SDO20818 - George Jessel House, Alderney Water Treatment Works, Bournemouth. Built Heritage Assessment Report

‘Stantec carried out a built heritage assessment on behalf of South West Water Ltd (SWW) prior to the demolition of George Jessel House, within Alderney Water Treatment Works (WTW), Francis Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset (NGR SZ 04584 95106). George Jessel House is a three-storey mid-20th century office block built as the main administration block for the WTW and is now derelict. The building is not nationally or locally designated but is considered to hold heritage value. The assessment identified that it was designed by Raglan Squire, a noted 20th century architect, and built in International Style, a modernist 20th century architectural style. A full Historic England Level 2 survey of George Jessel House was carried out, and the survey identified that a lot of the aesthetic values relating to the original construction had been compromised by later alterations, and that evidence related to the original industrial function and use of the building had also been lost through conversion of the building to office accommodation in the late 20th century. The recent ‘soft strip’ of the building had removed any evidence of interior detail surviving from the original construction, with most of the rooms stripped back to the original stonework and concrete floors. No further work was therefore recommended following the recording. A complete archive of digital photographs from the survey will be deposited with Archaeological Data Services (ADS). This report and the archive are considered a complete record of George Jessel House, and no further work was recommended prior to demolition of the building.’