Monument record MWX2848 - Building remains, The Custom House, The Quay, Poole

A limestone wall footing and part of a stone flag floor buried beneath layers of post-medieval building rubble were found beneath the floors of the Custom House in 1995-6. These may be associated with the 18th century 'Red Lion Coffee House' or its late 18th century rebuilding into the original Custom House.

Archaeological Observations by Poole Museum Service during alterations to the Custom House in 1995-6 revealed traces of earlier building remains beneath layers of post-medieval/modern building rubble. The remains comprised a limestone wall footing aligned roughly E-W and parts of a stone flag floor. These may be associated with the 18th century 'Red Lion Coffee House' or its late 18th century rebuilding into the first Custom House, which was destroyed by fire in 1813. (1) (2) (3)

<1> Anderson, L M, and Watkins, D R, 1996, Archaeological Observations at The Custom House, The Quay, Poole (Unpublished document). SWX8310.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1996, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1995, 137 (Serial). SDO95.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 204-5 (Monograph). SDO149.

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