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Category: Dorset Past

All Hallows, Dorset, a place forgotten

All Hallows is for me a sad place. This one time thriving village stands just a mile or so from … More

All Hallows, churchyard, derelict, Dorset, Earl of Shaftesbury, graves, graveyard, neglected, overgrown, St Giles House, The Dorset Rambler, Who Cares, Wimborne St Giles

Lord Eldon’s Seat

I came across this whilst I was searching through my old pictures – it is a photograph of a colour … More

coast, Dorset, encombe, history, Lady Elizabeth Repton, Lord Chancellor, Lord Eldon's Seat, monument, The Dorset Rambler

The Kimmeridge Oil Shale mines

Those of you who follow me will know that I put up a post earlier this week about the Kimmeridge … More

Clavell's Hard, coast, Dorset, erosion, history, Kimmeridge, mine entrance, mining, oil shale, shoreline, The Dorset Rambler, undercliffs, vintage

The Past Revealed at Kimmeridge

Erosion is a serious threat to our coastlines which are constantly receding at a frightening rate. This is particularly the … More

cart, coast, Dorset, history, Kimmeridge, mineshaft, mining, quarry, rails, relic, shale, The Dorset Rambler, truck, undercliff

Colours of Winter

Winter in England is normally a season of dullness with bare trees and often cloudy or wet days, but on … More

colours, Dorset, Keynston Mill, Landscape, River Stour, Spetisbury, Stour Valley, Tarrant Keynston, The Dorset Rambler, winter

A little bit of Poole

So following on from my previous post here, I continued my walk into Poole, the town from which Poole Harbour … More

Customs House, Dorset, Fisherman's Hard, Newfoundland, Old Town, Poole, Poole Harbour, Poole Quay, port, The Dorset Rambler, trade

Wrecks of Poole Harbour

In a recent post, I promised more of Poole Harbour but it is such a vast subject that I thought … More

boats, Brandy Bay, coast, Dorset, history, Holes Bay, lifeboat, Poole, Poole Harbour, Redhorn Quay, Seaplane Lighter, shipping, The Dorset Rambler, wrecks

The Old Engine Shed and the Pike Brothers Tramway

I had another awesome walk yesterday, exploring the Purbeck heathlands and along the way, I passed this old engine shed … More

clay, disused, Dorset, engine shed, Furzebrook Railway, industry, mining, narrow gauge railway, Pike Brothers Tramway, Purbeck, quarrying, ridge, The Dorset Rambler, Wareham

Ramsons at The Dorset Gap

Just a few shots taken on a fabulous 17 mile walk. The day was beautiful and I planned a walk … More

countryside, history, holloways, landscapes, Lyscombe Hill, ramsons, The Dorset Gap, The Dorset Rambler, The Wessex Ridgeway, Video, walking, wildlife, woodlands, woods

Stanbridge Mill

You may recall that a while ago I posted a blog entry describing a walk I had done around the … More

Dorset, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Garden, garden open scheme, Greg Lake, mill, Phillimore, River Allen, Shaftesbury Estates, spring, stanbridge mill, The Dorset Rambler, walking, waterwheel

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