Dorsetshire Collection

Parham Mill, Gillingham Mill at Gillingham, Dorset Gillingham Mill, Dorset A Mill in Gillingham, in Dorsetshire, John Constable, 1776-1837, British

1840s Victorian Map of Dorset

Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers Cottage
Interior view of a peasants cottage in Dorset in 1846, accompanying an article reporting on the poverty and squalor of some villages in the county

HMS Dorsetshire, British heavy cruiser
HMS Dorsetshire (40), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930

Bournemouth Winter Gardens interior (postcard)
3793842 Bournemouth Winter Gardens interior (postcard); (add.info.: Bournemouth Winter Gardens, interior - Built in 1875. Performance centre.); Lebrecht History

Corfe (w/c on paper)
NGW388599 Corfe (w/c on paper) by Rich, Alfred William (1856-1921); 28.5x38 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Old County Map of Dorsetshire 1611 by John Speed
A facimile of John Speeds historical map of Dorsetshire originally published for the " Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain", an atlas to accompany " a history of Great Britain"

Dorset Historical John Speed 1610 Map
A reproduction of John Speeds historical map of the county of Dorset. Originally published as part of his atlas called The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain in 1610

Windmill Hill, Dorsetshire
A landscape etching of Windmill Hill, in Dorsetshire, England. Date: 1877

Creech Barrow, Dorset, 1910 (oil on canvas)
1772679 Creech Barrow, Dorset, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Cheston, Evelyn (1875-1929); 84x111 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Willows, Fishpond, Dorset, 1915 (oil on panel)
6323308 Willows, Fishpond, Dorset, 1915 (oil on panel) by Pissarro, Lucien (1863-1944); 34.8x45.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; Manchester Art Gallery; Presented By The National Art Collections Fund

South Street, Port-Bredy, 1925 (oil on linen)
2960419 South Street, Port-Bredy, 1925 (oil on linen) by Dawson, Mary Elizabeth (1867-1942); 33x26 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, the pier approach seen here in the 19th century
7269205 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, the pier approach seen here in the 19th century. by Newnes, George (1851-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bournemouth, Dorset, England)

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, seen here from the West Cliff in the 19th century
7269212 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, seen here from the West Cliff in the 19th century. by Newnes, George (1851-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bournemouth, Dorset, England)

Denmark Hill, 1800-52 (Watercolour)
7261616 Denmark Hill, 1800-52 (Watercolour) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852); 20.8x27.1 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Denmark Hill, Southwark, London)

Terra-Cotta Works, Parkstone (engraving)
7161793 Terra-Cotta Works, Parkstone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terra-Cotta Works, Parkstone)

Athelhampton, Dorsetshire (b / w photo)
7178872 Athelhampton, Dorsetshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athelhampton, Dorsetshire)

Weymouth Bay with a Distant View of the Harbour and Portland Bill, 1788 (oil on canvas)
6431697 Weymouth Bay with a Distant View of the Harbour and Portland Bill, 1788 (oil on canvas) by Morland, George (1763-1804); Private Collection

External Doors (litho)
7152149 External Doors (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: External Doors. Illustration for The Domestic Architecture of England during the Tudor Period by)

The Rival Mount-o -Bankes; or, The Dorsetshire Juggler, satire depicting Whig Prime Minster Earl Grey campaigning in
7148293 The Rival Mount-o -Bankes; or, The Dorsetshire Juggler, satire depicting Whig Prime Minster Earl Grey campaigning in support of the First Reform Bill, 1831 (engraving) by Doyle

Compton House, Dorsetshire (b / w photo)
7178826 Compton House, Dorsetshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compton House, Dorsetshire)

Legend of St Catherines Church where spinster women come to pray for matrimony, Dorset, England (colour litho)
7200526 Legend of St Catherines Church where spinster women come to pray for matrimony, Dorset, England (colour litho) by English School

School report of a pupil of Dorchester Grammar School, Dorset, 1925 (litho)
7148283 School report of a pupil of Dorchester Grammar School, Dorset, 1925 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shaftesbury, formerly Thanet, House, Aldersgate Street (litho)
7155915 Shaftesbury, formerly Thanet, House, Aldersgate Street (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaftesbury, formerly Thanet, House, Aldersgate Street)

Wrought Ironwork, Door Fittings (litho)
7152154 Wrought Ironwork, Door Fittings (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrought Ironwork, Door Fittings)

Internal Doors (litho)
7152144 Internal Doors (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Internal Doors. Illustration for The Domestic Architecture of England during the Tudor Period by)

Stone Chimney Stacks from Various Sources; Brick Chimney Stacks (litho)
7152059 Stone Chimney Stacks from Various Sources; Brick Chimney Stacks (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The South View of Corfe Castle, in the County of Dorset (engraving)
7170273 The South View of Corfe Castle, in the County of Dorset (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The South View of Corfe Castle, in the County of Dorset)

The Vicars House, at Portland, in Dorsetshire (engraving)
7170244 The Vicars House, at Portland, in Dorsetshire (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vicars House, at Portland, in Dorsetshire)

Royal Atlas, c 1900: Bournemouth; The Solent and Spithead (colour litho)
7198204 Royal Atlas, c 1900: Bournemouth; The Solent and Spithead (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bournemouth; The Solent and Spithead)

Stables for a House at Coombe, near Shaftesbury (engraving)
7164088 Stables for a House at Coombe, near Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stables for a House at Coombe, near Shaftesbury)

Sherborne Church, Dorsetshire; Romsey Abbey Church, Hampshire (engraving)
7182245 Sherborne Church, Dorsetshire; Romsey Abbey Church, Hampshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sherborne Church)

Medieval seals bearing images of ships, 13th-14th Century (engraving)
7185738 Medieval seals bearing images of ships, 13th-14th Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval seals bearing images of ships)

Sherborne Lodge, Dorset (aquatint)
7193583 Sherborne Lodge, Dorset (aquatint) by Hulme, Frederick William (1816-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sherborne Lodge, Dorset)

American Trade-Marks and Devices: Stetson Shoe Co, Inc, Weymouth, Massachusetts (litho)
7198268 American Trade-Marks and Devices: Stetson Shoe Co, Inc, Weymouth, Massachusetts (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stetson Shoe Co, Inc, Weymouth)

Handforth Hall, Dorsetshire (b / w photo)
7178870 Handforth Hall, Dorsetshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handforth Hall, Dorsetshire)

Examples of Oak Panelling from Various Sources (litho)
7152089 Examples of Oak Panelling from Various Sources (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examples of Oak Panelling from Various Sources)

St Candida, Whitechurch Canonicorum, Dorsetshire (engraving)
7164031 St Candida, Whitechurch Canonicorum, Dorsetshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Candida, Whitechurch Canonicorum, Dorsetshire)

Sherborne Castle, Dorsetshire (b / w photo)
1100388 Sherborne Castle, Dorsetshire (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sherborne Castle, Dorsetshire)

The Peasantry of Dorsetshire (engraving)
1617313 The Peasantry of Dorsetshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peasantry of Dorsetshire)

The Peasantry of Dorsetshire (engraving)
1617312 The Peasantry of Dorsetshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peasantry of Dorsetshire)

Lulworth Castle (b / w photo)
5209208 Lulworth Castle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lulworth Castle)

Portrait of Sir Gerard Napier, 6th Bt. (1739-1765), three-quarter-length
824253 Portrait of Sir Gerard Napier, 6th Bt. (1739-1765), three-quarter-length, in the Uniform of the Dorsetshire Militia, in a Landscape, 1762 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds

The Down House
LLM457759 The Down House by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Down House. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Volunteer Review, Maiden Castle, Dorsetshire (engraving)
2773197 Volunteer Review, Maiden Castle, Dorsetshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volunteer Review, Maiden Castle, Dorsetshire)

Canford Manor, Dorsetshire, the Seat of Lord Wimborne, visited by the Prince of Wales (engraving)
1626704 Canford Manor, Dorsetshire, the Seat of Lord Wimborne, visited by the Prince of Wales (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sherborne Minster, Dorsetshire (b / w photo)
1100314 Sherborne Minster, Dorsetshire (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sherborne Minster, Dorsetshire)

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"Dorsetshire: A Tapestry of History, Nature, and Art" Step into the enchanting world of Dorsetshire, a captivating region that seamlessly weaves together rich history, picturesque landscapes, and artistic treasures. From the iconic Parham Mill to the charming Gillingham Mill at Gillingham, Dorset, this place is a haven for those seeking tranquility amidst nature's beauty. Immerse yourself in the rustic charm of an interior cottage in Dorsetshire. Feel the warmth emanating from its walls as you transport yourself back in time to witness the simple yet profound lives led by laborers within these humble abodes. The mention of HMS Dorsetshire evokes images of bravery and resilience. This British heavy cruiser stood tall during tumultuous times like curtains of rain, sleet, and snow on May 22nd, 1941. Its heroic presence alongside Bismarck symbolizes strength against adversity. Travel through time with a Victorian map from the 1840s that unveils Dorset's hidden gems. Windmill Hill stands proudly as a testament to both architectural prowess and historical significance while Creech Barrow beckons with its scenic allure captured beautifully on canvas in 1910. Artistic masterpieces come alive on panel or linen depicting Willows at Fishpond or South Street in Port-Bredy during different eras. These paintings offer glimpses into life's vibrant tapestry woven across generations. Delve deeper into history with John Speed's Old County Map from 1611—each stroke telling tales untold until now. Witness Corfe Castle's dark past where Edward the Martyr met his tragic end at the hands of his stepmother Aelfthryth—a haunting engraving etched forever in our collective memory. As we stroll along Bournemouth Pier Approach captured elegantly by photographers centuries ago—we are transported back to an era when this coastal town thrived with its own unique charm.