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Poole Museum
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Poole Museum

On the list as The Waterfront Museum, Local History Centre

Listed Grade I since 195472 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
PPublicCATown Centre Heritage conservation area1954Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗Its website ↗

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Poole Museum

Poole Museum, listed as The Waterfront Museum, Local History Centre, is one of 3 Grade I listed buildings in Poole and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 67 buildings in Poole to be listed, on 14 June 1954, and its entry was last amended on 1 June 2010. It stands in the Town Centre Heritage conservation area. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 144 other listed buildings.

What it isGrade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1217514↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Poole · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Poole MuseumStart here
  2. 2St James' ChurchGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 320, Market StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 473 High StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Poole United Reformed ChurchGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
The GuildhallGrade II*0.2miSir Peter Thompson HouseGrade I0.3miBeech Hurst and Attached Rear Area RailingsGrade II*0.4miThe Old RectoryGrade II*0.7miChurch of St PeterGrade II*1.8miLandfallGrade II*2.2mi
Around it

74 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIFormer lock-up attached to north end of the Town Cellars7 mIILamp Post to South of the Town Cellar12 mIILamp Post at Junction with Thames Street12 mIILamp Post at Junction with Paradise Street15 mII*Custom House20 mIITown Beam21 mIILamp Post Approximately 1 Metre South of Number 421 mII*Kinges Halle22 mIIKing Charles Public House (Part)23 mIIFour Bollards in Front of Custom House24 mIIHarbour Office24 mIIThe Waterfront Museum26 mII4, Sarum Street28 mIIThe Warehouse Brasserie at Newfoundland House30 mIILamp Post at Junction of the Two Central Walks in Thames Mews32 mIILamp Post Approximately 5 Metres East of Number 534 mIILamp Post Approximately 2 Metres East of Number 239 mII2, High Street41 m
Show the other 56
II5, Thames Street43 mIILamp Post at South End of Centre Walk in Thames Mews48 mIOld Town House (Scaplens Court Museum)49 mII7, Thames Street50 mIIGarden Boundary Wall Extending Approximately 20 Metres North West of Old Town House52 mIILamp Post Approximately 2 Metres East of Number 955 mIIThe King's Head Hotel58 mIIQuayside House and Attached Area Railings60 mIIBoundary Wall to Rear of Numbers 5, 7 and 961 mIILamp Post Approximately 2 Metres North of Number 1063 mIILamp Post 2 Metres East of Number 1 Thames Mews63 mII10, Thames Street66 mIIThe Antelope Hotel70 mII1-7, High Street74 mII1 and 3, Church Street81 mII*Hotel Du Vin and Attached Front Area Wall and Railings83 mIILamp Post Approximately 3 Metres East of Number 1184 mIISt James's Church Hall86 mIILamp Post at SZ0091 9038, Approximately 5 Metres North West of Rear of Number 10 High Street90 mIIWalls and Railings to South and West Sides of St James's Churchyard92 mII10 High Street95 mII9, Church Street95 mIIPoole House97 mIIPoole School Cross War Memorial97 mIILamp Post Approximately 6 Metres North of St James's Church Hall99 mIILamp Post at SZ0090 9040, Approximately 30 Metres North West of Rear of Number 10 High Street104 mIILamp Post Approximately 5 Metres East of Number 23105 mII23 and 25, Thames Street107 mII*12 and 14 High Street108 mIILamp Post Approximately 2 Metres South West of Church of St James111 mIILamp Post Approximately 2 Metres North West of Rear of Number 14 High Street115 mIILamp Post Approximately 5 Metres South East of Church of St James115 mIIAshley Cottage119 mIILamp Post at Junction with West Street at Entrance to St James's Churchyard124 mII*Church of St James125 mIIBlenheim House126 mII24, St James's Close126 mII4 and 6, Church Street127 mIILamp Post Outside Number 31130 mIIPortsmouth Hoy Public House132 mIILamp Post Approximately 2 Metres South East of Rear of St George's Almshouses132 mII8, Church Street133 mII19 and 19A, High Street133 mII20 High Street134 mIILamp Post Approximately 15 Metres East of Number 2139 mIIGrace House, Former Warehouse139 mII10, Church Street140 mIISt George's Almshouses142 mIILamp Post Approximately 20 Metres South West of the Rectory143 mII22 High Street144 mIIGates, Railings and Wall to Churchyard Extension Between the Rectory and Number 20145 mIILamp Post Approximately 6 Metres East of Number 8146 mIIThe Poole Arms Public House148 mII14, Church Street148 mII6, St James's Close150 mIILamp Post Approximately 3 Metres to Rear of Number 3 Market Street150 m
More like it

Grade I public buildings near Poole

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Canford HouseMerley · 6 mi away
Dean's CourtWimborne Minster · 6 mi away
Christchurch CastleChristchurch · 9 mi away
Highcliffe CastleChristchurch · 12 mi away
Blandford Forum Town HallBlandford Forum · 13 mi away
Bryanston HouseBryanston · 14 mi away
Kingston Maurward HouseStinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward · 18 mi away
Shire HallDorchester · 20 mi away

Questions about Poole Museum

Is Poole Museum listed?

Yes. The Waterfront Museum, Local History Centre is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1217514), first listed on 14 June 1954.

Can you visit Poole Museum?

Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.

Is Poole Museum in a conservation area?

Yes, the Town Centre Heritage conservation area.

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