34, Hill Street

POOLE

SZ0190NW HILL STREET 958-1/16/67 (North West side) 28/11/88 No.34 (Formerly Listed as: HILL STREET, Puddy's Corner (West side) No.34 (Thorogoods))

GV II

Also known as: Puddy's Corner HIGH STREET. House and shop. Early-mid C19 with 1930s shop front. Rendered, probably over brick; rear Flemish bond brickwork, roof not visible, but noted as having been remodelled in C20. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys; 2-window range, with 3-window right-hand return. Corner site has C20 first-floor cill band and moulded cornice to parapet; good 2-sided Art Deco style shop front of glass and vitrolite with chrome details, a black plinth and fascia, with two island display cases and inner entrance. Hill Street front has a wide mid C20 first-floor window with thin mullions, square second-floor windows; right-hand return has 3-window range with blind right-hand and central windows. To rear is right-hand window with flat brick arch, probably formerly loading doors; single-storey outshut not of special interest. INTERIOR not inspected, but noted as having some Art Deco decoration and C19 stick baluster stair from 1st floor upwards. Notable for its rare surviving Art Deco shop front.

Listing NGR: SZ0121190691