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- 55 photos on Poole appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Poole
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Parkstone Girls' Grammar School
This was the entrance to Parkstone Girls' Grammar school where I went from 1956, with Miss Allen as headmistress, until we moved to the present site in Sopers Lane in, I think, 1960 or 61, when these buildings were taken over by Ashley Cross Secondary School. The carved doors in the centre of the front were featured on the cover of the school magazine. Behind the little door to the right, which I don't remember being open, was a cloakroom, and the big window to the right of the main doors I think was the staff room. By the side of the wall in shadow on the left was an alleyway which I remember had the cookery room to its ...read more here
Contributed by marion brown
ASHLEYCROSS SCHOOL
THIS GRAND ENTRANCE, USED TO BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO ASHLEYCROSS GIRLS SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL. WE USED TO WEAR RED BERETS, RED JUMPERS AND RED STOCKINGS. THE WINDOW ON THE LOWER LEFT, WAS THE HEAD MISTRESSES ROOM (MISS ASHHURST) AT THE TIME WHEN I WENT. IF WE DID NOT WEAR OUR BERETS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THEN IT WAS TO THAT ROOM WE WERE SENT. THE ROOM ABOVE IS WHERE WE DID NEEDLEWORK, WE LIKED THAT ROOM AS WE COULD SEE THE WORLD GOING BY OUTSIDE THE WINDOW. IT WAS A GOOD SCHOOL AND I ENJOYED MY TIME THERE. WE PLAYED NETBALL AND WE HAD TO WALK TO A SPORTS FIELD IN NORTH RD TO PLAY HOCKEY AND OTHER GAMES. INSIDE THE ...read more here
Contributed by val williams
Poole Lifting Bridge
For anyone who has lived in and around Poole the Hamworthy Lifting bridge provokes memories. In 1991 I met my first wife who was from "The other side" of the bridge and this necessitated regular trips to Hamworthy. The bridge lifts every hour, on the hour to let various boats through. The lift generally lasts about 15 minutes, although it can take longer. Therefore I would regularly find myself cursing my luck as I sat in a large traffic jam (particularly in Summer).
Contributed by Graham Fudge
Dorset memories
Parkstone Girls' Grammar School
This was the entrance to Parkstone Girls' Grammar school where I went from 1956, with Miss Allen as headmistress, until we moved to the present site in Sopers Lane in, I think, 1960 or 61, when these buildings were taken over by Ashley Cross Secondary School. The carved doors in the centre of the front were featured on the cover of the school magazine. Behind the little door to the right, which I don't remember being open, was a cloakroom, and the big window to the right of the main doors I think was the staff room. By the side of the wall in shadow on the left was an alleyway which I remember had the cookery room to its ...read more here
A memory of Poole contributed by marion brown
Extracts From Poole & Dorset books
The Town Cellars, with a magnificent timber roof, date from the 13th century, and were the largest of their kind in Europe when they were biult. They were breached in about 1778 when Thames Street was cut through to the quay. They are now occupied be Poole Waterfront Museum. Salisbury Street has now become Sarum Street.
An extract from from"Poole and Sandbanks Photographic Memories".
Poole’s Town Cellars, in the heart of Poole’s mercantile district, are seen here on a busy day . The town had many independent breweries at this time; here we see one of their horse-drawn drays preparing for a delivery round.
An extract from from"Dorset Pocket Album".
Clustered alongside the harbour, the
older part of Poole is well worth
exploring. In the 19th century, the town
had many independent breweries. The
picture shows a horse-drawn brewer’s
dray outside the town cellars. The huge
warehouse on the right gives clear
evidence of the importance of Poole’s
mercantile past.
An extract from from"Bournemouth Photographic Memories".
The mediaeval church
was replaced by this
building in 1819. The
first church was a chapel,
built here in 1142; at that
time a quay to the left
brought the water nearer
to the churchyard. Today
the scene remains largely
unchanged.
An extract from from"Poole and Sandbanks Photographic Memories".
This picture, taken
from the middle of
South Green Road,
shows the new
Methodist Church
in the High Street.
It opened in 1880.
At the time of the
photograph, it still
had its railings;
today they can only
be seen at the side
in Chapel Lane.
An extract from from"Poole and Sandbanks Photographic Memories".