Listed Building: TOWN BEAM (412633)
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| Grade | II | 
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 958-1/17/196 | 
| Date assigned | 28 May 1974 | 
| Date last amended | 
Description
                POOLE
SZ0090SE                  THE QUAY           958-1/17/196              (North side)           28/05/74                  Town Beam
GV                        II
Town beam wool scales. Medieval, repaired 1947. Timber with iron bar and terminals. Cruciform post and cross bar with diagonal braces and horizontal iron tie with eye holes each end. An historically important survival, the wool trade having been of great importance to the medieval town.           
(RCHME: County of Dorset (South East): London: 1970-: 205).
Listing NGR: SZ0086090292
            
        Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0086 9029 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 
| Unitary Authority (historic) | Poole | 
External Links (1)
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2012 11:53AM