Monument record MDO28542 - Coal Yard, later Timber Yard, West Quay Road, Poole

A late nineteenth century coal yard, which becomes a Timber Yard at the beginning of the twentieth century, known from historic map evidence. Part of the cobbled surface of the coal yard was excavated by Poole Museum in 1975.

A coal yard on east side of West Quay Road marked on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map dated 1888.(1)

By 1902 it has become a timber yard. (2) (3)

By 1933 it is no longer marked as a timber yard on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map. (4)

A cobbled surface, which formed part of the coal yard was excavated by Poole Museum in 1975. (5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1900, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two (Map). SDO11594.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1923-33, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three (Map). SDO11595.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1934-38, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch four (Map). SDO11596.

<5> Horsey, I P, ed K Jarvis, 1992, Excavations in Poole 1973-1983, 50-52 (Monograph). SWX3766.

Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 3:37PM