Where the Road Parts.

Blandford Forum.

06 Oct 2017

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290 visits

Where the Road Parts.

Blandford Forum, Dorset.

06 Oct 2017

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20 comments

325 visits

Town Hall & Corn Exchange.

BLANDFORD FORUM, commonly Blandford, is a market town in Dorset, sited by the River Stour. 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 King George II, and the rebuilt town centre—to designs by local architects John and William Bastard—has survived to the present day largely intact

06 Oct 2017

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Blandford Forum ~ St Peter & St Paul Church

In 1731 a devastating fire swept through the Dorset town of Blandford Forum and destroyed most of the town's historic centre. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed was the medieval parish church of St Peter and St Paul. The architects John and William Bastard designed a new church in Georgian style, and also designed most of the buildings in the town centre. The new church was completed by 1739 on the side of an enlarged market place. 1 PiP.

06 Oct 2017

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River Stour ~ Blandford Forum

06 Oct 2017

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26 comments

315 visits

Eat, Drink and be Scary!

In The Greyound pub ~ Blandford Forum.

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06 Oct 2017

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24 comments

345 visits

Along the River Stour

Blandford Forum, Dorset.

06 Oct 2017

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26 comments

334 visits

Bridge over the River Stour.

Suspension footbridge. With PiP.

25 Oct 2018

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78 comments

597 visits

HFF....with an interesting blue plaque.

" Eastway House, builft c1735 by John Ayliffe, infamous local estate agent, fraudster & forger."

07 Jul 2022

43 favorites

90 comments

220 visits

Hopeful-FF from Blandford Forum

HFF ~ Blandford Forum is located on the banks of the River Stour in Dorset. Which explains why its name comes from Blaen-y-ford meaning 'the place near the ford'.