Dorset Collection (page 8)

The Smiths Arms, Godmanstone, Dorset - The Smallest fully licensed house in England. T. E. Arnold - proprietor. Dating to 1420, the building was a former smithy Date: circa 1950

Woolbridge Manor House, Wool, Dorset and the bridge over the River Frome - the setting for part of Thomas Hardys Tess of the d Urbervilles, where it is mentioned as as Wellbridge House

Foden Wagon 6350
At the 1965 Brighton Steam Rally, on the promenade. Maker: Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, Type: Wagon Number: 6350 Built: 1916 Registration: M 8681 Cylinders: Compound Nhp

Foden 6-ton Tractor The Dorset Wanderer HX 2197
Foden 6-ton Tractor, regn. HX 2197, number: 13832, The Dorset Wanderer. Built in 1930 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 4 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1956

Milton Abbey, Dorset, England founded by King Athelstan in the 10th century. The medieval church burned down in 1309 and rebuilding was had barely begun before the Dissolution

A rare King Edward VIII pillar box, Lilliput, Dorset, England. He reigned from January - December 1936, when he abdicated to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson. Date: 1936

A Norman chapel at Sherborne, Dorset, England, sometimes called The Old Church, but now a private dwelling. It has quatrefoil openings at each end - fine Norman architecture. Date: 11th - 12th century

The custom of offering floral tributes to Neptune happened every year on the 13th May in Abbotsbury, Dorset, locally known as Garland Day

General scene at Athelhampton, Dorset. People enjoying each others company. In the background two friends amuse themselves with their swords. Date: Circa 1550

The Wishing Well, Upwey, Dorset
1906

Harvest Festival at Charminster School, West Dorset, England - 23rd September 1943 1943

Chesil Beach, Dorset which runs for 18 miles from West Bay to the Isle of Portland. Date: circa 1920s

Two Sheep Date: 1948

Prince Albert lays foundation stone - Nautical School
May 1919 - prince Albert (later King George VI 1895-1952) lays the foundation stone for a new Nautical School at Poole, Dorset

Engine Works, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. London Brighton & South Coast Railway Date: 1950s

Butt Lane, Bere Regis, Dorset
Butt Lane, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset, England. Featured by Charles Dickens in the Pickwick papers Date: 1900s

LIONEL DUKE OF DORSET
LIONEL CRANFIELD SACKVILLE, first duke of DORSET statesman Date: 1688 - 1765

Social - Moreton Dorset
A typical village lane at Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Wessex - Moreton - Talbothay
Wessex scenery: Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

WESSEX / PUDDLETOWN 1906
Wessex scenery: Puddletown, Dorset, model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel Far From the Madding Crowd Date: 1906

PUDDLETOWN / DORSET / 1906
Puddletown, Dorset (the model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel, Far From the Madding Crowd) Date: 1906

LULWORTH COVE / TURNER
Lulworth Cove, Dorset Date: circa 1813

DORSET / LULWORTH COVE
Dorset scenery: Lulworth Cove Date: 1925

Dorset - Blackmore Vale
Dorset scenery: Blackmore Vale from Shaftesbury Date: 1925

Dorset - Bere Regis - 1906
Dorset scenery: Bere Regis - Kingsbere in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Dorset - Moreton - Talbothay
Dorset scenery: Moreton - the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Blackmore Vale - Wessex
Blackmore Vale, Dorset: the setting for one of the episodes in Thomas Hardys novel, Jude the Obscure Date: 1906

Bere Regis - Dorset - 1925
Bere Regis, Dorset Date: 1925

SAILING SHIP, BRIDPORT
A two-masted sailing ship sails out of the harbour at Bridport, Dorset (England), dropping the pilot at the harbour entrance Date: 1908

DUKES DORSET GARDENS
Erected in 1671, the Dukes Theatre was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, in a style similar to another theatre in Lincolns Inn Fields. Date: 1829

THOMAS HARDY / STINSFORD
THOMAS HARDY Stinsford Church, Dorset, where the Hardy family are buried Date: 1848 - 1928

QUARRYING AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Dorset. Large stones quarried and transported by rail Date: 1830s

Dukes Theatre
The Dukes Theatre at Dorset Garden, on the riverfront, once, Londons most luxurious playhouse.. Date: 19th century

The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset, England. Date: 1920s

High Street, Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset, England. Date: 1920s

Railway Station - Depot, Cilfton Maybank, Yeovil, Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England. Date: 1952

Farm & Barn, Melbury Abbas, ShaftesburyCranborne Chase, Dorset, England. Date: 1900s

The Village, Portesham, Weymouth, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England. Date: 1910s

The Village, Rampisham, Dorchester, Maiden Newton, Dorset, England. Date: 1900s

Oil in Dorset
Night photograph of the 80 ft high B.P. Exploration Companys drilling rig near Kimmeridge in Dorset where a show of oil had been encountered at a depth of about 1800 feet in limestone in

The Mill Pond, Swanage, Dorset - view toward the tower of St. Marys Church. Date: 1946

Lulworth Cove, The Cliff - A paddlesteamer moored up
Lulworth Cove, Dorset - The Cliff - A paddlesteamer moored up on the beach. Date: circa 1912

The East Cliff Lift - Bournemouth, Dorset - built in 1908 the lift links the beach to the Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Date: circa 1909

Mother and Daughter (Bess and Ciss) at Weymouth - July, 1928. Date: 1928

Extended British Family Group on the Beach - Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: circa 1930

Couple strolling along the front on holiday in Weymouth, Dorset. Date: 1930s

Steam Pleasure Cruise on the Monarch out of Bournemouth - a host of enthusiastic holidaymakers smiling dutifully before departure - 25th August 1925. Date: 1925

The Castle, East Lulworth, Dorset
The 17th century Castle at East Lulworth, Dorset, part of the extensive Lulworth Estate. Date: circa 1930s

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