Sharing real life stories and historical photographs of the families that have lived and worked on Poole High Street over the centuries and
photographic memoirs of the businesses and shops as they once were.
Poole History Online is a free online database of photographs, documents and data relating to the local history of the Borough of Poole. This website is managed by Poole Museum and updated by staff and volunteers.
Poole Museum is temporarily closed for an exciting redevelopment project funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic England, BCP Council with grants from other national and local Trusts /Foundations.
The museum is due to re-open Spring 2025.
Housing one of Poole’s historic lifeboats, Thomas Kirk Wright, the old boathouse (and souvenir shop) at Fisherman’s Dock at the end of Poole Quay offers the public a close-up view of the lifeboat and the history that surrounds it. Come and visit for RNLI's 200th anniversary in 2024.
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