Blandford Forum, From Across The River Stour c.1955
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B282012
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B282012
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During and after the First World War Blandford became well-known as a military training area, with a large army base nearby. The poet Rupert Brooke trained here during the First World War. In the later years of the last century Blandford became the delightful shopping centre it is today.
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A Selection of Memories from Blandford Forum
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Blandford Forum
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When I was 8 or 9, (1961 or 1962) I attended the old, one-room primary school in Blandford. We used to have hot school dinners delivered in a van every day. The school room was heated by a huge stove in the centre of the classroom, with a large chimney up and out of the roof. I lived a couple of bus stops from the school but I’ve no idea of the school’s exact location.
If anyone attended the ...see more
Hi, I'm hoping someone will know Park Place - I'm researching places that my grandmother may have been 'in service'. I've found a possible entry in the 1911 census that lists someone who could be her as a servant at Park Place, Blandford. Does anyone know of a large house that would fit the bill?
In the 1960s we used Blandford as our main shopping town, we lived in Child Okeford six miles away.
Hobbs were a good toy shop, Frisbys shoe shop, Cherrys outfitters were another must when shoppinG for clothes, indeed both Frisbys and Cherrys used to bring their vans round the villages every other week.
We used to catch a Hants and Dorset bus from Steepleton Corner to visit one of the two Cinemas, and after ...see more
Over the few years I lived in Blandford, John and I would take his parents for a drink at the Crown Hotel, lovely relaxing evenings, great atmosphere, good company, what more could you ask for.
On my first Christmas in Blandford, the hospital held its Christmas dinner at the Crown Hotel, food and service were faultless and it was a great evening.
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