DESERTED VILLAGE

"Tyneham Village in Dorset has been deserted for over 60 years, since the second world war. Before that it was an idyllic countryside village...All this changed just before the Christmas of 1943 when the villagers were told they must leave temporarily,however they have not been allowed to return to this day and the village of Tyneham has remained as if frozen in time for the last 60 years." See: dorsettouristinformation.co.uk/tyneham-village

When I was young all public call boxes had this equipment. You inserted the coins, dialled the number, and if you were connected, you pressed button A. If not, you pressed button B, and your coins were refunded. Tyneham, Dorset

Tyneham was evacuated in 1943 to become part of a military training area.

One sign forbids drinking, the other encourages. Tyneham Village, Dorset.

Tyneham, Dorset.

Only the dead inhabit the deserted village of Tyneham in Dorset