Wimborne, Minster, Font 1908
Photo ref:
60629
Photo ref:
60629
More about this scene
The font's octagonal basin is probably late 12th-century, but its original decoration of semi-precious stones was stripped off in the Puritan times of the 17th century. It is supported by eight shafts of Purbeck marble. The carved, cone-shaped wooden lid seen here was a Victorian addition, and is now in storage.
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A Selection of Memories from Wimborne Minster
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 Wimborne Minster
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I can remember when this was the main A31! Yes it is very difficult to imagine now that all the traffic from East to West came along this road as well as the traffic from West to East, that is both ways! Yes ALL the traffic as there was no by-pass in those days!! When the volume of vehicles increased, because the road was very narrow, the first shop on the right, after what was Rodways garage, was demolished. This was in the 1960's.
Pauline Stevens.
Does anyone have a picture of the front door with the sign on? Needed for the replica at Wimborne Model Town
As a child growing up in Bath, I remember walking across this bridge with my parents and being taken into the shop to meet my uncle Harry Langer who made us very welcome. I remember the smell of leather and the interesting goods for sale. His son Brian Langer, now living in Basingstoke, still keeps in touch with my 93 year old mother and we exchange Christmas cards.
In 1938 my mother walked this street with me and my brothers and sisters every week, to and from Cowgrove to visit my Grandmother, who lived in a row of cottages around the corner (coming from the Minster) which I believe was Poole Road. If my memory serves me, there were cottages running at right angles to the road, with a path between the cottages and the toilet, which consisted of a door, ...see more
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