Athelhampton
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As a child
As a child my life was with the army. Warmwell was a transit camp for some and my father was leaving the Army. We had to live there whilst he looked for work outside the army. My brother went to Dorchester Grammar, as I was much younger I went to Moreton School. Can anyone tell me if part of the house was used as a classroom as I always pictured being upstairs at school, or is my memory playing tricks.
I remember having to say a piece in front of the class about the Royal Commonwealth Tour and I forgot my lines, oh dear was I upset. That school always syayed with me although I was only there for a ...read more here
A memory of Moreton contributed by First Name Last Name
My early life
I was born 1942. My family were farming at Snelling Farm & later moved to Waddock Farm, still on the Frampton Estate.
Because of bomb damage to the church I was christened in the village hall, which I believe is still standing.
We regularly visited the shop which was run by the Hooks family. We also swam in the river just down from the shop known as Long Bridge.
My brother went to the school at Moreton. Some names I remember.....
Estate workers....Joe Caundle, Ernie Shrimpton.
Village baker.......Fred Bedford
Builder...Jim Harris, his son Noel
Farmers....Kellaway, Draper
I went to school in Dorchester & cycled to Moreton station every day at 6 years old.
I can't remember this, but am reliably informed ...read more here
A memory of Moreton contributed by Bruce Warr
Melcombe Bingham
I am from this family - my grandmother was a Melcombe.
A memory of Melcombe Bingham contributed by miriam hemmons
Melcombe Bingham Chapel
For Kelly Bingham 28th Generation Bingham
A memory of Melcombe Bingham contributed by Kathleen Brooks
Extracts From Athelhampton & Dorset books
Tradition alleges that Athelhampton is the site of a palace of the Saxon King Athelstan, though the present house is largely Tudor. Athelhampton Hall was the location for the film ‘Sleuth’, which starred Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The Hall, which fortunately survived a bad fire in its East Wing in 1992, is open to the public.
An extract from from"Dorset Living Memories".
Close to the Top o’Town, Dorset’s most famous
son is commemorated in this life-size bronze
statue by Eric Kennington, set on a Portland
stone plinth. Unveiled by Sir James Barrie in
1931, the statue shows Hardy seated and
dressed for the country, wearing a jacket and
leather gaiters, with his hat on his knee. Around
the figure are plants and animals, symbolizing
Hardy’s love for his native countryside.
An extract from from"Dorchester Photographic Memories".
The river runs alongside the right
of the churchyard. The church
building includes parts of an
11th-century pre-Norman church,
with further additions being spread
over the next eight hundred years.
In the background is the war
memorial and several thatched
cottages . The church of St Mary
was recently damaged by flooding.
An extract from from"Dorchester Photographic Memories".
This footbridge is
still to be found in the
village. The young man
may be delivering post,
judging by his bag. He is
apparently travelling
on two wheels, as he
is wearing bicycle clips.
His straw boater is in the
fashion of the time.
An extract from from"Dorchester Photographic Memories".
Here we see the back
of the great tithe barn,
which was built in about
1413. It was claimed
to be one of the largest
in the country at 276ft
long. It is a reminder of
the power of the church
during the Middle Ages.
An extract from from"Dorchester Photographic Memories".