At the end of my visit to Brownsea Island, within Poole Harbour, I caught the ferry back to Poole Quay, where I had started and the car was parked. It was busy, and the ferry was full. The image above was made from the top, open deck looking back down the queue. We all gotContinue reading “Back to the Quay”
Category Archives: Dorset
Brownsea Island
A couple of weeks ago I made a visit to Brownsea Island. The island sits within Poole Harbour (Second largest in the world by area!), and is about 1.5 miles long and 3/4 mile wide and is of course only accessible by boat. It is basically owned by the National Trust but has a complicated history that includesContinue reading “Brownsea Island”
Last of the Colour – Dorset Spring Fair
I’ve been having a bit of a clear up on my laptop desktop. I tend to use it, stuff builds up and then I have a tidy up. Part of that is a folder for each film scanned. Each film I use is cut and put into a filing sheet, then into a folder. I’veContinue reading “Last of the Colour – Dorset Spring Fair”
Colour at the steam fair
While I was at the steam fair I also used a roll of colour film, Portra 160. Everyone seems to rave about Portra 400, and it’s good, if expensive. I suspect that maybe because it has a very wide latitude. I however, think I prefer the 160. This particular roll was purchased from (they hadContinue reading “Colour at the steam fair”
Dorset Spring Fair Colour
You may remember back in the spring I went to the Dorset spring fair. I used a couple rolls of FP4 and dealt with those at the time. I also used a roll of Portra 160. I don’t shoot too much colour film, when I do I wait until I have three or four rollsContinue reading “Dorset Spring Fair Colour”
Road to Rail Steam Fair
Having enjoyed my day trip to Swanage by steam train, my ticket also allowed entry into the “Road to Rail Steam Fair”, it was right next door to the park and ride car park. I got there just in time to catch the last two steam engines making their way around the arena. Such heavyContinue reading “Road to Rail Steam Fair”
A bit more steam!
I got back to Swanage railway station in time to catch the 1:30pm diesel train to the other end of the line. It’s a preserved railway that is 9.5 miles long, and is about a half hour ride. In a strange turn of events the younger diesel engine had broken down, so the much olderContinue reading “A bit more steam!”
Paul Nash at Swanage
While I was wandering around Swanage I made the photo above. I would make a guess that what is now “Playland Amusements” was once a fish market, judging by the fact the rail tracks run right through the front door! In the background is “The Parade”. It was here that British artist Paul Nash livedContinue reading “Paul Nash at Swanage”
London-on-sea
You may remember in my previous post I shared a photo of a column erected in 1862 by John Mowlem in 1862, on Swanage seafront. The theatre is also known as the “Mowlem”. If you think you’ve heard the name before, it was a construction company that at one point employed over 2500 people. HisContinue reading “London-on-sea”
Swanage Seafront
After arriving in Swanage by steam train, it was just a short walk down the main street to reach the seafront. It was a hot day, so first I had an ice cream – double chocolate, very nice! A little further along is this group of rather smart beach huts, you may recognise them fromContinue reading “Swanage Seafront”
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