Bull's Head Inn, Poole
The Bull's Head Inn was a pub located at 73–75 High Street in Poole, Dorset, England. The building, now used by a recruitment agency, is the oldest building on central Poole High Street, and is a Grade II* listed building.
History
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73 High Street was built in the sixteenth century, and is the oldest building on central Poole High Street. It opened as the Bull's Head Inn.[1] In the nineteenth century, the inn was used for accounts and returns of corn, as required by the Corn Laws.[2] In 1864, the ownership of the pub was transferred from a deceased Mr George Wickham to his widow.[3] The licence was later given to a Mr Beckingham in 1866.[4]
The front of the building was remodelled in the nineteenth century, and a shop front added in the 1970s.[5] In 1980, the building became a Grade II* listed building.[5] The building was used by sandwich chain Subway until 2010,[6][7] and 71–73 High Street is now used by a recruitment agency.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Copy of TCH Part 2 Character Statement_Adopted_COMBINED_Part2.pdf (pdf), Poole Borough Council
- ^ "The Farmer's Magazine". 1842. p. 65. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Transfer of Licenses". Dorset County Chronicle. 11 August 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Poole". Dorset County Chronicle. 22 February 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "73, High Street, Poole". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ Astrup, Juliette (9 September 2010). "Downturn blamed for two Subway branch closures". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Bulls Head, 73 High Street, Poole, Dorset". Pubs History. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Rubicon Recruitment Group". Rubicon Recruitment Group. Retrieved 4 September 2016.