Abbotsbury, Market Street c.1955
Photo ref: A2025
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Even in the 1950s cars did not dominate the roads of Dorset, except during holidays and at weekends. But as popular motoring increased, tea-shops such as The Flower Bowl, seen here, sprang up to cater for visitors and local residents alike.

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