12 fascinating photos showing the changes in Poole over the years

Black and white photo: Poole town centre photographed in 1977 featuring the George roundabout with the second phase of the Arndale building still to be completed to the right

Colour photo: The same view from 2014 showing the changing skyline of Poole

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Black and white photo:  Barclays House under construction in 1973

Colour photo: The same view in 2014

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Black and white photo:  Redevelopment at the Arndale Poole in 1988 and a name change to follow, The Dolphin Center

Colour photo:  The same view in 2014

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Black and white photo: Poole High Street by the level crossing pictured in 1976

Colour photo:  The same view in 2014

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Black and white photo: Poole's Victorian railway station picture in 1968. The building was demolished and initially replaced by prefabricated structures in the 1970s

Colour Photo: The new Poole railway station which replaced the prefab structures in the late 1980s

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Black and white photo: Baiter sea wall being constructed in 1971

Colour photo: The same view in 2014

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Black and white photo: Poole Pottery factory on Poole Quay pictured in 1977

Colour photo: Dolphin Quays built on the same site development of apartments and shops 

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Black and white photo: Shipwrights Arms on Poole Quay pictured June 1975

Colour photo: The same view in 2014

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Black and white photo:  Poole lifting bridge pictured 25th August 1952

Colour photo: The same view 2014

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Black and white photo: Poole Park entrance picture in 1992

Colour photo: The same view in 2014

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Black and white photo: Poole High Street 1982

Colour photo:  Same view in 2014

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Black and white photo:  Part of a Poole industrial feature for the Daily Echo taken in 1970 showing the bus station, the Arndale Centre and to the right the building that was demolished to make way for the Arts Centre

Colour photo: Same view from 2014