Listed Building record MWX938 - St George's Almhouse, Church Street, Poole

Almshouse built around 1400 and referred to in 1429 but much altered and heavily restored, especially in 1904. There are no traces of the chapel which once adjoined the almshouse.

The almshouses of St George still stand in Church Street. The original building was erected about 1400 but it is now very much over-restored and altered. In ancient times a small guild chapel adjoined the almshouses, but there is now no trace of this. <2>

A wall plaque records the history of the building. The whole of the original building appears to have been refaced during modern times, although some of the lower walling may be original. It was not possible to view the interior of the building; no exterior woodwork was visible. Still in use as almshouses. See ground photograph. <3>

Almshouses, Grade 2. St George's Almshouses are of one storey, built of coursed rubble with a tiled roof. The almshouses are a Medieval foundation, referred to in 1429, but much altered. The building was drastically restored in 1904. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1937 (Map). SWX1197.

(SZ 001919045) Almshouse. (1500) (NAT)

<2> Smith, H P, 1948, History of the Borough and County of the Town of Poole. Origins and Early Development (vol. 1), p198 (Monograph). SWX3200.

<3> Colquhoun, F D, Field Investigators Comments FDC, F1 FDC 06-DEC-51 (Unpublished document). SWX2609.

<4> DOE (HRR), 30 June 1980, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Poole 1980, p4 (Scheduling record). SWX3744.

<5> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 220 (Monograph). SDO149.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458235 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 3:38PM