Places to see in ( Blandford Forum - UK )
Places to see in ( Blandford Forum - UK )
Blandford Forum, commonly Blandford, is a market town in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about 24 km northwest of Poole. It is the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District Council.
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 George II, and the rebuilt town centre—to designs by local architects John and William Bastard—has survived to the present day largely intact.
Blandford Camp, a military base, is sited on the hills two miles to the north east of the town. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the communications wing of the British Army, and the site of the Royal Signals Museum.
Blandford is situated between Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs, to the south east of the Blackmore Vale, 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Poole and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Salisbury. It is sited in the valley of the River Stour, mostly on rising ground northeast of the river, but with some development south of the river at Blandford St Mary.
ost of the buildings in Blandford's centre are Georgian, due to the rebuilding after the 1731 fire and the absence of subsequent change. Pevsner stated that hardly any other town in England can be compared with it. A 1970 report by Donald Insall Associates described Blandford as the most complete and cohesive surviving example of a Georgian country town in England, with the Market Place area in particular given the status of An Area of National Importance and described as a brilliant master piece . Buildings that have received Grade I listing by English Heritage are the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, the town hall and corn exchange, The Old House, Coupar House, Pump House, and several buildings in Market Place: numbers 18, 20 and 26, and the old Greyhound Inn. All the listed structures in Market Place, including the church and another seventeen buildings with either Grade II or Grade II* status, form a group, together with several listed properties in West Street and East Street.
Coupar House, dated around 1750, is the largest private house in Blandford that dates from the post-fire period. It has a richly decorated interior with a notable staircase, and is unique among the town's private dwellings for having Portland stone dressings to its brick façade, though the design of this frontage has been described as curiously amateurish with little attention ... paid to rules of proportion.
Blandford lies at the junction of the A350 and A354 main roads but is skirted by an eastern bypass. The main road running through the town is the B3082, connecting Blandford Forum to Wimborne Minster. Buses run from the town to locations including Poole, Bournemouth, Salisbury and Shaftesbury with the primary operator being Wilts & Dorset. Blandford is 15 miles (24 km) from Bournemouth Airport.
Blandford is 15 miles (24 km) from Poole railway station. From 1860 to 1964, Blandford Forum was a stop on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, which ran from Bath to Bournemouth, until the line closed to passengers in 1966. Located between Templecombe and Broadstone, the railway was still open until the closure of the Blandford's goods yard in 1969, after which the track was lifted. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann.
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Blandford Forum Market Day Video1983
Drive into town Saturday market
Although the town may not have changed much. The cars then, and the price of petrol have. Check out the still frame.Edited
A Ride Through Blandford Forum in Dorset
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A short ride through the Dorset town on market day (Saturday).
02.02.13.
Blandford Forum Railway station
Blandford Forum Railway train station in its hey day a simulation video, with a then and now theme. A step back in time includes present day location photo's and of what once was. Created using reference to original archive photo's and track layout plans.
North Dorset Trailway Blandford Forum to Stourpaine UK
North Dorset Trailway Walk 4: Blandfold Forum to Stourpaine. Walking along the Somerset & Dorset railway track which is now a walk way.
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A Ride Through Blandford Forum in Dorset
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A short ride through the Dorset town.
27.04.16
Blandford Forum Railway Station 1960's Part 2
The final days of the Railway Blandford in Dorset UK Then and Now Archive film of Shllingston to Blandford forum steam railway in the 1960'sContinued from Blandford Forum through charlton Marshal to Spetisbury and Baileygate the S&D railway from operations in the 1960's to 20 years later in the early 1980's.
The remains of the track bed and some cuttings I filmed then have now gone leaving only one arch as evidence of the grand old days of steam railways.
I always thought as a child in the 1960's this line would be here forever with all that work to construct, it took around 2 years and built to last a thousand years, only to last little more than a life time.
Dr Beeching known to be the axeman of the railway branch lines. I remember at the time late 1950's there were many strikes and transporting freight and commuting by road became more popular and convenient which I would say led to the branch lines demise. The branch lines could not support themselves financially. In the video you will see the construction of the new Blandford By-Pass from brewery arch. These days with the ever rising cost of road transport Could the branch lines make a come back I sure do hope so. In the 1800's land owners fought against the railways now we're fighting to get them back.
TakingtheMic to Blandford Forum EPISODE ONE made in chelsea
TakingtheMic has finally hit your screens.
May contain traces of Blasphemy.
I do not own the following pieces of material:
Berlin-Take My Breath Away, sound recording administered by:
SME
2pac-All Eyez On Me, sound recording administered by:
Koch Entertainment
Nikka Costa-Stuck to You, sound recording administered by:
UMG
M83-Midnight City, sound recording administered by: InertiaPtyLtd, Naive
Peace- Lovesick
Simon May Orchestra- Eastenders Theme Tune
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Blandford Forum Dorset Video1984
The new Blandford town super store under construction, the bypass and the snow. Edited
Dorset - Blandford Forum - Darknoll Farm ST799117 - 20080330 - IanR south end
This one has a hard surface through the drivable parts but quickly turns into a narrow track suitable only for bikes, feet and horses. It looks like the blockage is down to vegetation that's grown out from the sides, I forgot to get out and have a closer look, perhaps next time. Might be clearable.
IanR 30th March 2008
Tiffanys blandford forum
Blandford forums only nightclub.
Stourpaine to Blandford forum trailway walk Part 1
This video is a trailway walk between Stourpaine and Blandford part two will follow shortly. (my first try with my new camera).
Blandford night out
Make your own Hitler video at
Blandford Forum Rugby Club.
©Swift TV 9/9/2013 filmed at Blandford Forum Carnival.
Blandford Forum Gymnastics
Callum Manning and Will Cleal at Blandford Gymnastics
Blandford
Weekend on camp
Blandford forum Dorset 1984
Blandford forum Spetisbury and surrounding area meadows and river stour in 1984 edited
Blandford sesh 2012
2012 group ride some of the UK's best riders meet for a stunt sesh at the end of 2012
Blandford Forum Dorset uk at the river stour by Gaia Ship
Blandford Forum Dorset uk by the river
nature swans ducks seagulls
taken with a go~pro camera test 1 taken on the 13 September 2013
5. Marching around Remembrance Day Blandford 2018