John Oram's photos with the keyword: Dorset

A view of the beautiful Dorset coast at Weymouth Bay looking west from Osmington Mills. 5300_DSC_1872E

Ferrybridge Sand-flats, Dorset with view towards Wyke Regis. 200_3_P1130040E

Ferrybridge Sand-flats, Dorset with view towards Wyke Regis. 200_3_P1130037E

The top station of West Cliff Lift, Bournemouth with P&O Aurora. 5300_DSC_1846E

The top station of West Cliff Lift, Bournemouth. 5300_DSC_1844E

Oceanarium, Bournemouth with a backdrop of the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC). 5300_DSC_1838CE

Hamworthy Liberal Hall, 243 Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole. I am pretty selective with my photographs of buildings but I do like to post those which particularly caught my eye. The Hamworthy Liberal Hall could hardly be described as attractive but it is distinctive. 200_3_P1050879CE

The Swan Inn in Old Orchard, Poole has joined the long list of closed pubs. It is a beautiful building, especially as seen in the May sunshine, with its simple brick complementing the attractive green, glazed tiles. It appears that there was a dispute as long ago as 2006 about plans for its demolition and development of the site. An article from the Bournemouth Echo (below) quotes some controversial and, in my opinion, very wrong comments about the property. www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/851346.Opposition_grows_ov... There was more positive news in the same publication as recently as 4 April 2018. www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16135770.Richard_Carr_reve... 200_3_P1050855CE

My pursuit of railway history continued today in Sturminster Newton in Dorset where the actual infrastructure of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) has all but disappeared but the route and station are marked. Standing next to the Railway Gardens and The Exchange (right), The Market Column by Peter Griffin deserves inclusion in my album for its commemoration of both the railway and one of its main sources of income, the Cattle Market, formerly on the site of The Exchange. A detail of the column is shown here. P1170176

This sad but elegant memorial to Rifleman Phil Allen stands in a quiet spot in Verwood, Dorset. 200_P1000037_O