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Poole Corner, Wimborne, c. 1910

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Looking towards Leigh Road, with the currently empty Tappers building on the left. The "Wimborne Seed Warehouse" is visible on the corner, with...

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The Yew Tree, Wimborne Minster, c. 1950s

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Genuninely impossible to date this from the postcard - I remember it looking pretty much like this in the early 1990s. I'm assuming this is...

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Coach & Horses, Wimborne Minster, c. 1900

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Hard to date this picture as the place didn't change for so long at a time, but turn of the 20th Century, I should think...

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Dorset fire & Rescue, Wimborne Minster,

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The brave firemen put out the fire.

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Spitfire in Wimborne, 2014

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Can anyone could identify the other vehicles in these pictures?

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Wimborne Minster Fire, 2009

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On 4th July 2009 I went to Wimborne Minster to post a letter and I was glad that I had remembered to bring my camera with me. I was able to take...

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The Crown Hotel & 'Lillies of the Valley', Wimborne Minster, c. 1910

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A detailed close-up of the front of the Crown Hotel - where Costa Coffee and Barclays are now - complete with coachmen and footmen on hand. The...

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The Square, Wimborne, c. 1920s

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The real beginnings of the use of The Square for car parking can be seen in this photo, putting it in the Twenties, or thereabouts, I should think....

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East Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1910

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Some likely lads in the foreground of this shot, taken looking down East Street towards the Minster from the end of the bridge.

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High Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1905

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An instantly recognisable view of the bend in the High Street. The shop on the corner is Sansom's Hardware, and the poster on the side of the...

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Old East Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1890s

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This picture is extremely hard to locate the position of. It is apparently of 'Old East Street', which could be where East Street is today, or...

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Newman's Shop, High Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1900s

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This is the shop next to where Church House currently stands - you can just see the corner of the stables belonging to Sansom's Hardware shop, as...

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John Hallett, Watch and Clockmaker, Wimborne Minster, c. 1908

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I've not come across this name in Wimborne before, and can't place this shop...

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The Square, Wimborne Minster, c. 1968

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Looking towards the King's Head across an array of what would now be considered classic cars in the central parking area.

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High Street from the Cornmarket, Wimborne, c. 1900s

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An unusual reverse view to the classic shot across the Green to the Minster. This one looks across the Green towards where the Salamander...

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East Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1940s

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Great shot of a prosperous-looking East Street, with many shop signs in comparison to images from just a few years earlier.

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Arry & Arriet, Wimborne Minster, 22 June 1915

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This picture appeared for sale on eBay, and is labelled on the back: 'Arry & 'Arriet, Percy & Charlie, 22nd June 1911. Percy and Charlie have...

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West Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1890s

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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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Park lane Wimborne

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Park Lane looking towards Lewens Lane - possibly when two way traffic

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Cricket ground

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View from 5 Park Lane - late 1960s

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In Gallery: Wimborne Fire 4th July 2009

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East Street, Wimborne, 1900s

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Quiet view past King's Cycle Works towards the Minster, with a closeup of the Rising Sun's sign in the foreground.

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Coakes's Milk Float, Wimborne Minster, c. 1910s

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Coakes's horse-drawn milk float is decked in flags in this picture taken on the High Street, next to Hayter's. Although the image looks...

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Morris Dancing in The Square, Wimborne Minster, date unknown

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Morris dancing taking place in The Square, at the end of Cook Row, long before the Folk Festival came along! Not sure of the date of the shot,...

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Town Centre from The Minster, Wimborne Minster, c. 1910s

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A Valentine postcard taken from the top of one of the Minster's towers, looking over Cook Row and towards The Square. St Andrew's University is...

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High Street from The Square, Wimborne Minster, c. 1918

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Looking down the High Street from The Square, Seymour's chemist is clearly visible on the left, as is Budden's on the far corner.

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The Square, Wimborne Minster, c. 1900s

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A Raphael Tuck postcard, first used in 1905, shows a quiet scene in the Square, looking towards the King's Head and West Borough.

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Wimborne Methodist Chapel, Cornmarket, date unknown

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This image shows the chapel used by the Methodist congregation in Wimborne prior the the construction of the premises in King Street. According to...

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Wimborne Methodist Chapel, date unknown

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This is the building in King Street that predated the one standing today. According to the Wimborne Methodist Church website: "For 60 years...

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High Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1890s

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Great view of the High Street from The Square - guessing it at around 1890ish. Haven't been able to find anything about Tilley's Library -...

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The Square, Wimborne Minster, c. 1930s

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General view of the Square towards Sheppards and Woolworths, with a bus in the stop outside.

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East Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1920s

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Looking towards the Minster, with Foster's on the right hand side.

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Staff of Mac Fisheries, Wimborne Minster, c. 1930s

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The staff of Mac Fisheries stand outside the shop on the High Street. Image courtesy of Winston's Blighty Barber Shop.

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The Square, Wimborne Minster, c. 1940s

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Possibly taken from the balcony of the King's Head, this view looks towards the original Boots location (before it moved to Crown Mead), Hardy's...

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The Cricketers' Arms Inn, Wimborne Minster, c. 1900s

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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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Traffic Jam in East Street, Wimborne Minster, c. 1960s

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Image courtesy of Winston's Blighty Barber Shop.

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Park Lane, Wimborne Minster, c. 1950s

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Image courtesy of Winston's Blighty Barber Shop.

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Hayter & Son, Wimborne Minster, c. 1900

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Image courtesy of Winston's Blighty Barber Shop.

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Quarter Jack complaint

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Newspaper Article in March 1981 concerning a complaint about the noise of the Quarter Jack

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Wimborne Golden Link Club

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Wimborne Boys' School Football Team, c. 1948

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The Square from the High Street, c. 1950s

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Jukes Supply Stores, Wimborne Minster

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Wimborne Minster, c. 1900s

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This picture could almost have been taken at any time, except that the railings around the Minster Green and the glimpse of the building predating...

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Wimborne Young Communicants, c. 1950s

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Wimborne Young Communicants, 1959

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Wimborne Young Communicants

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Dr. John Hannay Newspaper Cutting

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Toc H dinner Mid 1950's

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A dinner at the Toc H rooms in Wimborne. I have named as many people as I can, any more suggestions would be appreciated.

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Newspaper Article on traffic after the Wimborne Bypass

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Wimborne Bypass effect on traffic according to a Newspaper Article.

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Nicol Rowan, Mayor of Wimborne

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Newspaper cutting of Nicol Rowan, Mayor of Wimborne

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Wimborne Rotary Club, Wimborne

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Ridgways Shop

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Ridgway's Shop c 1945

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Wimborne Police Station, Poole Road, October 1984

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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...