Morcombelake, Old Cottages 1904
Morcombelake, the Village 1904
Morcombelake, c1960
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Morcombelake, Dorset
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Morcombelake books
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Dorset Pocket Album
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Dorset Living Memories
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Wimborne Photographic Memories
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Memories of Morcombelake
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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 John Love.
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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 the children on a farm just down from my grandparents and cousins. I last visited Ryall in 1994 to pay my respects at the burial site of my grandparents in Whitchurch Canonicorum St Wyte cemetary.
Shared on 21 April 2009
My Dad
The church at Whitchurch is a lovely place to wander and muse. My father died out shooting at Mapperton when I was 11, and what a terrible shock it was.
What is nice for me now, 25 years later, is to still be able to walk down through the village past the 5 Bells pub, or over the lovely rolling fields, to the church yard where his grave lies amongst the rustling of the trees, birds chatting to each other, gentle sunshine making patterns on the grass as it peeks through the trees, and a general sense of timelessness and peace that I have found over recent years to be so soothing.
What a special place!!
Shared on 21 September 2008
I was delighted to find this photograph as the Edward Archer Vince who owned the shop shown and mentionned in the text was my Great Great Grandfather and my Great Grandfather Frederick Harold Vince grew up here.....
Shared on 04 October 2007
Extracts From Morcombelake & Dorset books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Morcombelake, inspired by Frith photos.
Victorian and Edwardian Dorset Photographic Memories
This discreet little settlement in the parish of Stanton St Gabriel occupies a web of small lanes on the south-facing slopes of Hardown Hill and derives its name from three Old English words: ‘mor’ (barren, swampy ground), ‘cumb’ (valley), and ‘lacu’ (stream). But travelling towards Charmouth in 1716, the poet John Gay penned the lines "through Bridport`s stony lanes our route we take, And the proud steep descend to Morcomb`s Lake", thus exposing subsequent generations of inhabitants to questions from puzzled visitors as to the location of this fabled mere.
This is an extract from Victorian and Edwardian Dorset Photographic Memories.
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Morcombelake, situated on the high road between Lyme Regis and Bridport, is now famous as the home of the Moore’s biscuit factory. The village itself is unjustly ignored by most travellers, who would do well to halt awhile to explore its buildings and the delightful countryside nearby.
This is an extract from Dorset Pocket Album.
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Morcombelake, not far from Charmouth, originated in the early years of the 20th century as a retirement place for the elderly. The village lies under the shadow of Hordown Hill, a prominent local viewpoint.
This is an extract from Dorset Living Memories.
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