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Swanage C 1869. Brook Farm Dairy is
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| Station Rd - 1895. On the far left is St Mary's Church Tower, then the Rectory, Panton's Brewery and the Railway Station on the right. In 1899, the Brewery was demolished, the brook covered over and Eldon Terrace and Station Rd appeared as it is today. Original photo owned by Frank Tomes |
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 Oil painting of Swanage Church and Brewery by Job Hardy 1912 |
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| This was Station Road
Swanage before the Station came. The Rick is on the Recreation Ground
which was then Brook Farm. The house with the white apex was Brook Farm
Dairy which stood on the south east corner of What became Mermond Place.
Mr Powell the photographer had a shop on the piece of ground on the
right, later it was Fortes Cafe then “K”s, now a days Harry Ramsden.
Opposite you can see the bridge leading to Bridge House around where
Boots the Chemist now stands. House to the right of Brook Farm Dairy was
Captain Jim Smiths, his sons became drapers, fishmonger and
undertakers in the town and the house to the right of that was known as
the Smugglers Cottage! |
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| Station Road c1905 - with what became
Harry Smiths Fish Shop on the left [see photo below] and the Mowlem
partially hidden behind the tree. A wall and pavement hides the stream
on the right. Jean Smith |
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| Mr Powell’s shop photo would have
been taken between 1907-14 as the south side of the road over the stream
had been built on, you can pick out shop signs. Jean Smith |
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Wesleyan Church, Swanage |
The Old Prison, Swanage - C 1907 |
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| The ox roast to celebrate the 1910 Coronation
of King George V on the site where Mr Powell had his photography shop
built. Jean Smith |
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High St, Swanage - C 1910 |
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Swanage High St - C 1911 |
 Swanage - C 1920 |
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