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 Abbotsbury, the Tithe Barn 1890 (ref. 27322) | Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds. But for centuries the village was the location of a substantial monastery. Only a few ruins and the tithe barn remain. |  Add your own Memory Add to your Album |
 Badbury Rings, the Avenue of Trees 1936 (ref. 87209) | The long avenue of beech trees which lines the road beyond Wimborne, towards the ancient hillfort of Badbury Rings, is one of the finest sights in England. In the autumn, the overhanging branches form a seemingly never-ending tunnel of gold as the traveller journeys onward. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Beaminster, 1902 (ref. 48422) | Beaminster today is not so very different from the old Dorset village that the dialect poet William Barnes would have known. Its name is always pronounced Be'mister as in Barnes's famous poem, and it remains the quaint old market town it always was. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Beaminster, Hogshill Street 1902 (ref. 48425) | In its heyday, Beaminster could boast at least seventeen inns, built to cater for the many farmers who came to town for the weekly market, as well as passengers on the Crewkerne to Bridport coach. The New Inn, shown here, was favoured by rural workers who would come to sample Mr Weaver's famous ales. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Beaminster, Market Place 1907 (ref. 58134) | Beaminster is the 'Emminster' of Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. Here was the home of Tess's estranged husband Angel Clare, and here Tess ended her long and fruitless walk across Dorset to meet the Clare family. Hardy drew a very accurate picture of Beaminster, and it is possible to follow in his heroine's footsteps. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bindon Abbey, the Gateway 1894 (ref. 34614) | Bindon Abbey was the location of an important Cistercian monastery and dates back to 1172. Little remains of the original building; this neo-gothic gatehouse dates back only to the 1790s. It is the only part of the Abbey visible to the public. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Blandford Forum, the Market Place 1950 (ref. B282003) | The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales. Blandford has declined as an agricultural centre, but is a popular shopping venue for the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Boscombe, from the Pier 1900 (ref. 45232) | Boscombe developed to the east of Bournemouth in mid-Victorian times, attracting the wealthy and fashionable. Mineral springs added to Boscombe's attraction for those seeking an improvement to health, though it never became the spa it aspired to be. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Boscombe, the Pier 1903 (ref. 49156) | Like Bournemouth's pier, the structure at Boscombe was severely damaged in the Second World War, but both have been sympathetically restored. A third pier at Southbourne did not survive. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bournemouth, the Arcade c1871 (ref. 5511) | As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele. Shopkeepers were not long in seeing the business potential of catering for both residents and tourists. Shops and arcades were opened in the centre of town, such as the splendid example of Victorian architecture shown here. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bournemouth, the Pier 1897 (ref. 40559) | Less than a century after its foundation, the town was already dominating the skyline and its beaches were among the most crowded on the south coast. Thomas Hardy immortalised the town as 'the city of detached mansions' in 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bournemouth, the Square 1900 (ref. 45218) | Bournemouth's Square stands at the very heart of the town astride the River Bourne. Here we see the carriages of the wealthy assembled and waiting to take their clients back to their hotels and villas. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bournemouth, the Pier Entrance 1925 (ref. 78768) | A view of busy Bournemouth pier, attracting strollers and sightseers. The pier has undergone several transformations since it was first built, but retains its popularity. By the 1920s cars had almost completely replaced horse-drawn carriages, and charabanc tours had become a popular feature of a seaside holiday. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bovington, view from Tank Training Grounds c1955 (ref. B734004) | Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training. It was in a hospital here that Lawrence of Arabia died following his motorcycle crash in 1935. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bridport, Allington 1902 (ref. 48399) | DORSET'S RURAL HEARTLAND is best explored on foot, for walking the lanes and paths which thread from village to village is the only way to seek out the scenes captured at a vital time in their history by the Frith photographer. Other forms of transport are too swift: the greater delights of Dorset's scenery are missed by using them. Each mile of the way, you will know that you are treading in the footsteps of Iron Age man, Roman legions, quarrymen, farmers and poets. It says a lot for this landscape that artists of all kinds have responded to it and interpreted it in diverse ways. This rural hinterland is both beautiful and mysterious, filled with history and crammed with legend. Until the 19th century it would seldom have been visited by the outsider; its deep wooded valleys, chalk downlands and secluded heaths form a physical and mental barrier to the intruder. The locals themselves would hardly have strayed much beyond their villages, except to visit nearby market towns, or to drive livestock from parish to parish along the ancient droving routes which can still be followed today. Only the adventurous minority—tinkers, smugglers, rebels and the gentry—would have gone further. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Bridport, East Street 1904 (ref. 52756) | The wide main streets of Bridport were originally designed to be highways, market venues and workshops. Rope and net making were considerable industries in previous centuries and the width of the thoroughfares facilitated their manufacture. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Brownsea Island, the Castle 1891 (ref. 29621) | Brownsea is the largest island in Poole Harbour, and now belongs to the National Trust. In 1907, Robert Baden Powell held a camp for boys on the island, which laid the foundations for the Boy Scout movement. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Burton Bradstock, the Village 1902 (ref. 48412) | Henry I gave the village and living of Burton Bradstock to the great Normandy abbey at Caen in exchange for the royal regalia of William the Conqueror, which the monks claimed had been gifted to them by the dying king. This lovely village was considered a reasonable exchange for England's crown jewels. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Burton Bradstock, Beach 1930 (ref. 83366) | Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay. The small coves between, such as the beach below Burton Bradstock, would be used mostly by local fishermen and smugglers. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
 Canford Magna, the Manor c1886 (ref. 19490) | Canford Manor, not far from Wimborne, dates from the early years of the 19th century, though it stands on the site of an ancient house which once belonged to the Earls of Salisbury. The present building, now a public school, was for many years the country seat of Lord Wimborne. | Add your own MemoryAdd to your Album |
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