Way back in September, Dorchester had a town heritage day. This meant that many of the towns museums, and tourist attractions were open to the public for free. I went as I’d fancied visiting the “Shire Hall“. The battery failed in my Nikon F3 and you can read about that here. Most un-like me IContinue reading “St Peter’s Dorchester”
Category Archives: Churches
35mm: Bere Regis
Shortly after the coronation of the king, I stopped off at the little village of Bere Regis. I’ve covered the church in a post before here. On that visit I used up some Foma 200 and moaned that it was a little slow for the interior – this time I had FP4 and therefor hadContinue reading “35mm: Bere Regis”
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ringwood.
A while back I called in on the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ringwood. I had a few shots left on a roll of FP4, so I figured I’d finish it off there. This building was built between 1853 and 1855, but there have been at least two earlier churches on the sameContinue reading “Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ringwood.”
St Mary’s and the Red Lion
A while back when I was exploring the little Winterbourne stream and using up my roll of Ektachrome, I went to the village of Sturminster Marshall for the first time. It’s a bit off the beaten track! I parked in the car pack of the Red Lion, and had a 5 minute exploration about theContinue reading “St Mary’s and the Red Lion”
St Mary’s, Puddletown
A while back a reader (Ed) was kind enough to point me towards a few churches in my part of the world, that are of particular note. A couple of these I knew, but St Mary the Virgin, in Puddletown was not one of them. I set off with some (movie) FP4 and my NikonContinue reading “St Mary’s, Puddletown”
Axbridge, Somerset
Axbridge is a small old village, containing a bridge over the river Axe! Mentioned in the Doomsday book, it was once part of the Royal Manor of Cheddar, but sold off by King John and granted it’s own Royal Charter in 1202. The photo above is of “King John’s Hunting Lodge” an old wool merchant’sContinue reading “Axbridge, Somerset”
The Ossuary at St Leonard’s Church
On one of my more bizarre days out with my Pentax ME Super was to Hythe, in Kent. The parish church of St Leonards has an “Ossuary”, no I didn’t know that that was either! Another name is “bone house”. There are many theories as to who and why these are in the crypt. TheContinue reading “The Ossuary at St Leonard’s Church”
Almer
Just across the road from Charborough Park in Dorset, lies the tiny hamlet of Almer. I drive past it every day on my way to work. I get a good view of the top of the church tower as I drive past on the main road. I’ve never stopped, turned off the road and travelledContinue reading “Almer”
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