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Crichel House maps
Historic maps of Crichel House and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Crichel House maps
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Crichel House books
Displaying 3 of 11 books about Crichel House and the local area. View all Crichel House books
Weymouth Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Poole and Sandbanks Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Bridport Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Crichel House
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Sister Enid Butler's Orphanage.
I was a child that lived at the 'Sister Butler's orphanage' in the early I960s. This message is to anyone that was also at the orphanage at that time, particularly Alison Burbidge, as I have read her account stating that Alison would have been at the orphanage at the same time as me. I have a lot of memories of... [more]
Shared on 19 June 2009
There was also another lady, sadly deceased, called Mrs Sturney that would have adopted me but was sadly considered "too old". Any information on these people gladly welcomed. Mrs Sturney's first name was Gwendoline as far as I can remember
Shared on 11 November 2008
I was looked after by a lovely lady called Sister (Enid) Butler who took in unwanted children until they were re- homed either by fostering or adoption (this was me).
There was a young lad there called Peter who allegedly set fire to the original building with a cigarette end. I was adopted in about 1962 by a family who lived... [more]
Shared on 11 November 2008
My sister remembers cycling to Gaunts Common just after my great-grandfather died, my great-grandmother stayed at a house there, there was an old railway carraige in the garden which was used as a caravan, and my grandmother stayed there for a while. The owners were probably Steele-Bartlett-Sweatland or Chalk, all family names. Also there was a photo of my great-great-grandfather Edward... [more]
Shared on 19 October 2009
Extracts From Crichel House & Dorset books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Crichel House, inspired by Frith photos.
Princess Charlotte, the only child of the loveless marriage between George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, made Crichel House her home for a time. This popular princess died at the age of 21. Had she lived, she would have been Queen of England instead of Victoria, and the whole course of world history might have been different.
This is an extract from Dorset Pocket Album.
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Crichel House 1904. Princess Charlotte, the only child of the loveless marriage between George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, made Crichel House her home for a time. This popular princess died at the age of 21. Had she lived, she would have been Queen of England instead of Victoria, and the whole course of world history might have been different.
This is an extract from Dorset Photographic Memories.
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Dorset Revisited Photographic Memories
This stately home stands at the higher end of the village of More Crichel. An older building burnt down in 1742; the house we see here was erected soon afterwards by the Napier family.
This is an extract from Dorset Revisited Photographic Memories.
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