Scaplen's Court

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.

[3][4] The house was originally L-shaped, and was built of Purbeck and Bath stone, and cobbles from Poole Quay.

[5] The history of the house is uncertain, but a doorway in the courtyard displays the Poole shield of arms.

[5][7] During the eighteenth century, the house was acquired by John Scaplen, after whom the building is now named.

[5] In 1927, the Society of Poole Men bought the house for £16,000 and spent £430 on renovating the property.