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Welcome to Wimborne Minster Welcome to this 2011 Edition of the Wimborne Minster Town Guide produced by Wimborne Minster & District Chamber of Trade, a voluntary organisation supported and run by traders. One of our main aims is to provide a friendly, supportive and effective service to all visitors to our town. The Chamber of Trade has been involved with numerous projects over the years, including the Christmas lights, the free Christmas shows for the children held in the Allendale Centre, as well as supporting the Christmas Parade in aid of “Save the Children”. “The Spirit of Wimborne” mural will be back on display from late April to the end of July along the side wall of the Priest’s House Museum & Garden and will be seen from Crown Mead. This will draw attention to the archaeological dig that is taking place in the garden before building starts on their new Open Learning Centre. The mural will then be on view at The Model Town in King Street. We hope you find the Guide a useful source of information and that you enjoy your visit to our market town. Our web site www.wimborne-minster.co.uk contains a wealth of information. Diann March Chairman, Wimborne Minster & District Chamber of Trade

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David G Phelps, Secretary, Tel: 01202 841644 or davidphelps33@yahoo.co.uk With thanks to contributors Christine Oliver, Veronica Mills, Phil Colwill and Roger Holman.

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A Brief History of the Town of Wimborne Minster Archaeological evidence suggests that this part of Dorset has been home to people since prehistoric times. Situated between the rivers Stour and Allen each generation has left its mark and today Wimborne Minster still has something to offer visitors of all ages. History crowds in on visitors and residents alike. In the first century Roman soldiers settled here and later (in AD705) Cuthburga, sister of King Ina, built a Benedictine nunnery which at one time housed 500 nuns. The nunnery was destroyed by the Danes in 1013 and never rebuilt. Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, granddaughter of John of Gaunt and mother of Henry VII, founded a School “to teach grammar to all comers” in 1497. In 1562 Queen Elizabeth I re-endowed the School. Today’s School still bears the name Queen Elizabeth’s. St.Margaret’s Almshouses are on the site of a mediaeval leper hospital. In the centre of the town the Cornmarket was the original market place where the stocks (now in the museum) were in constant use. Isaac Gulliver, one of Dorset’s most successful smugglers, eventually became a respected resident living in a house in West Borough which still bears his name and on the north wall of the Minster is a tombstone to his memory. It is said that Charles Dickens saw the names of ‘Snodgrass’ on a small tablet in the Minster together with that of ‘Wardell’ in the baptistry and used these in ‘Pickwick Papers’. There are many beautiful and historic buildings around the town which is dominated by the twin towers of the Minster Church.

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“For more than thirteen hundred years the Minster has been a centre for pilgrimage, prayer and worship.” We’re here to “It is not a Museum although we have inherited some wonderful treasures from help you01202 882456 7 the past. It is a living centre for work, www.dibbens.co.uk Wimborne 01202 882456 worship and prayer.” www.dibbens.co.uk Wimborne A Minster signifies that the church was attached to a religious house. Before entering the Minster glance up at the west tower to see the famous Quarter Jack. Originally the figure was of a monk but in Napoleonic times “he” was changed to depict a brightly uniformed grenadier who still strikes the quarters every hour, day and night. The oldest part of the Minster is the massive 12th century central tower which was once crowned with a spire. This fell during a Service in 1600, miraculously without loss of life or injury. The rest of the building dates from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Among the many interesting, fascinating and historical treasures in the Minster are a small piece of tessellated pavement which is believed to be Roman, a Saxon chest, a remarkable early 14th century astronomical clock, a small 15th century brass tablet recording that King Ethelred (brother to Alfred the Great) was buried in the Minster 8 in 871 having died of wounds while fighting the Danes some 15 miles north of Wimborne,

Attractions Walford Mill Crafts Walford Mill Crafts, on the outskirts of Wimborne town, is a nationally acclaimed centre for contemporary crafts, which it promotes through exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops. A full calendar of events, on-site makers and Bistro complete a great day out for local residents, families and their visitors. The gallery shop features an excellent selection of handmade crafts and gifts. See www. walfordmillcrafts.co.uk for more details.

Wimborne Minster Chained Library The Chained Library of the Minster can be found by going through the Choir Vestry and ascending the spiral staircase of 26 steps. It was founded in 1686 by a bequest of the Reverend William Stone a former Presbyter the gift consists solely of ‘Fathers and Commentators’ of the early Christian Church. In 1695 Mr Roger Gillingham, the Treasurer of the Middle Temple, who had been born at Cowgrove died and left a collection of mainly secular works. These books were to extend the Library of his friend the Rev Stone and were intended not just for the use of the clergy but also for the ‘shopkeepers and better class of person of Wimborne’. He insisted that the books be chained as was usual for public libraries of that period and this makes it one of the earliest in the country. The collection now consists of around 400 books all leather bound and the majority still chained. The oldest book is the Regimen Animarum from 1343, only two other copies have survived and of the three it is believed this is the best. It is written on vellum with a quill pen with ink made from oak apples. The oldest printed book dates from 1495 and is the collected works of St. Anselm. Amongst the books will be found some of the earliest printings of the Gospels and Bibles in Hebrew, Greek and Latin. There are works recording Atlantis, Halley’s comet, where to find unicorns , how to catch elephants, and even how to choose a wife. There are books on other subjects such as etiquette, politics, gardening and wine making. In

the Beaufort Tomb, a mediaeval glass window reputed to have been made by Flemish craftsmen in the 15th century, the famous Chained Library, as well as ten fine bells housed in the west tower which today ring for 9.45 am Parish Eucharist and 6.30 pm Evensong on Sundays, Weddings, and special occasions, as well as during practice on Tuesday evenings. The Crypt Chapel is kept as a quiet place for daily prayers. If you are able to attend Evensong you will witness a custom from the past when the Verger walks up and down the aisles during the reading of the lessons with a long wand “in order to keep the congregation awake!” There is a shop just to the right of the entrance where a myriad of carefully chosen gifts and a beautifully illustrated and knowledgeable guidebook are on sale. Times of the Services can be found on the Notice Boards in the Porch.

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amongst the rare bindings can be found one made by Henry VIII’s binder. The Library is open most weekdays from 10.30 am - 12.30 pm and 2 - 4 pm, from Easter to the end of October (Details: 01202 884753).

Come and visit our Ice Cream Garden on Barford Farm Enjoy Award Winning Ice Cream in beautiful natural surroundings

The Priest’s House Museum and Garden

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. . . where a visit gives you three award‑winning attractions in one! The Priest’s House is one of Wimborne’s oldest buildings, located in the High Street. It is Grade II* listed and has many original features. The Museum tells the story of the people who have lived and worked here through the centuries. Displays include a series of period rooms ‑ Victorian Ironmonger’s and Stationer’s Shops, 17th Century Hall, Georgian Parlour and working Victorian Kitchen ‑ and hands‑on Childhood and Archaeology Galleries. The East Dorset Villages Gallery offers a glimpse into the fascinating history of local villages and their inhabitants. Hands‑on elements include a touchscreen computer giving access to many historic local photographs and a recreated Victorian Village Schoolroom. New exhibitions for 2011 include ‘A Hat for All Occasions’ (April to October), ‘The Three Faces of Time’ (April to June) and ‘The Three Rs - Schooldays in East Dorset’ (July to October). Our shop offers an unusual range of gifts and the tearoom sells homemade cakes. Group bookings are welcomed, with guided tours by arrangement. See p. 19.

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A Unique Family Business, established in Wimborne since 1976 We have been supplying natural organic foods in Dorset for 34 years. We stock an extensive range of organic products and deli style foods as well as our classic whole food range. Save money with home baking. Buy your store cupboard ingredients as recommended by TV chefs and your Granny! We still sell many of our foods loose so buy what you need and cut down on wastage. If you are on a gluten free, wheat free or dairy free diet come and visit our store talk to our friendly helpful staff. Try out some of our special Natural Skin, Hair & Body Products suitable for babies, children and the rest of the family. Made from Organic ingredients and free from many of the harmful substances found in high street brands.

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WIMBORNE Model Town & Gardens The superb 1/10th scale models of the town centre of historic Wimborne Minster, are an exact replica of how the town looked in the 1950s. The many shop windows show in minute detail the goods and services that were available in the post-war years – truly fascinating! The Model Town is surrounded by beautiful gardens, with many winding pathways to explore. There is plentiful seating, enabling you to relax and enjoy the unique scene laid out before you. You will find the improved unique interactive ‘00’ gauge model train layout amazing! And yes, it includes Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Wendy Street provides colourful playhouses for younger visitors to enjoy. Children spend hours happily playing while the grownups enjoy their Cream Teas nearby. Don’t miss our giant Connect4 game, giant outdoor chess game, and the Putting Green to be found in the Sunflower Garden. The traditional Tea Rooms serve hot and cold food & drink throughout the day. All sandwiches and salads are freshly made to order. You will find the Souvenir Gift Shop is packed full of interesting and unusual gift ideas for all occasions. With exciting special events held regularly throughout the season, there really is something for everyone to enjoy at the Model Town.

Open every day: 8th April - 30th Oct., 10am – 5pm. Admission prices: Adults £4.50, Senior Citizens £4.00 Children (under 16) £3.50. (Under 3’s are Free).

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With over 300 model buildings, an exact replica of the town centre of historic Wimborne Minster in 1950 has been created in exquisite detail.

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WIMBORNE in Bloom

displays in the flower towers and planters and provides most of the hanging baskets and window boxes around the centre of the Town.

. . . . now in its 19th year, having been founded in November 1992, is a completely independent voluntary body. Registered as a Charity in 2009 (No. 1130046), it is run by a small committee and two of its main aims and objectives are to beautify the ancient and historic town of Wimborne Minster and to try and ensure it is kept clean and tidy and free of litter and other unsightly mess and to encourage others to do likewise. The group manages the

The Committee organise a number of fundraising events throughout the year and in 2010 raised over £12,000. The two main events are the Annual Wine and Wisdom Fun Quiz Evening in March and a Gardens Open Day in June. Spring and Autumn newsletters give details of all our events. Small grants are also received from both the Town and District Councils and there is also support from local organisations, traders, garden centres, companies and individuals.

Re-Loved at Age Concern

After 23 years of trading as a Charity Shop at Number Nine East Street, Age Concern Wimborne now has another shop three doors along at Number Six. ReLoved, the trading name of Age Concern Wimborne, is selling furniture ceramics and glassware moving charity shopping into a new dimension in Wimborne. The net profit from both shops is all used locally and goes towards running the Dorothy Hibberd Day Care Centre at Colehill, the Information Centre situated in Number Six East Street and the Age Concern Ambulance/Mini bus. Donations of good quality furniture and household effects are always needed and we are able to arrange house clearance if necessary. Volunteers are always required to cover the shops, just three hours a week or fortnight is all we ask!

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In 2010 the Town again won a Silver Gilt Award in the Small Town Category of the Regional South and South East in Bloom Competition.

Spring and Autumn Gardens and in the Summer the main competition takes place to find the best garden, hanging baskets, planters etc. This also includes a shop window competition depicting a Dorset Country Garden.

The judges were full of praise for the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong sense of community and the cleanliness of the town which was of a high standard. This was mainly due to the army of extremely keen volunteers who week by week weed the pavements and litter-pick the main areas of the town.

There is an annual Art Competition for the Schools and for Adults. an annual Poetry Competition is also held. Help is always needed, both practical and by sponsorshipâ&#x20AC;Ś anyone interested should please contact 01202 888703 or 849838.

Since inauguration many awards have been won including the Small Town Title on six occasions. The Town has also been a finalist in the Britain in Bloom Competition on three occasions. Competitions are held annually to find the best

See our website for further details: www.wimborneinbloom.org.uk

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Books, Maps, Guides, Cards, Gibsons Jigsaws, Galt Toys, and Stationery Local independent bookshop with a wide range of titles; orders taken if not stocked

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Fair Ground

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In recent years sufficient shops, businesses, churches, cafes, with the support of the Town Council, have signed up to the fair trade criteria for Wimborne to be awarded Fair Trade Town status. The number of outlets selling fair trade products grows rapidly. Local schools are highly committed. In 2010 fair trade sales in the UK hit one billion pounds, helped by Cadbury and Tate & Lyle converting all or part of their range to fair trade. But there’s a long way to go if every shopping bag is going to be teeming with fairly traded goods. One shop in Wimborne is 100% fair trade: Fair Ground in the Cornmarket, which sells a wide range of products from food to fashion, babywear to bath-time goodies, crafts to cards. Fair trade isn’t charity. It enables communities worldwide producing tea, coffee, chocolate, sugar, cotton, wine and much else literally to grow themselves out of poverty. Fair trade is about a sustainable future, providing a good deal for the producers and great products for us.

Autovan Services Welcome to Autovan Services Ltd, one of the South’s premier repair and servicing outlet based just outside Wimborne Dorset, your one stop shop for all your caravan and motorhome needs.

Here at Autovan Services Ltd, we pride ourselves on commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, if you’re not happy when you leave us then neither are we. Your caravan or motorhome will be treated with the care and respect that you have come to expect from an approved workshop. Our staff have decades of experience in the motorhome and caravan industry and it’s having that experience that helps keep costs down when working on your motorhome or caravan. Not only can we cater for your motorhome or caravan servicing and repair needs, we can also do modifications, conversions and special builds, take a look around the site for a more complete picture of the services that we offer. We also have an extensive range of products available for your motorhome or caravan from a large selection of items covering appliances right down too a simple fuse. You may order from our site, call in to our shop, E-mail or phone, the choice is yours. On holiday abroad and need a part, no problem, get in touch and if it’s in stock we can despatch to any location, home or away.

Merley House Merley House is an 18th Century Manor of architectural and historical importance. The impressive building situated just outside Wimborne plays host to a diverse array of different events. At weekends the beautifully decorated rooms create an enchanting backdrop for private events such as weddings and celebrations and during the week the conference centre is a conducive environment for businesses. Merley House also offers unique in-house activities such as team building, private courses, lectures, and seasonal events. The programme of events embraces a range of interests such as cookery, arts and crafts, music and much more intended to ignite your imagination. The new kitchen facilities, developed last year, provide mouthwatering menus for all events for business or pleasure. Why not become a friend of the House to find out what’s on offer? Email enquiries@merleyhouseevents.co.uk, find it on facebook www.facebook.com/merleyhouse or twitter@ merleyhouse or simply call 01202 885024. See ad p24.

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Wimborne Cemetery

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This typical Victorian cemetery was inaugurated just over 150 years ago and contains a listed Chapel, a Workshop and Lodge, all part of the 20 acres of well tended and tranquil grounds on the fringe of Wimborne Minster. The first interment on 1st April 1856 was that of a two year old from the town workhouse. Perhaps more poignant was the 4th interment, that of John Easton, the builder of the chapel, who died after being thrown from his horse while inspecting the new cemetery. Many visitors come to view the gravestone of Montague John Druitt, one of the chief suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders. Yet other famous names from Wimborne’s past lay buried here also. A full pictorial history is in the Chapel which can be seen on request. All visitors are welcome, whatever their reason, whether in tracing family history, reading the tributes on the headstones or just to sit and reflect.

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Wimborne Cemetery still provides full burials and interment of ashes of both parish members and nonparishioners. The cemetery is open 9-5 October to March and 9–9 April to September. Any enquiries please contact The Clerk and Registrar, Anthony C Sherman, 5 Hamilton Court, East Borough, Wimborne BH21 1UX clerk@wimbornecemetery.co.uk 01202 882403

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Information on the history of Wimborne Cemetery or on the Jack the Ripper connection is also available from Wimborne Tourist Information Centre, 29 High Street.

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Wimborne Market The Town has long been famous for its Market which over the years has had a big influence on the growth and prosperity of the town and adjoining countryside. Wimborne Market has grown to become one of the largest and most famous open and covered markets in the south of England.

and Wimborne Market has a magic and character which is unique. No holiday in Dorset is complete without a visit to Wimborne Market.

The covered Market Bazaar extends to approximately 30,000 square feet and accommodates 400 stallholders while the large general outside Market attracts up to 200 traders. The massive Market site extends to approximately five acres and includes a large multi-storey car park.

WIMBORNE MARKET

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Friday 7.30am - 1.30pm Saturday 7.30am-1pm Sunday 8am-3pm

The Friday Market opens from 7.30am until 1.30pm, and includes the famous Antiques and Bric-a-Brac Bazaar attracting traders from all over the country, and also a vibrant Farmers’ Market.

* LARGE CAR PARK *

The Saturday Car Boot, Flea & General Market operates from 7.30am until 1pm and the large open and covered Sunday Market trades from 8am to 3pm. Market prices are always very competitive 14

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We offer the latest in quality home electronics for todays ever changing market. Top brands, friendly knowledgeable staff, competitive pricing and our own in house service department have helped make us the largest independent electrical retailer in Dorset.

Barbour and Deerhunter waterproof and tweed clothing

Cartridge Rifles and Shotguns

Aigle, Barbour and Chameau boots

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John March (Firearms) Limited, Gunsmiths 26 West Street, Wimborne, BH21 1JS (01202) 888504

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Did You Know That ... ... Standing in the Square you weigh upon thousands of bones in the charnel pits of the old St. Peter’s churchyard. St. Peter’s was the parish church for medieval townsfolk and is recorded first in 1330. It stood in a churchyard described as one acre ‑ roughly twice the size of the present square. By the 1540’s it had fallen into disrepair and was rented out as tenements and storehouse. In the 1590’s the Hanham family acquired the property, vested it in the Town Corporation and a Town Hall was built. The 1613 map of the town shows open arches at ground level for stalls, an upper meeting room and a neat outside stairway. By the 1680’s the building was considered to be so unsafe that the Corporation moved its meetings to the first floor of the present Albion inn, (then the New Inn). By that time much of the churchyard had been rented out for buildings and gardens. The Barclays Bank building is on the site of the old Crown Hotel, one of Wimborne’s three coaching inns. By 1858, after the coming of the railway to the town in 1847, only one stagecoach remained ‑ the ‘Gem’, running from Blandford. The King’s Head Hotel was run by the Laing family for most of the nineteenth century. In 1887 it was sold to William Ellis, (known locally as ‘Master Builder’), who built on the top storey and cased the building as it is at present. He built a Hall within where the new and aptly named Laing’s Brasserie is at present time. This was known as Victoria Hall, was used as a corn‑market and for dances, plays, meetings and magic lantern shows. The first films were shown here and were continued until the Tivoli Cinema opened in 1936. What remained of the original church and its yard was levelled and surfaced in the mid‑nineteenth century to become the Town Square.

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Did You Know That ... ... Some street names like East Street, Eastbrook and Mill Lane last for centuries. Other names change over the years and often give clues to the historical development of the town. Route changes, important new buildings and new trade can be reflected in new names: Cheapside became Market Street then High Street; Green Lane became Meeting House Lane then Chapel Lane; Puddle Lane became West Street; old West Street became Old Road; Baskett’s Lane became Lewen’s Lane; Blake’s Lane became Black Lane then Crooked Borough now East Borough; Locke’s Lane became Luke’s Lane then Prior’s Walk ‑ and so on. Some names can be traced back to the Middle Ages. Redcott is an example of a fourteenth century family. Names above, such as Puddle or Pudele and Locke(y) are on the list of leaseholders in early fourteenth century Wimborne. Anyone who has been brought up in a rural community will know that roads are often named after original residents. Cok is prominent on those lists. I don’t think that the present Cook Row was where all the cooking was done! Some names disappear with the roads. Stote or Stoke’s Lane ran from the end of Green Lane to the river and is lost under the grounds of Allenbourn School. We still don’t know where Kayteldstreete, Crabbe Lane, Colly Lane, Le Chauntry Street and Clackstreet were, although there is a Glaket on our lists of old. One day, perhaps, we shall have a Waitrose Way!!!

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A desirable place to live? Opinions may vary but Wimborne has been recognised as one of the most desirable places to live in the South. It has not always been highly thought of. In Saxon times it was well‑known for its excellent nunnery which had provided women of great character and learning for missionary work in Germany. The area was well documented in the Domesday Book of 1086 and later medieval trade promoted a steady population growth for several centuries. John Leland, created ‘the King’s antiquary’ by Henry VIII, visited the town c.1540 and wrote: ‘The town is meetly good and reasonably well inhabited. It hath been a very large thing and was in price in the time of the West Saxon kings.’ A thriving town, then, but noted for past fame and fortune. By the 18th century things had declined. In the first edition of Hutchins’ ‘History of Dorset’ we read: ‘It is most certain that the town of Wimborne is much more remarkable for what it was formerly than for what it is now.’ ‘It has little reason to boast either of the cleanliness of its streets or the neatness and regularity of its buildings’. ‘Wimborne is a populous town but it appears to labour under a lamentable want of any police. One of the streets presents a stagnant pool from side to side...’ ‘There is now but little trade carried on....’ So much for the town itself. The writer notes defects were balanced by the surrounding good soil, air, water and prospect. He could have had these without the town being there! By 1906 things were not improved. Sir Frederick Treeves wrote that ‘Wimborne is a commonplace town, squatting soberly in the meadows about the Stour. There is little to show that it has ever been ‑ as Leland avers ‑ a very large thing’ ‘Its great and only feature is its splendid Minster, which is visited in the summer by thousands of holiday folk in wagonettes and coaches.’ Well, holiday folk still come and a lot would like to live here. You can’t blame them for wishing. It’s such an accommodating town, in every sense of the word.

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She was sister to King Ina of Wessex, therefore a Princess. She married the King of Northumbria so became his Queen. On the death of her husband she established the Abbey where 500 nuns were educated and trained. She died August 725 and was buried in the Saxon Church on what is believed to be the same site as the present Minster. King Ethelred was killed by an arrow at Martin in a battle against the Danes in 871. His brother Alfred had his body brought to Wimborne for burial. Alfred became King Alfred the Great. King Sifferth was a Danish king who met with some kind of accident, or he may have killed himself in 962. He too was buried in the Minster.

. . . Grammar School Lane used to lead to the former Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School which originated in a chantry founded in Wimborne Minster in 1497 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. . . . Julians Bridge, which crosses the River Stour on the road to Dorchester was built as a pack-horse bridge in 1636. It was enlarged in 1844 and has refuges for pedestrians built into both parapets. . . . that there are reputed to be 2 Kings and a Queen buried in the Minster? St. Cuthburga founded an abbey at Wimborne in the year 705.

Open hearths, candles, lanterns, thatched wooden houses close together ‑ a recipe for disaster! Fires in past centuries could destroy towns in a flash. No Fire Brigades! Wimborne church wardens paid sixpence in the 1520’s ‘fore a fyre croke to helpe draw down housis that are adventured with fyre’. In 1762 they paid for two dozen leather buckets. In 1761 they ordered ‘a first-sized fire engine’ with leather pipes and ordered that the watercourses which ran down the streets be kept clear. In 1850 the Vestry bought a new pump‑machine and both engines were kept in the west tower. On Sunday 14th August 1864, a disastrous fire broke out in East Borough. The fire engine arrived but could not be made to function until three‑quarters‑of‑an‑hour later. By that time twelve houses had been destroyed, plus the Smith’s Arms, (formerly The fire in the High Street, 2009 The Silent Woman), which was ruined in twenty minutes. The newspaper reported ‘... we trust a Fire Brigade will be established in Wimborne’. Little notice was taken of journalistic advice. In 1871 the fire engine was placed in the care of the gas inspectors, as no‑one else seemed to want it. In July 1900, a large fire broke out in East Street. The engine, in the charge of Harry King, engineer, could do little to help. Its pipes were leaking and it could not be got within reach of the flames. Action was prompted at last. The 1903 Directory shows a ‘Fire Brigade Station’ at Eastbrook.

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The Community Learning & Resource Centre, run by Dorset Community Action is situated next to the Minster Church in the converted Victorian school. Open since 2003, the centre has a variety of rooms available to hire at competitive prices.

Dorset Community Action is an independent voluntary organization and charitable company that is governed by a board of trustees and has a membership of over 250 voluntary organizations, community groups, social enterprises and local authorities from across Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole. Dorset Community Action is also the Council for Voluntary Service for Dorset and supports the development of the voluntary sector.

We are committed to help support both small independent tutors and large organizations and pride ourselves on our flexibility to individual needs. Other services that we offer include a wide variety of catering, hot and cold refreshments, and complimentary equipment hire. The Centre is home to Dorset County Council’s Children & Young Peoples Integrated Services Hub and a handful of small charitable organizations. If you’d like to know more why not visit us and have a look around? Or if it’s more convenient you can telephone on 01202 847600 or email: enquiries@dcawimbornelearning.org.uk Dorset Community Action is a charity committed to helping communities and voluntary groups achieve their goals by providing support, inspiration and resources throughout Dorset.

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. . . the infamous smuggler Isaac Gulliver lived out his late law-abiding years in Gulliver’s house in West Borough? He became Churchwarden of the Minster and a tombstone bearing his name can be seen in the Baptistry. . . . Montague Druitt, a barrister and second son of Wimborne’s leading surgeon William Druitt who lived at Westfield House, was thought by some to be Jack the Ripper? Apparently Sir Melville Macnaughton of Scotland Yard was one of the many people to be convinced of this. Druitt drowned himself in the Thames shortly after the last murder.

a Mail Coach and more. The Crown and Anchor was once called ‘The Case is Altered’!

. . . in the late 17th century Redcott’s field was covered by the buildings of a large cloth‑making factory. Most of the employers were Dissenters, who were given such a hard time by representatives of the Established Church in Wimborne that they removed to Romsey. Most of their 400 workers went with them. What a loss!

Most intriguing, perhaps, was the Silent Woman in East Borough. No women allowed in? Did she carry her bleeding head under her arm, as on the sign of an inn of the same name in the New Forest? Or was there a town ducking‑stool for naggers and scolds in the River Allen, just down Stocks Lane, opposite the inn?

. . . Public houses were always important in a community, catering for travellers and serving as entertainment, social and business centres. They were the venues for Manor and Magistrates Courts. Wimborne had many inns. Oldest recorded inn was The George in the Corn Market (1524). Opposite was the Guild Hall. The patron saint of the Guild of Wool Merchants was St. George. Any connection? (What about St. George’s Chapel in the Minster?). The White Hart nearby had a licence in 1758 but the building is much older. The White Hart was the badge of King Richard II (1367 ‑ 1400). Any connection?

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The Albion, first documented as the New inn in 1681, is the oldest inn still in business. A touch of class was indicated by the ‘royals’ ‑ the Royal Oak, (now the Rising Sun), the Kings Arms, (now the Cloisters Restaurant), the Kings Head Hotel and the Crown Inn in the square with the Crown and Anchor at Walford.

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Have you seen a Ghost recently? Wimborne has its spectres, like any other town. In the past a cowled figure was reported as walking by the Minster. The Griffin Hotel, which once stood by the station, (now Wimborne Market), had a room from which heart‑rending sobs could be heard, especially at Christmas time. Several other places have their record of uncanny happenings. Sceptics might agree that some stories of the weird were invented just to ‘drum up’ a bit of trade, but there is no explanation for the ghost in Kings House in West Borough. Before the Second World War the resident of Kings House would hear footsteps coming up the stairs at six‑o’clock each morning. Then would come the sound of a heavy door being shut! Next door, in Dickens House, a ghostly clergyman would appear out of the wall. He was dressed in black and carried a Bible under his arm.

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What’s On around Wimborne – 2011 APRIL Till Exhibition - The Three Faces of Time, 30 Jun Priest’s House Museum 10-4.30 Mon-Sat Till Exhibition - A Hat for All Occasions, 31 Oct Priest’s House Museum 10-4.30 Mon-Sat Till Exhibition – Lost for Words, Walford Mill 8 May Crafts, 10-5 Mon-Sat, 11-4 Sun Till 25 Buster Bunny’s Big Easter Activities, Priest’s House Museum 10-4.30 Mon-Sat Till 25 ‘Something Fishy’ fun puzzle to solve with a small prize, Wimborne Model Town 23 Apr- Dreamboats Open, weekends and school 25 Sept holidays, Riverside, nr Wimborne Market 24 Family Easter Trails, find the Golden Eggs, &25 Kingston Lacy 11-3pm Meet the House Conservation Team, 28 Kingston Lacy 11.30-1pm 29Apr- Residential Weekend Retreat at Gaunts 1May House with Amoda Maa Jeevan includes Silent Meditation 30 Farmers’ Market, free entry to the Park & Gardens, Kingston Lacy 10.30-1.30pm 30 Apr Model Tram Show, superb working model -1 May tram layouts, Wimborne Model Town MAY 1 Ring of Eight, dancing in the gardens – weather permitting, Kingston Lacy 2pm 1 Annual Town Council Civic Service, all welcome, Wimborne Minster 3-4pm 1&2 Deans Court Garden open for the NGS, Wimborne 11-6pm 1, 15, The Glade, garden open for the NGS, 29 Woodland Walk, Ferndown 2-5.30pm. Teas in aid of Friends of East Dorset CAB 2 South of England Town Crier’s Championship, Wimborne Minster Green 11-4pm 4 Meet the Collections Manager, Kingston Lacy 12-1pm & 2-3pm 7 Caring for Kingston Lacy’s Books, Kingston Lacy 11.30-1pm & 1.30-2.30pm 7 A Night at the Movies, concert by Verwood Concert Brass, Allendale Centre 7.30pm 7 French Market in The Square and west side of the High Street, 9am - 4pm 7&8 Spring Festival, a weekend of workshops & more, Gaunts House, nr Wimborne 35

Vintage at the Village Hall, Vintage Fair at Pamphill Parish Hall, 10-4pm 11 Coming Clean – Meet Tina Sitwell, the National Trust Paintings Adviser, Kingston Lacy 11.30-4pm 14 Wimborne in Bloom Coffee Morning, Wit’s End Corner, 34 Park Lane, 10-12 14 Dorset Hardy Plant Society – Spring Plant Fayre, Colehill Memorial Hall 2.30pm 14 Sleeping Beauty and Alcestis – Storytelling with music, The Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne 7.30pm 14 Alan Price, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne 14 May Exhibition – Under and Over, Walford Mill -19Jun Crafts 10-5 Mon- Sat, 11-4 Sun 20 ‘Gary Grace & The Kings of Swing’, Barrington Theatre, Ferndown 7.30pm Meet the House Conservation Team, 26 Kingston Lacy 11.30-1pm Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Production 26 of ‘Tom Jones’, Tivoli Theatre, 7.30pm 28-30 Craft & Garden Fair in the Park, Kingston Lacy Park 10.30-6pm 29&30 Deans Court Garden open for the National Gardens Scheme, Wimborne 11-6pm 30 May Whitsun Holiday Entertainment from -3 June 12.30pm daily, Wimborne Model Town JUNE 1 Spring/Summer Crafts, drop-in workshop with a range of craft activities, Kingston Lacy 11-1pm & 2-4pm 2 A Curious Wonderland Adventure for all the family, Priest’s House Museum 10-4pm 3 Creative Nature, for children & young people aged 8 up, Kingston Lacy 10-4pm * 4&5 Roman Open Weekend, The Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne 4&5 National Gardens Scheme Weekend, Kingston Lacy, 10.30-6pm 5 Teddy Bears’ Party, Dreamboats, Riverside, nr Wimborne Market 8 Meet the House Steward, Kingston Lacy 12-1pm & 2-3pm 10-12 Wimborne Folk Festival, opening procession Fri evening, music & dancing in the streets Sat & Sun

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Fair on the Minster Green, stalls raising money for charities, Wimborne 10-4pm Midsummer Yoga Festival, Gaunts House, nr Wimborne Waitrose Market Events on the Green Cranborne Solstice Festival, Ancient Technology Cntr, Cranborne 10.30am-midnight Wimborne in Bloom Open Gardens, in and around Wimborne 11-5.30pm Wimborne Musical Theatre 7.30pm, Sat Matinee 2.30pm “Cruising Thro’ Summer” Coffee Morning & Table Top Sale, Royal British Legion, Wimborne 10-12noon Phil Cool, the rubber-faced comedian, Barrington Theatre, Ferndown 7.30pm An English Celebration, Wimborne Choral Society & Wimborne Chamber Orchestra, Wimborne Minster 7.30pm Arts at Saint Bart’s, Festival of Arts, Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Shapwick 10-5pm Exhibition - Silver, Walford Mill Crafts 10-5 Mon-Sat, 11-4 Sun Meet the House Conservation Team, Kingston Lacy 11.30-1pm Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Wimborne Drama, Deans Crt, 6.30

Archaeological Finds Surgery, Priest’s House Museum & Garden 10-3pm 16 Ashley Heath Country Fayre, Horse & Dog Show, Homelands Fm, Three L. Cross 9-6 21-23 Love’s Labour’s Lost – Dorset School of Acting Youth Element, Deans Court 23 Earth Detectives, delve into our archaeological past, Priest’s House Museum 10-4.30 23 The Secret Garden & Serles House open for NGS, 47 Victoria Rd, Wimborne 7-10pm 23 Jul- Pick Your Own Blueberries, Trehane 31 Aug Nursery, nr Wimborne 10-4pm 23 Jul- Summer Treasure Trail, Avon Heath 4 Sept Country Park, Ashley Heath anytime 11-3 Anonymous Travelling Market at Deans 24 Court, Wimborne 10-4pm 24 Race Day, Dreamboats, Riverside, nr Wimborne Market 24 The Secret Garden & Serles House open for NGS, 47 Victoria Rd, Wimborne 2.30-5.30 25 Jul- Wimborne Art Club Annual Art Exhibition, 6 Aug Church House, Wimborne 10-5pm 25 Jul- Summer Holidays Entertainment 2 Sept Programme, Mon-Fri from 12.30pm, Wimborne Model Town & Gardens 26 Jul- The Great Big Tree Climbing Company, Zip 27 Aug Line & Leap of Faith, Kingston Lacy 11-4 30 Laudemus! Choral Evensong, The Michael James Music Trust, Wimborne Minster 6pm 30&31 Viking Open Weekend, The Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne AUGUST Throughout August Eeles Ceramics in the Study Centre, Kingston Lacy 1,8, House Guided Tours, Kingston Lacy 15,22 12noon, 1pm & 2pm * 3,10,17, Above & Below Stairs, meet the house 24,31 servants, Kingston Lacy 11-1pm & 2-4pm 6 Aug- Exhibition - Interact, Walford Mill Crafts, 18 Sept 10-5 Mon-Sat, 11-4 Sun 7 Ring of Eight, dancing in the gardens – weather permitting, Kingston Lacy 2pm 11 Open Air Theatre – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kingston Lacy 7.30pm (Box Office 0844 249 1895) 11-14 Summer Gathering, family 4 day gathering with workshops, concerts and more, Gaunts House, nr Wimborne

30 Jun -2 Jul JULY Jul-31 Exhibition - The Three R’s – Schooldays Oct in East Dorset, Priest’s House Museum & Garden 10-4.30 Mon-Sat 3 Ring of Eight, dancing in the gardens – weather permitting, Kingston Lacy 2pm 4-8 Midday Music Box, local schools’ concerts, The Michael James Music Trust, Wimborne Minster 12 noon 6 Meet the Collections Manager, Kingston Lacy 12-1pm & 2-3pm 9 Horton & Chalbury Village Fete, Horton, nr Wimborne 11-5pm 9 Gussage All Saints Village Fete, Gussage House, Gussage All Saints, 2-4.30pm 10 Italian Market in The Square and west side of the High Street 11 Mystery Family Tractor Trailer Tour, Kingston Lacy 11-3pm * Meet the House Steward, Kingston Lacy 13 12-1pm & 2-3pm

11,13, The Secret Garden & Serles House open for 28,29 NGS, 47 Victoria Rd, Wimborne 2.30-5.30 13&14 Great Dorset Chilli Festival, stalls selling all things chilli, cooking demos, Kingston Lacy 14 Hamfest 2011, Amateur Radio Rally, Cobham Sports & Social Club Grnd,10-5 18 Pulpy Paper and Crafty Cuts, activities for all the family, Priest’s House Museum 10-4 20 Treasure Hunt on Mountain Bikes, Kingston Lacy 11-3pm * Wimborne in Bloom Duck Race, River 27 Allen bottom of Mill Lane, Wimborne 4pm 27-29 Craft & Garden Fair in the Park, Kingston Lacy 10.30-6pm 28&29 Deans Court Garden open for the NGS, Wimborne 11-6pm 29 Verwood Rotary Rustic Fayre, Potterne Park, Verwood 12-5.30pm 29 Teas 2-4pm Wimborne St Giles Village Hall in aid of Friends of East Dorset CAB SEPTEMBER 4,10, The Secret Garden and Serles House open 11,18 for the NGS, 47 Victoria Rd, Wimborne 2.30-5.30pm 5-11 Happy Patchers Quilting Show, Wimborne Model Town & Gardens 7 Meet the Collections Manager, Kingston Lacy 12-1pm & 2-3pm 7-15 Dorset Architectural Heritage Week 10 Wimborne Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show, Allendale Community Centre, 12-4 10&11 Church Flower Festival, Church of the Ascension, Church Hill, Woodlands, 11-6 14 Meet the House Steward, Kingston Lacy 12-1pm & 2-3pm 15 Ornamental Grass Masterclass, Knoll Gardens, nr Wimborne 2-5pm * 17 Coffee Morning & Table Top Sale, Royal British Legion, Wimborne 10-12noon 17&18 Feast of Dorset, Deans Court, 10-6, and Sat only, 7-11pm, Bands & Dancing 24 Ornamental Grass Masterclass, Knoll Gardens, nr Wimborne 10.30-12.30pm * 24-25 Glow Worms at Badbury Rings (overnight) glow worm hunting & star gazing, bring a tent, from 2pm Sat * 24Sep- Exhibition -Women Working in Wood, Wal30 Oct ford Mill Crafts 10-5 Mon-Sat, 11-4 Sun 37

OCTOBER 5 Meet the Collections Manager, Kingston Lacy 12-1pm & 2-3pm 6, 13 Ornamental Grass Masterclass, Knoll Gardens, nr Wimborne 2-5pm * 22 Exhibition, Crafts & Gift Fayre, Verwood Arts & Crafts Society, Memorial Hall, Vwd 10-4 22&23 Wimborne Food Festival 22&23 Japanese Weekend, Kingston Lacy 11-4pm 22-30 Autumn Treasure Trail, Avon Heath Country Park, Ashley Heath, between 11-3 24-28 October Half Term Holidays Entertainment fm 12.30pm daily, Wimborne Model Town Bristling Broomsticks at the Monster Mash 27 Museum, Priest’s House Museum,10-4pm 27 Meet the House Conservation Team, Kingston Lacy, 11.30-1pm Farmers’ Market, free entry to the Park & 29 Gardens, Kingston Lacy 10.30-1.30pm NOVEMBER 5 Nov- Exhibition - Hidden Treasures, Walford 31 Dec Mill Crafts 10-5 Mon-Sat, 11-4 Sunday (except 25,26 Dec)

Wimborne in Bloom Charities Fair, Allendale Community Centre 10-3pm Autumn Camellia Workshop, Trehane 12 Nursery, nr Wimborne 2pm * 18 Putting the House to Bed Tours, Kingston Lacy 11-1pm & 2-3pm * 18-20 Wimborne Art Club Autumn Exhibition, Pamphill Parish Hall, Fri 1-4.30, Sat & Sun 10-4.30 19 Wimborne in Bloom Coffee Morning, Wit’s End Corner, 34 Park Lane, 10-12 25,26 Wimborne Musical Theatre’s Winter Show 7.30 pm, Matinee Saturday at 2.30 pm Christmas Tree & Town Lights Switch On, 26 The Square, Wimborne 3.30-4.30pm DECEMBER 3 Xmas Bazaar, Royal British Legion, Wimborne 10.30-12.30pm 3 Bach: B Minor Mass, Wimborne Choral Society & Wimborne Chamber Orchestra, Wimborne Minster 7.30 9&10 The Secret Garden & Serles House open for the NGS, live piano music, 47 Victoria Rd, Wimborne 6-9pm 10 The Great Pudding Stir, Priest’s House Museum & Garden 10.30-4pm

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Save the Children Christmas Parade Wimborne town centre Parade starts 2.30pm Verwood Christmas Extravaganza, Ferrett Green, Ringwood Road, Verwood 5-8pm Royal Corps of Signals Band Concert, Wimborne Minster 7.30pm

17 Dec Winter Treasure Trail, Avon Heath Country -2 Jan Park, Ashley Heath, anytime between 11-3 23 Carols in the Cornmarket, singing Christmas carols in the Cornmarket, Wimborne 6-7pm 24 Town Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Eve Street Collection 10-3pm

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