, 67 Market Street, Grade 1. Built 1746-9 for Sir Peter Thompson, a Hamburg merchant and native of Poole. The original house is of three storeys but there is a 1 1/2 storey extension to the south and modern additions to the rear. Built of brick with a hipped slate roof. Full Architectural description <2>. <2-3>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX1328 Map: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Map 1:500. 1:500. 1888.
- <2> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 229.
- <3> SWX3744 Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 30 June 1980. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Poole 1980. 34.
- <4> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF087426.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458289.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 01049 90692 (27m by 30m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09SW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 203
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 SW 41
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458289
- National Buildings Record: 87426
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole (203 )
Record last edited
Apr 6 2022 11:16AM
