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I’ve blogged about the demise of Poole Pottery before, and of the risk to the nearby Swan Inn - a wonderful example of architectural ceramics.

I came across this picture (click here) today which encapsulates what has happened perfectly - how can such a historic pub in this location (with loads of residential housing nearby) not be a viable business?

And why won’t the council support it as part of Poole’s heritage?

N.B. I believe the tiles were from the old Poole Pottery / Carter & Co. company, but am not certain of this. They certainly look right for Poole - especially those swans.

To learn more about the closure of Poole Pottery and what has happened to the company since it closed last December, click on the “Poole Pottery” tag below.

Following on from my last entry, Poole Council’s planners have seen sense and refused a planning application that would involve demolishing one of the last remaining tiled pubs and the Poole Pottery warehouse in order to build an apartment complex.

Planning officers had described the proposed scheme as “gross overdevelopment” of a conservation area and it seems that the town’s councillors agreed.

You can see full details of the latest on this story here.

(Reading between the lines, however, it seems that both pub and warehouse could still be demolished if a more suitable scheme comes along… time will tell)