Old house next to Natwest, Parkstone Poole

[super_naj]

Hi, I'm new to this site and I'm afraid this isn't a genealogy question but I'm very intrigued about a particular building that was on Ashley road in Parkstone.

I grew up in Parkstone just off Albert road, I'm 25 now but I can remember a big old house opposite Lloyds bank, next door to Natwest on the site that is now the Madeira medical centre pharmacy car park.  The building must have been demolished in the early /mid 90s. The house was derelict the whole time I can remember, but I just wondered if anyone knew what it used to be or why it fell into disrepair, perhaps there is a photo somewhere?

Thanks for taking the time to read my query.

[Redroger]

Suggest Poole library might be able to help, why not give them a try?

[super_naj]

Good idea, I'll try them.

Thanks!

[Redroger]

It occurs to me that the place to go, where full details of the planning application for the Madeira Centre should be publically available is the Planning Office of Poole Borough Council. Leave it with me and I'll see what I can find.

[super_naj]

That's great, thank you so much.

[Redroger]

Poole Council Planning Office Ref:HIST85/23900 205 Ashley Road Application to convert existing surgery and house into offices with 12 parking spaces and erect a detached single story surgery with 10 parking spaces. Application received 17th June 1985. So, from the application I would suggest that the previous premises had been a long standing, possibly late Victorian or Edwardian doctor's house with integral surgery, which had become dated, Might be worthwhile looking at the 1985 papers or slightly earlier in the library for the death of an elderly prominent local doctor; or this post might jog someone's memory. Couldn't access any pictures with the planning application. For general information all planning applications made in England and Wales since local government re-organization in 1974 are accessible in this way. Sometimes a very useful tool for house research.

[super_naj]

That would make a lot of sense seeing that the current surgery is probably in the old buildings' grounds. Thank you for all your help, hopefully more people will remember it now :-)

[suein10b]

1974 Kelly's directory has Hatch G.  R.  LMSAA physcn. & surgn.

There is a large space between the G and the R so maybe one or two people.

[Redroger]

So look for an Obituary in the name of Hatch in Poole between 1972 and 1985. I say 1972 because there is always a lead in time with postings in any directory, including the phone book!