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Co-founder of Our Town Story. If you have any questions about the site, or wish to provide feedback, please visit the Admin forum and post in the appropriate place - we'll do our best to help you out as quickly as we can!
We really want Our Town Story to be an album for your old photos, to fill in the gaps in the history books of our villages, towns and cities. We would also love for those pictures to be able to help others - for instance by using reminiscence therapy in treating dementia .
We're still a work in progress, and we appreciate all suggestions and observations!
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The Gardens, Bournemouth, c. 1905
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 2437In Gallery: Dorset Miscellaneous
View of the gardens in central Bournemouth, with St. Stephen's in the background. The photo uses the Photochromic technique to simulate real...
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Wimborne Police Station, Poole Road, October 1984
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3245In Gallery: Wimborne Police Station, Poole Road, c. 1984
In 1756 the Chief Magistrate of Westminster, Henry Fielding, set up the first full-time police force. In 1856 the County and Borough Police Act was...
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Canford Church, near Wimborne, circa 1910s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 1950In Gallery: Dorset Miscellaneous
With parts dating from Saxon times, the tower was the last piece to be added, back in 1184.
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The Cricketers' Arms Inn, Wimborne Minster, c. 1900s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3763In Gallery: Wimborne Pictures
A superb picture of the Cricketers' Arms. The first floor of the building has exceptionally large windows, which presumably were designed so that...
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St. John's Church, Wimborne Minster, c. 1920s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3978In Gallery: Wimborne Pictures
St. John's Church looking virtually pristine in this 1920s postcard.
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Wimborne Street, Cranborne, c. 1920s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 2202In Gallery: Dorset Miscellaneous
Postcard view of Wimborne Street in Cranborne, taken in the 1920s. Looking at the Streetview image, there has been small but noticeable...
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West Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1890s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3255In Gallery: Wimborne Pictures
Looking down West Street towards the Square, past the King's Head Hotel (and Stables!). The hardware shop on the right with the tin baths and...
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End of the Line, Wimborne Minster, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3016In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
The end of the line, as it was in 1974, looking towards Leigh Road.
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Wimborne Station, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3827In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
This photo originally appeared at disused-stations.org.uk, and is (c) Ian Corps. Used by kind permission.
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Sidings Outside Wimborne Station, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 2590In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
View of the sidings at Wimborne Station on the day of its last passenger service in 1974.
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Sheds at Wimborne Station, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 2522In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
Disused buildings at Wimborne Station in 1974.
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Railway Bridge over the Stour, Wimborne Minster, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3573In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
The bridge over the Stour at Wimborne.
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Corkscrew Shuttle, Wimborne Minster, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 3093In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
The last passenger train into Wimborne Station, was the Corkscrew Shuttle, a special charter.
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Corkscrew Shuttle, Wimborne Minster, 1974
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 2309In Gallery: Railway Pictures, Wimborne Minster, 1974
The last passenger train into Wimborne Station, was the Corkscrew Shuttle, a special charter.
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St. Michael's Church and Hall, Colehill, 1910s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 2536In Gallery: Wimborne Pictures
From a Bozon postcard, this view shows a little-changed St. Michael and All Angels' church in Colehill, probably taken in the early 1910s.
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School Class, Ellingham, c. 1900s
Added by @iamtimbo 10 years ago / Views: 1490In Gallery: Allsorts
This photo shows my great great grandfather, Walter Joseph Brumbley, with the pupils of East Ruston School, of which he was the headmaster.
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