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Chideock, Dorset
Chideock maps
Historic maps of Chideock and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Chideock maps
Historic map of Chideock
Illustrated Victorian map of Dorset
Historic Map of any Chideock postcode
Chideock books
Displaying 3 of 11 books about Chideock and the local area. View all Chideock books
Weymouth Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Poole and Sandbanks Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Bridport Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
11 Chideock photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Chideock
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My grandfather William Love was born at the cottage attached to the butcher and slaughterhouse at the foot of Love Lane. This Lane was named after his father (my great-grandfather). William Love worked at the Moore's bakery for 30 years. I have never lived in this area and would love to hear any memories anyone may have. My father was Howard... [more]
Shared on 01 April 2009
My grandparents and visits to them
My grandparents William and Amelia Love lived in Ryall. My grandmother purchased the cottage they lived in on her marriage. They had three sons Wilfred, Howard and Edward. My father Howard died in 2007. I don't think the village has changed that much since I used to visit as a child when I used to play with... [more]
Shared on 21 April 2009
My dad was Cyril Henry Sprake, I have memories of travelling to Eype to see my gran, she was Day then. As grandad and uncle Robert died during the war, I am interested in knowing which of the local Sprake families was grandad's.
I too think of the area as my spiritual home, I have said to my family that I... [more]
Shared on 05 September 2008
My Mum, Nesta Smith (nee Sprake) was born in No. 3 Eype Cottages and lived there up until she married my Dad (Ron Smith) in July 1949. They met when he was stationed close by with the Royal Army Service Corp. They used to do their courting by the old phone box apparently! Dad proposed to Mum up at Golden Cap... [more]
Shared on 19 June 2006
Extracts From Chideock & Dorset books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Chideock, inspired by Frith photos.
Dorset Revisited Photographic Memories
Chideock (always pronounced Chiddock) takes its name from the castle of the de Chideocks, built around 1379. Little remains of this medieval fortification, and a later manor house was 'slighted' in 1645 during the Civil War.
This is an extract from Dorset Revisited Photographic Memories.
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Victorian and Edwardian Dorset Photographic Memories
Situated in one of the most picturesque valleys in this part of the county, and spelled as Cidihoc in the Domesday Book, this peaceful view of the village street lined with well-built cob and sandstone cottages precedes the arrival of the motor vehicle, and the transformation of this thoroughfare into the busy A35. On the left is the mainly Perpendicular church of St Giles,... [more]
This is an extract from Victorian and Edwardian Dorset Photographic Memories.
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Dorset Villages Photographic Memories
Carter and cart-horse head up Main Street in a view across to the plateau of Langdon Hill (centre). Behind them is the gable- end of the Farmery and Hope Cottage. Japonica Cottage (right of the telegraph pole) has a 16th- century stone mullioned window. Lilac Cottage is next door (right). Ashford Cottage is opposite (left), and Rose Cottage and Foss Cottage are below it. James Foss, who died in 1902, bequeathed £200 towards the upkeep of the parish... [more]
This is an extract from Dorset Villages Photographic Memories.
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