The photographs illustrate shops, schools, garages, churches, houses and street scenes, each photograph is captioned and the book has an introduction which gives a brief overview of the history of the area.
As you browse through the photographs, you will notice the increase in the number of vehicles on the road, shops that once sold new goods are now estate agents or charity shops. Green fields have been transformed into industrial estates, houses or ring roads.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roger Guttridge was brought up in the Sturminster Newton area and went to Blandford Grammar School.
He is a former chief reporter and deputy news editor of the Bournemouth Daily Echo. He is also the author of a dozen published books and the editor of several others. Two of these are about smuggling - Dorset Smugglers, first published in 1983, and Smugglers' Trails, published in 1997.
| Publication: |
October 2010 |
Extent: |
96 pages |
| Availability: |
In stock |
Images Sepia:* |
90 |
| Format: |
235 x 165 mm |
Images Colour:* |
90 |
| Binding: |
Paperback |
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* approximately |
