Corfe Castle from graveyard

Weymouth, Portland and Puncknowle

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June 26th 2009
We had thunderstorms during the night and it was still rather wet and miserable looking this morning. Not to be deterred by the weather - which we were assured by the morning show weather reporter would be clearing - we headed off with Jim and Marilyn to explore Dorset. We headed around Poole Harbour to Wareham before driving into the Purbeck Hills with the intention of visiting Tyneham Village ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more