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Bournemouth, Boscobel Tower 1887 (ref. 19544) | Bournemouth was a late starter as a seaside resort, for the land on which it stands was just wild and windswept heath until Mr Lewis Tregonwell built a holiday home there in 1810. By 1890, when this photograph was taken, the population had grown to over 30,000. |  Add your own Memory
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Bournemouth, Gardens 1890 (ref. 25502) | Victorian Bournemouth was a most fashionable place, which had the advantage over older resorts of developing purely for a burgeoning holiday industry. A vacation in Bournemouth became a childhood memory for millions of young Britons during the 20th century. | Add your own Memory
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Bournemouth, the Pier Entrance 1900 (ref. 45213) | By the last year of Victoria's reign Bournemouth had become an established seaside resort. Apart from the grand pier there were public baths and a subscription reading room - all shown in this photograph. | Add your own Memory
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Bransgore, c1960 (ref. B695007) | Bransgore, a few miles from Bournemouth, is a beautiful village of considerable antiquity, just outside the present boundary of the New Forest. It stood here for centuries before the neighbouring resort had a single house. Despite some modern building, it remains as attractive as this photograph suggests. | Add your own Memory
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Bransgore, The Church of St Mary c1960 (ref. B695004) | Bransgore's present church is a mostly Victorian structure, though its exquisitely carved font, transported here from Christchurch Priory, is 16th-century. The old Litany Desk commemorates parishioner Henry Nicholson, 'a chief musician in this House of God'. | Add your own Memory
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Bransgore, the Post Office c1960 (ref. B695001) | Village shops continued to prosper until the late 20th century, when trips to neighbouring supermarkets became the fashion. Dallard's corner shop, seen here before the shopping exodus, has a wide variety of goods on sale. | Add your own Memory
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Bransgore, the Crown Inn c1960 (ref. B695010) | Village public houses are still the heart of many communities around the New Forest - not only as places to go for refreshments, but as places to meet and socialise, and as venues for sports clubs. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, the Priory Church 1890 (ref. 25203) | Christchurch is one of the oldest settlements around the New Forest. It was probably in existence even before the Romans settled in the shelter of Hengistbury Head after 43 AD. It owes its continued existence to the patronage of Saxon kings and its later adoption by the Normans. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, the Priory 1900 (ref. 45040) | An earlier Saxon church was demolished by the Normans in 1095. The present building, the longest parish church in England, was built in its place. Legend tells us that a mysterious carpenter aided its construction, and the building was named Christchurch in his honour. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, High Street 1900 (ref. 45043A) | Christchurch's High Street boasts much fine Georgian and Victorian architecture. Leading up to the castle and priory church, the High Street has always been the focus of the town. It is interesting to remember that trade prospered in this street for centuries before a single house was built in neighbouring Bournemouth. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, Church Street 1900 (ref. 45053) | This view shows a working community and this old town still thrives today. Until around this time fishing was still a major industry in Christchurch, though its port never really developed beyond the present simple harbour. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, Wick Ferry, West Bank 1900 (ref. 45044) | Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon. The town gets its old name of Twyneham from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning 'the town between two rivers'. The rivers are very popular for boating and their banks are an ideal site for a picnic. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, Wick Ferry, West Landing 1900 (ref. 45045) | Even in 1900 tourists were flocking to such picturesque places as this on foot, in boats, and on bicycles. Larger crowds now throng the estuary on hot summer days. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, Blackwater Ferry 1900 (ref. 45048) | An ancient rope-pulled ferry crosses the River Stour at Blackwater. In Saxon times, before many bridges were built, rivers formed real obstacles to travel, and ferries thrived. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, the River Stour 1918 (ref. 68054) | The circular estuary of the Stour and Avon, where the two rivers penetrate far inland, and the shores of Christchurch Bay, attract thousands of sea and wading birds, particularly during the winter months - a joy for the birdwatcher. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, the River 1918 (ref. 68052) | In the year 901 the Saxon Ethelwald held the castle in rebellion against his kinsman Edward the Elder. The older Saxon church of Holy Trinity then dominated the harbour scenery. The present church was begun at the end of the 11th century by the Norman cleric Roger Flambard. | Add your own Memory
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Christchurch, the Bowling Green and Castle Ruins c1955 (ref. C99099) | The ruins of Christchurch's Norman castle dominate the town much less than the church of the same period. The castle was built by Roger de Redvers in the 12th century. Today its shadow falls on peaceful pursuits such as a game of bowls. | Add your own Memory
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Highcliffe, the Castle 1900 (ref. 45059) | Highcliffe Castle was once one of the grandest stately homes in England; a restoration programme is bringing it back to its former glory. The grade I listed building was built in the Romantic style by Lord Stuart de Rothesay between 1830 and 1835, employing the leading London architect William Donthorpe. | Add your own Memory
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Highcliffe, Lymington Road c1955 (ref. H295021) | Highcliffe is the most easterly parish in Dorset, famous for its eroding cliffs and splendid views across to the Isle of Wight. This part of the coast makes a perfect touring centre for anyone wishing to explore both the New Forest and the Dorset countryside. | Add your own Memory
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Hinton, Cat and Fiddle 1900 (ref. 45058) | The famous Cat and Fiddle Inn at Hinton Admiral is some seven hundred years old. In recent years this public house has become a favourite trip for tourists staying in nearby Christchurch and Bournemouth. | Add your own Memory
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