Historic houses · South East England
Scaplen's Court
Scaplen's Court — 15th century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK, used as a museum.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Poole · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Scaplen's Court is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Managed by English Heritage. Address: BH15 1JW. Wikidata describes it as: "15th century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK, used as a museum". Coordinates: 50.7129°, -1.9889°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Poole Harbour SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Ramsar wetland: Poole Harbour
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Scaplen's Court is a fifteenth century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, adjacent to the Poole Museum. The house is now used as a museum focusing on life in Poole between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, and includes a Victorian schoolroom and kitchen.
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Background
History
Scaplen's Court was originally built in the late fifteenth century as a house for a rich merchant, and the style of the house was indicative of the prosperity of Poole at the time. The house was originally L-shaped, and was built of Purbeck and Bath stone, and cobbles from Poole Quay. It is believed that a maid named Agnes Beard was murdered at the house in 1598, and there are suggestions that her ghost haunts the house. It has also been suggested by local historians that the building may have been Poole's Old Town House, the first guildhall in the town, and that in the seventeenth century it was known as the George's Inn, and was occupied by the Roundheads during the English Civil War.…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7129, -1.9889
- Parish
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area
- Postcode
- BH15 1JW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poole
- Nearest railway station
- Poole — 0.8 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529350 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scaplen's Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Scaplens Court Museum & Garden (geograph 3085845).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scaplen's Court?
- Scaplen's Court is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH15 1JW), in the parish of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area.
- Who runs Scaplen's Court?
- Scaplen's Court is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Scaplen's Court a listed building?
- Scaplen's Court is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Scaplen's Court a protected site?
- Yes — Scaplen's Court is part of the Poole Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Scaplen's Court free to visit?
- Yes, Scaplen's Court is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scaplen's Court?
- The nearest railway station is Poole, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH15 1JW.