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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.

Among the more imposing buildings away from the camera are the premises of the Wimborne Club and, on the opposite side of the street, the Wimborne Conservative Club.

Here we have a long view down a broad Wimborne street, with the towers of the Minster in the distance.

Here we see the south side of Wimborne's square at a time when the bank was called the Midland. This, with the nearby Minster, was the heart of the town.

Here we see the south side of Wimborne’s square at a time when the bank was called the Midland. This, with the nearby Minster, was the heart of the town.

Historians believe that the Stour was a major attraction to the Romans when the future Emperor Vespasian chose Wimborne as the site for his base camp for the conquest of south-west England in AD45.

Above a great double avenue of beech trees, which line the road from Wimborne, lies the huge hillfort of Badbury.

The visitor to Wimborne today will find it hard to imagine the streets being as empty as this, with pedestrians and cyclists dominating the scene.

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.

Wimborne Minster dominates the winding streets of the medieval town to which it gives its name.

The splendid Minster dominates the town of Wimborne, though there are many other buildings worth seeking out.

Wimborne had a reputation, still not altogether resolved, of being a traffic bottleneck in the 20th century.

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.

Astonishingly, the Dorset topographer Sir Frederick Treves described Wimborne as a 'characterless place... successfully mediocre'.

His son Ivor, who in 1880 was made Lord Wimborne, welcomed many visitors, including the Prince of Wales (Edward VII), Lady Wimborne's nephew Winston Churchill, and the poet Rupert Brooke.

His son Ivor, who in 1880 was made Lord Wimborne, welcomed many visitors, including the Prince of Wales (Edward VII), Lady Wimborne's nephew Winston Churchill, and the poet Rupert Brooke.

When Henry VIII's topographer John Leland travelled from Poole to Wimborne in 1542, he noted passing over a bridge with '12 good arches'.

A war memorial at Colehill, which is situated just above the River Allen and not far from Wimborne.

Wimborne was for centuries an important agricultural and commercial centre.

A tablet inside the minster names 164 Wimborne men who lost their lives during the Great War.

Thomas Hardy lived in Wimborne for a short period during his first marriage. The town features slightly in his novel 'Two on a Tower', which was written at that time.

At the time this photograph was taken, it was the home of the Guest family, the Lords Wimborne. In 1923 it became a public school for boys.

The two squat towers of the Minster dominate Wimborne. In the choir of this lovely building is the reputed tomb of the Saxon King Ethelred I.

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.