IT'S the cradle of life for Boscombe as we know it – the location of its very first building.
The Ragged Cat was built in 1878 and served as a resting place for travellers on the journey from Christchurch to Poole.
Houses and shops sprang up in the area from 1884 and Boscombe became a fashionable area for the wealthy.
Some of the road’s more prominent buildings have been used for many different purposes over the years, including the Savoy cinema (now Primark), the main library (now WHSmith) and the post office (now Sainsbury’s).
Old postcards of Christchurch Road, Boscombe.
But one of the biggest changes to the road was the decision in the 1980s to pedestrianise much of it.
It meant closing the road to traffic between Palmerston Road and Ashley Road, as well as a short section at the northern end of Sea Road.
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