Old photographs of Poole depict the town’s appearance from 20 years ago.
The town’s scenery has changed over the years
Who doesn’t adore being by the sea? Ah, to be by the seashore. With its expansive harbor, apparently endless shoreline, millionaire’s row of Sandbanks, and other charming stores scattered around the town, Poole is a town rich in maritime history.
It makes sense that Poole has developed into a popular tourist attraction that draws thousands of visitors each year. In order to examine how Poole has evolved, DorsetLive has dug into its archives and retrieved old images of occasions, identifiable people, closed businesses, and the town’s appearance in the past.
Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any old pictures or memories of Poole. Scroll down to view the collection of images.
Sandbanks, Pool
Picture shows the first RNLI college which is due to be opened by the Queen in Poole on July 28, 2004 The Lifeboat College and Survial Centre, the first of its kind, will be opened in front of representatives of all 233 lifeboat stations in the UK. Pictures courtesy of RNLI.
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Little space to spare on the beach at Branksome, in Poole, Dorset, where thousands flocked Sunday June 19, 2005, to escape soaring temperatures.
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A windsurfer practises in preparation for the Windsurf Magazine Mega Test Weekend at Poole.
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Actress Dora Bryan, who is appearing in the Poole Arts Centre production of Aladdin, cut the first sod of an extension of the Barabbas project centre for disabled people in Poole. Helping her were patient Laurence Godfrey and the mayors of Poole and Bournemouth, Keith Rawlings and Graham Curtis. The extension will cost 160,000 and Scope – of which Dora is patron – has received 120,000 from the National Lottery, enough to go ahead with the work which should be completed in June. It will provide new toilets, a jacuzzi, training area for IT and kitchens for day patients with severe disabilities. Picture by Bernard Tyrer.
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Reporter Andrew Turner braces himself before jumping from the Parachute Regiment’s 15-metre practice tower at Poole Quay.
Cars wait for the chain-link ferry on the slipway at Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset.
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Boots in the Dolphin Centre, Poole, which is to spearhead an NHS trial.
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Poole Wind Festival in summer 2006
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A fire destroyed a Co-op at Hamworthy, Poole in January 2008
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Poole policy director Dr Shirley Goodwin watches a pupil at Branksome Heath Middle School try out one of the 50 new computers in the new Millennium Suite.
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Poole Yacht Club, who used an old railway carriage for their headquar ters in their formation in 1852, have some of the areas finest facilities at their New Quay Road home.
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Poole Yacht Club’s facilities attracted 1,900 members which makes it the biggest sailing club in the area.
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Dorset firefighter Matt Norman (with hose) and crew manager Nick Corben on Canford Heath in Poole on March 20, 2006, where they were damping down hotspots left after a wildfire destroyed a large area of the heath. Around 100 people evacuated from their homes have now been allowed to return. Twenty-five fire engines and 12 Land Rovers were involved in the battle
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Nick and Clina Hopwood and their son Tom walk along the beach at the exclusive Sandbanks area of Poole where the sea froze due to the extreme low temperatures hitting the area. Picture date: Wednesday, January 07, 2009.
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View of Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour from a passing yacht
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Construction of the £37 million Twin Sails bridge in October 20111
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A pair of polo fans walk past others who have chosen not to pay to watch the British Beach Polo Championships at Sandbanks near Poole, Dorset. Picture date: Saturday July 12, 2008.
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