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Donhead St Mary, Dorset

Donhead St Mary maps

Historic maps of Donhead St Mary and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Donhead St Mary maps

Donhead St Mary map

Historic map of Donhead St Mary

Dorset map

Illustrated Victorian map of Dorset

Donhead St Mary map

Historic Map of any Donhead St Mary postcode

Donhead St Mary maps
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Donhead St Mary photos

We have no photos of Donhead St Mary, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Ludwell, Shaftesbury, Berwick St John, Ashmore, Compton Abbas, Fontmell Magna

Donhead St Mary books

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Devizes Town and City Memories
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Chippenham Town and City Memories
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Salisbury Photographic Memories
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Donhead St Mary books
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Memories of Donhead St Mary

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Dorset memories

Big Babies

Mum (May Scott) and Dad (Harry) from Eastleigh had a friend who was born in Tisbury and we would all accompany him to his home town for a local 'Carnival' in I think the late autumn, he was Artie Thick (R T Thick) and he and his brothers dressed up in nappies and oversized safety pins and they took it in... [more]

Shared on 16 September 2009 by John Scott.

Years Ago.

My grandparents lived in the old rectory which was a few hundred yards from the Beckford Arms. I spent many happy holidays there with my cousins. We had wonderful Christmases, lots of snow and in the better weather long bike rides. Idyllic days. Shopping in Tisbury, and going to Wardour Castle, also my grandfather liked to go to Scats.

Shared on 03 August 2008 by Rosemary Davies.

Auntie Vi in 1952

My mother, Evelyn (Evie) Smith and my sister Susan(14) and I ( Polly aged 9) visited for about a month with my Auntie Vi in Sutton Mandeville on our way back to the USA after living in Egypt for a year. Auntie Vi had a thatched cottage quite near the road with a lovely hill in back of the house, a... [more]

Shared on 03 July 2009 by Polly Harris.

A good place to live

My mum & dad along with my brother & me came to live in Fovant in 1952. Mum & dad owned the butchers shop in the village. My brother Brian & me went to the school, we both made lots of friends. It was a good school, the teachers were nice. Every Sunday my dad played the organ at Fovant church.... [more]

Shared on 30 March 2008 by Sheila Guilfoyle.

Home Sweet Home

The house on the right of the photo was my childhood home. My family lived there until 1991.

Shared on 26 August 2007 by Ian Norris.

Zeals House

I was evacuated to Zeals during the war from London, to I think, Zeals House. I recall the airfield, and I remember a local pub, which I think had a yew tree outside. My folks and military members would drink and dance outside under the tree. I recall a aircraft crashing at the airfield and burning. I don't know if the... [more]

Shared on 23 March 2008 by Peter Benniman.

Living in Newtown, Heytesbury

Having lived in Little London, Heytesbury for the first 2 years of my life in 1955 we moved to a brand new bungalow in Newtow, Heytesbury (on opposite side of road to houses shown). The houses shown in this picture were all built by the Heytesbury Estate and were sold off over a number of years. At the time this picture... [more]

Shared on 15 July 2009 by Steve Sharpe.

Born in Little London

I was born in Salisbury Hospital in August 1953, my parents lived in Little London, Heytesbury until 1955 when we moved to a new bungalow in Newtown, Heytesbury. The house we lived in is on the left looking at the photo pass the wall to the Vicarage.

Shared on 15 July 2009 by Steve Sharpe.

Extracts From Donhead St Mary & Dorset books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Donhead St Mary, inspired by Frith photos.

Salisbury Pocket Album

The importance of Salisbury to the military establishment after the war can be seen in this picture of Fish Row, just behind the Guildhall. A Pickfords lorry is fighting its way along the narrow street, possibly heading for the Military Tailors in the left foreground, or to the Servicemen's Hostel next door.

This is an extract from Salisbury Pocket Album.
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Salisbury Pocket Album

The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for artists—including, of course, Constable. This particular view is from the Old Mill at Harnham, and shows the Mill itself, the river and the water meadows as well as the Cathedral. Harnham Mill is a very old building, dating from around 1500. Like the first photograph in this book, the timeless beauty of this scene... [more]

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Salisbury Pocket Album

On the Salisbury side of Harnham Bridge, De Vaux Place leads to The Close—the Harnham Gate is at the far end of the wall. Most of the old houses here were built in the 18th and 19th centuries using stone from the remains of the De Vaux College, which was established here by the Bishop to train clergy as early as 1262—probably the first university college... [more]

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