EDO6127 - Friends Meeting House, Poole; historic building survey 2016

The meeting house is a semi-detached house of 1887 which was acquired and converted to Quaker use in the 1970s. It has overall low heritage value. Evidential value: The building is a former semi-detached house whose planform has been altered. It has low evidential value. Historical value: The meeting house is a house of 1887 which has been a meeting house since 1973. It has low historical value. Aesthetic value: The building is a typical Victorian semi-detached house which retains some original features including decorative lintels, small-paned fanlights and a datestone. Others (such as the original staircase and the fireplaces) have been removed. The building has low aesthetic value. Communal value: The building is primarily a Quaker meeting house which is also in additional community use. It has high communal value. Information from OASIS Online Form.