Alderholt
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Alderholt books (24 available)
Dorchester Town Walk Guide
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Bournemouth Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 8 photos on Alderholt appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Alderholt
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Alderholt and Hampshire
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Cranborne 1938
I was living at Cranborne where my father was the police sergeant. At the time of a crisis, members of the government came to stay with Lord Cranborne at the manor.
The matter of security arose and it was decided a policeman should be on duty at all times as he would notice any strangers. Around the same period the massive German air ship flew over at a few 1000 feet. The Hindenberg; the largest thing I have ever seen in the sky.
A memory of Cranborne contributed by painter robert
Cranborne in the early sixties
I lived in Cranborne for two years from November 1963. My father owned the shops at the far end of the terrace in this picture and the building immediately facing, although it was derelict at that time. My sister and I were enrolled in the local secondary school that had opened two months earlier.
A memory of Cranborne contributed by Gillian Graystone
Coombes of Church Farm
I believe my Great Grandparents Annie and Maurice (Frank) Coombes lived and farmed at Church Farm during the 1920s. My father Thomas (Aubrey) Coombes used to spend most of his school holidays there as a boy. This was a very happy time in his life. Long summers helping his grandfather and being spoilt by grandmother Annie.
When they gave up the farm, they moved a few doors down into The White House. Both are buried in the churchyard along with one of their sons who died as an infant.
Annie lived all her life in Sixpenny Handley where she was born, leaving only once to visit Salisbury for a day out!!
I am researching my family history, ...read more here
A memory of Sixpenny Handley contributed by Hilary Coombes
Hurn
Hi, my name is Mark Adams, I also went to Hurn School with Ben, Paul Sheil, Paul Belviour and Richard Beerdragger. I went up to the school also and was disapointment to find that it had been turned into appartments. This is where I had the best of my school years. Do you remember the headmaster's name, Mr Morris and some of the teachers' names like Mr Watson, Mr Hurley and Mr Fraizer the maths teacher. Plase reply.
A memory of Hurn contributed by Mark Adams
Extracts From Alderholt & Hampshire books
The village school is an integral part of a rural community, allowing children to be educated close to home. Older youngsters often have to go further afield to complete their education.
An extract from from"New Forest Photographic Memories".
On the border between Dorset and Hampshire, Alderholt lies on the edge of the great medieval hunting ground of Cranborne Chase. In early hunting parlance a forest was a hunting ground in the exclusive possession of the monarch; a chase was the preserve of minor royalty, the nobility or a gentleman.
An extract from from"New Forest Photographic Memories".
An older chapel at Alderholt fell into ruin during the reign of Charles II. The original was used by huntsmen to bless their expeditions into the wilderness of Cranborne Chase. The replacement gives an idea of how the earlier chapel might have looked.
An extract from from"New Forest Photographic Memories".
Alderholt is a pleasant place to visit, surrounded as it is by the woods and heaths of the old hunting ground of Cranborne Chase. An ancient chapel once stood here, used by huntsman in Stuart times. This ‘Ebenezer’ chapel is a more recent replacement.
An extract from from"Dorset Living Memories".
Alderholt’s mill was probably established in medieval times, though the present building is a hotchpotch of later architectural styles. During the latter half of the 20th century the mill was restored and opened to visitors as a craft centre and art gallery.
An extract from from"Dorset Living Memories".