Listed Building record MDO27368 - 6 Market Street, Poole

Late sixteenth century house, formerly joined with No.8. Originally built for Thomas Bingley, Mayor of Poole. Divided and altered mid eighteenth century, rear service wing added early nineteenth century. Rendered coursed squared rubble and timber-framed, render now removed, large rubble left-hand stack with seventeenth century brick extension with panelled sides, and a tiled roof.

Late sixteenth century house, originally built as a single dwelling with No.8. Divided and altered mid eighteenth century, rear service wing added early nineteenth century. Rendered coursed squared rubble and timber-framed, render now removed, large rubble left-hand stack with seventeenth century brick extension with panelled sides, and a tiled roof. (1)

The chimney structure and part of the south west wall of this house was exposed during works within 4 Market Street. This wall was constructed of Purbeck limestone ashlar. One block has the initials ARTG carved in an archaic script. (2)

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 229-230 (Monograph). SDO149.

(206) HOUSES, Nos 6, 8 (Plate 125), were built as a single dwelling in the late 16th century. The original house was of two storeys and attics with the front wall and chimneystacks of stone and the rear wall, including a double-gabled wing, of timber framed construction.
This building is an interesting example of contemporary use of two structural materials, stone and timber, in the same building in the late 16th century.

<2> Watkins, D R, 1996, Archaeological Observations at: The Hovel, No.4 Market Street, Poole. (Unpublished document). SWX8311.

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