Old Town, Poole: West End House, 2 St James Close
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Old Town, Poole: West End House, 2 St James Close
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 30 Mar 2014
Mid C18; one of the houses built in the first period of Poole's C18 prosperity, and one of the finest examples of a local merchant's house of the period. Built for George Slade, the house is elaborately decorated with stone pineapples, demonstrating the Slade family's great wealth. Grade II* Listed. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=412583&mode=adv
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Image Location
Latitude
50.713591
Longitude
-1.990316