Places to see in ( Blandford Forum - UK )
Places to see in ( Blandford Forum - UK )
Blandford Forum, commonly Blandford, is a market town in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about 24 km northwest of Poole. It is the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District Council.
Blandford is notable for its Georgian architecture, the result of rebuilding after the majority of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1731. The rebuilding work was assisted by an Act of Parliament and a donation by George II, and the rebuilt town centre—to designs by local architects John and William Bastard—has survived to the present day largely intact.
Blandford Camp, a military base, is sited on the hills two miles to the north east of the town. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the communications wing of the British Army, and the site of the Royal Signals Museum.
Blandford is situated between Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs, to the south east of the Blackmore Vale, 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Poole and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Salisbury. It is sited in the valley of the River Stour, mostly on rising ground northeast of the river, but with some development south of the river at Blandford St Mary.
ost of the buildings in Blandford's centre are Georgian, due to the rebuilding after the 1731 fire and the absence of subsequent change. Pevsner stated that hardly any other town in England can be compared with it. A 1970 report by Donald Insall Associates described Blandford as the most complete and cohesive surviving example of a Georgian country town in England, with the Market Place area in particular given the status of An Area of National Importance and described as a brilliant master piece . Buildings that have received Grade I listing by English Heritage are the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, the town hall and corn exchange, The Old House, Coupar House, Pump House, and several buildings in Market Place: numbers 18, 20 and 26, and the old Greyhound Inn. All the listed structures in Market Place, including the church and another seventeen buildings with either Grade II or Grade II* status, form a group, together with several listed properties in West Street and East Street.
Coupar House, dated around 1750, is the largest private house in Blandford that dates from the post-fire period. It has a richly decorated interior with a notable staircase, and is unique among the town's private dwellings for having Portland stone dressings to its brick façade, though the design of this frontage has been described as curiously amateurish with little attention ... paid to rules of proportion.
Blandford lies at the junction of the A350 and A354 main roads but is skirted by an eastern bypass. The main road running through the town is the B3082, connecting Blandford Forum to Wimborne Minster. Buses run from the town to locations including Poole, Bournemouth, Salisbury and Shaftesbury with the primary operator being Wilts & Dorset. Blandford is 15 miles (24 km) from Bournemouth Airport.
Blandford is 15 miles (24 km) from Poole railway station. From 1860 to 1964, Blandford Forum was a stop on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, which ran from Bath to Bournemouth, until the line closed to passengers in 1966. Located between Templecombe and Broadstone, the railway was still open until the closure of the Blandford's goods yard in 1969, after which the track was lifted. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann.
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Medieval carvings etched into Knights Templar cave
The ancient cave in Royston was used by the same religious order that fought in the Crusades
Carvings appear to show pictures of four patron saints as well as scenes with John the Baptist
And an ancient Templar symbol etched into the cave walls reveals two knights riding a horse
Cave was first discovered by accident in 1742 by workmen who found a shaft down into a dark cavern
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Knights Templar : Temple Manor.
Strood, Kent. Temple Manor once used by the Knights Templar.
Although once surrounded by farmland, this ancient manor house now stands amidst an industrial estate. Nevertheless, a leafy garden provides a fitting setting for the property, and visitors willing to brave the built-up surroundings are more than rewarded with a fine medieval building - which also includes fascinating traces of wall paintings in the first floor hall.
Built around 1240 by the Knights Templar, the manor was designed to provide suitable lodging for dignitaries travelling between Dover and London. In the years that followed however, the building not only changed functions but on many occasions also hands, eventually falling into disuse and disrepair.
Thankfully though, following the end of the Second World War the site was sympathetically restored by the Ministry of Works, and now stands as an interesting reminder of the military and religious order that established it during the time of the Crusades.
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Urban Gauntlet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Undaunted Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mainline Steam in The West Country 2008
This video contains footage shot in 2008 and from West Country locations of, Templecombe, Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Castle Cary. Locomotives featured are 6024 King Edward 1, 34067 Tangmere and 60019 Bitton. All the videos were shot on a Sony camcorder (not in HD).
Rare Chiltern Railways 67012 A Shropshire Lad Rattles Through Templecombe With A NR Test Train
Rare Chiltern Railways 67012 A Shropshire Lad Rattles Through Templecombe With A NR Test Train. The Skip was working the 170Q 0448 ex Old Oak Common H.S.T.D to Salisbury and Exeter and was caught on its return to Salisbury where it arrived 87 minutes late!!!!
London Underground MailRail
The Post Office Railway, known as Mail Rail since 1987, is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge, underground railway in London that was built by the Post Office with assistance from the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, to move mail between sorting offices. It operated from 1927 until 2003. A museum within the former railway was opened in September 2017.
37s last day on Bristol to Weymouth service
Filmed south of Bathampton
[HQ] London Bridge To Hastings Via Tunbridge Wells
Hey, Friends, Youtubers, Spotters, And Rail Fans. Today Efilms And The Films Team Bring You a special. A trip from London Bride To Hastings, passing various stations. First Up, A Big Thank You To e7films, Emma My Girlfriend For Taking Me To Hastings, And Showing Me Around! Was An Excellent Day Ems! Thanks A Lot.
This is Basically Bits And Bobs Taken From The Trip Down To Hastings. The Journey Was A Semi Fast Service.
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West Somerset Railway 'SPRING STEAM GALA' (S&D Closure 50th Anniversary) - 2016
In 1996, the West Somerset Railway held their first major Steam Gala which celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the closure of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway on March 6th 1966. In 2006 they held a bigger event for the 40th Anniversary, and now in 2016, they held the gala for the 50th Anniversary of the closure.
This was a two weekend event covering March 5th & 6th and then from the 9th through to the 13th. There were eight locomotives working the services whilst two little Industrial Locos performed additional duties at Minehead and Washford. The stations were also renamed after ones along the S&D route.
The locomotives featured were...
- SR rebuilt 'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 No.34053 Sir Keith Park (running as 'West Country'-class 4-6-2 No.34098 Templecombe and visiting from the Severn Valley Railway)
- SR 'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 No.34070 Manston (visiting from the Swanage Railway)
- LMSR 4F-class 0-6-0 No.44422 (fresh from overhaul and starting a 25-year loan to the WSR)
- LMSR 8F-class 2-8-0 No.48624 (visiting from the Great Central Railway and replacement for the unavailable 'Black 5'-class 4-6-0 Nos.45379 & 44871.
- SDJR 7F-class 2-8-0 No.53808 (fresh from overhaul)
- SDJR 7F-class 2-8-0 No.53809 (fresh from overhaul and visiting from the Midland Railway - Butterley)
- BR 'Standard 4'-class 2-6-4T No.80072 (running as No.80043 and visiting from the Llangollen Railway
- BR 9F-class 2-10-0 No.92214 (visiting from the Great Central Railway)
- 'Andrew-Barclay' 0-4-0ST W/No.1219 (giving shunting demonstrations at Washford)
- 'Peckett' 0-4-0ST W/No.1788 Kilmersdon (running shuttles at Minehead)
Shots and locations featured are as follows...
- 1219: Washford Yard x2
- 1788 Kilmersdon: Minehead x2
- 34098+44422: Blue Anchor
- 34098: Williton, Doniford Halt, Kentsford and Dunster x2
- 34070: Crowcombe Heathfield, Washford Playing Fields, Splash Point and Dunster
- 44422: Dunster x2, Washford and Blue Anchor Beach x2
- 44422+34070: Washford and Williton
- 44422+53809: Washford
- 48624+34098: Roebuck Gate
- 48624: Crowcombe Heathfield, Washford, Minehead, Blue Anchor Beach, Bye Farm, Watchet, Washford Playing Fields and Nornvis
- 53808+34070: Dunster Marsh and Nornvis
- 53808: Stogumber, Crowcombe Heathfield, Bye Farm, Minehead, Washford, Splash Point and Williton
- 53809+53808: Crowcombe Heathfield
- 53809+34070: Washford
- 53809: Minehead, Williton and Cleeve Hill
- 53809+48624: Williton
- 80043: Stogumber, Crowcombe Heathfield, Minehead, Kentsford, Williton and Dunster
- 92214: Dunster x2, Minehead x2, Blue Anchor Beach, Nornvis and Splash Point
Filmed from Thursday 10th - Sunday 13th March.