Glimpse history through old images of Dorset, England.
Bournemouth
Closeup of the right and side of an old photo of Bournemouth from the sea, which shows the wheeled bathing tents on the beachCloseup of the left hand side of an old photo of Bournemouth from the sea Old illustration of the Imperial Hotel, Bournemouth, published in 1894Old illustration of Stewart’s Hotel, Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, published in 1886Old book illustration of Bournemouth from the pier, published in 1893Old photo of recouperating Indian Soliders in a charabac at the gates of the Mont Dore Hospital in Bournemouth. During peacetime, the Mont Dore Hotel was one of the most exclusive hotels in the area.Old cigarette card photo of the Zig Zag walk at Bournemouth Old cigarette card photo of the view of Bournemouth Old cigarette card photo of the promenade at Bournemouth Old cigarette card photo of the beach at Bournemouth Closeup of an old photo taken at the East Cliff at Bournemouth, Dorset Closeup of the right hand side of an old photo of the entrance to the harbour at Bournemouth, Dorset Closeup of the left hand side of an old photo of the entrance to the harbour at Bournemouth, Dorset Old photo of the entrance to the harbour at Bournemouth, Dorset Old photo taken at the East Cliff at Bournemouth, DorsetOld photo taken at the West Cliffe of Bournemouth, DorsetOld photo of the gardens at Bournemouth, Dorset Closeup of an old photo postcard of Central Station, BournemouthCloseup of the right hand side of an old photo postcard of Central Station, BournemouthOld colour postcard of Central Station, Bournemouth Old photo postcard of the 1913 cricket weekend at Bournemouth, DorsetOld photo postcard of Springbourne Public Library, BournemouthOld photo of Invalids’ Walk, Bournemouth, taken by 1905Old photo of Bournemouth from the sea, taken by 1905Old photo of Bournemouth from the gardens, Dorset Old photo postcard of Central Station, Bournemouth Old photo postcard of The Invalids’ Walk, BournemouthCloseup of the right hand side of an old photo postcard of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth Closeup of the left hand side of an old photo postcard of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth Old photo postcard of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth Old picture postcard of The Lodge at Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Vintage postcard of Parkwood Road in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England, circa 1913. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Vintage postcard of Church Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Vintage postcard of Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, taken during the Bournemouth Centenary Fetes. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Vintage postcard of traction engines owned by JC Nutt, contractors based in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo postcard of Ashley Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.An old photo of Mont Dore Hospital, Bournemouth, taken during World War I when the exclusive Mont Dore Hotel was operating as a military hospital for the care of injured Indian soldiers.Old photo of The Gardens at Bournemouth, taken by 1905 1905
Old photo postcard of High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo of Dorchester, in Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of South Walk, Dorchester, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of High Street West, Dorchester, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of Borough Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.
Vintage postcard of the 1st Tee at Ferndown Golf Course, Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Highcliffe-on-Sea
Vintage postcard showing an aerial photo of Lymington Road and Sea Corner at Highcliffe-on-Sea, Dorset, England . Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo postcard of the beach at Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Langton Herring
Vintage postcard of the Coastguard Station at Langton Herring, Dorset, England, circa 1906. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Lulworth
Old photo postcard of the 6th Hampshire Regiment at Lulworth Military Camp, Dorset, England, circa 1911. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Lyme Regis
Vintage postcard of Broad Street in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, circa 1910. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Overcombe
Old photo postcard of the cafe and petrol station at Overcombe in Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Pimperne
Vintage postcard of Pimperne in Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Poole
Vintage postcard of an aerial shot of Poole Station and Tram Terminus, Poole, Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo postcard of Poole Harbour from the air . Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old cigarette card showing a photo of Poole Harbour in Dorset, England. Image: George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library.
Vintage postcard of the Winterstoke Gardens in Ramsgate, Kent, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Rodwell
Vintage postcard of the last day of the Portland Special train travelling through the Rodwell tunnel in Dorset, England, in 1965. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Swanage
Old photo of Tilly Whim Caves in Swanage, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the Globe at Swanage, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the beach at Swanage in Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the bay at Swanage, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of a view of the beach at Swanage in Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the view of Swanage in Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Vintage postcard of the High Street in Swanage, Dorset, England, circa 1908. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo postcard of Swanage, in Dorset, England, taken from the pier circa 1907. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Vintage postcard of a house in Swanage, Dorset, England, circa 1914. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo postcard of the beach at Swanage, Dorset, England, circa 1913. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.
Old photo of the beach at Weymouth, with Nothe Fort beyond, in Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the view of Weymouth from Nothe Fort in Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo of the Jubilee Clock Tower at Weymouth, Dorset, England, in the 1890s. Image: Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress.Old photo postcard of Brunswick Terrace in Weymouth, Dorset. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old photo postcard of the Empire Day celebrations at Weymouth in Dorset, England. Image: Mark Crombie/Flikr.Old cigarette card with a photo of Weymouth Harbour in Dorset, England. Image: George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library.
