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‪Sunday Pic ‬ ‪Smashing group photo of Mum Dad & their four children, youngest are Twins maybe?‬😊🤔 ‪Eldest daughter wearing what looks like a home made fairy dress, very pretty🧚‍♀️‬ ‪Wonder who they are?‬ ‪Are they your Ancestors?‬ ‪Do you recognise them? ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#children #familyphotography #family #Twins

‪Saturday Pic ‬ ‪A winter #Wedding I think💒‬ ‪at the time this lovely group photo was taken😍‬ ‪Fur coats, warm suits & gloves😊‬ ‪Lots of great #Hats too & aren’t those children adorable, school uniforms & love that little toddler😃‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#familyphotography #weddingday #weddingfashion #weddingphotography #weddingphoto

‪Friday Pic ‬ ‪Another lovely photo of proud parents but unlike the photo earlier this week Mum is in charge of the baby👶‬ ‪How different family photos are today, so many are taken, but one was very special back then😍‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory ‬ ‪#FashionHistory #FamilyPhotography ‬#christeningphotography #baby #child #parents

‪Thursday Pic ‬ ‪Another lovely photo of a well dressed couple, the lady’s outfit is amazing isn’t it, those huge sleeves & such a small waist😊Abt 1895.‬ ‪Looks like photographer had to touch up those eyes again👀‬ ‪Photo taken #Cardiff #Wales ‬ ‪No writing ✍️ ‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory‬ #victorian #familyphotography #fashionhistory #couple #husband&wife #VictorianFashion Now, are you paying attention today? @pottscaractacus 😂

‪Wednesday Pic ‬ ‪What a lovely kindly couple these two look😊& their best friend🐾🐾🐕‬ ‪Wife well dressed up to keep warm with muff & Photographer has dotted in the Husbands eyes as he must have blinked 👀 😃‬ ‪Photo taken on the lovely island of #Guernsey ‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory ‬#FashionHistory #Couple #ChannelIslands #DogsOfInstagram #Dog #BestFriend #Doggy

‪Tuesday Pic ‬ ‪Beautifully dressed couple & such proud parents with probably their first born child, most likely taken on the child’s Christening Day 😊‬ ‪Photographer from #Folkestone #Kent‬ ‪Are they your Ancestors?‬ ‪Do you recognise them?‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#familyphotography #victorian #christeningphotography

‪Monday Pic ‬ ‪A nice portrait of a Husband & Wife😊‬ ‪Unusual design on the bodice of the lady’s dress.‬ ‪Also what an unusual chair she’s sitting on, Scottish designer chair? ‬ ‪William Morris maybe?‬ ‪Photographer from #Hawick NB. #Scotland ‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #victorian #familyphotography #FashionHistory #VictorianFashion ‬#FurnitureDesign #DesignHistory #WilliamMorris #WilliamMorrisChair

‪Sunday Pic ‬ ‪A lady’s day today😃🌸‬ ‪Four young lady’s from different eras wearing their fashionable best outfits😍‬ ‪All single it seems🤔‬ ‪Who did they marry, what lives did they have, where did they live, what happened to them I wonder🤔‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FashionHistory #FamilyHistory ‬#familyphotography #victorian #edwardianfashion #victorianfashion #ladys #women #dresses #hair

‪Saturday Pic ‬ ‪A very formal #Wedding photo of the Bride & Groom, poor things, they don’t look very comfortable at all do they!💒🌸‬ ‪Great to have it dated 27 Dec 1913. ‬ ‪What happened to them I wonder during WW1, do hope they were ok🤔‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#weddingphotography #weddingfashion #weddinginspiration #bride #groom #familyphotography #weddingday

New Blog about the Bryant Family in Somerset, some recent finds #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #Bristol #Nailsea #Somerset https://lynnswaffles.com/2019/03/14/bryant-family-of-somerset/ Go direct from my Bio 😃📖

‪Friday Pic ‬ ‪A nice family group photo Cabinet Card of a Mum & her two Daughters.‬ ‪They are so alike!‬ ‪Rather like their matching check print dresses😃‬ ‪Photographer from #Halifax #Yorkshire‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory #Family ‬#familyphotography #victorian #victorianfamily #victorianfashion

‪Thursday Pic ‬ ‪A wonderful large group of happy people on the ‬ ‪beach🏖😃‬ Taken in the 1920’s🏖 ‪Love all the different characters in there, even a soldier back left!😊🏖‬ Kids are loving having their photos taken 😃 ‪Some Great #Hats 👒👒👒‬ ‪Is that bridge still there?‬ ‪Does anyone know? Photographer is ‬ ‪Murray’s The Pier, #ClactonOnSea #Essex‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #Seaside ‬#familyphotography #beachphotography #pier #clacton #OldPostcard #PostcardPhoto

‪Wednesday Pic ‬ ‪A mystery house🏡 ‬ ‪Wonder if it’s still standing🤔‬ ‪Bet it looked stunning, with garden terraces, possibly a fabulous view from the house too😊‬ ‪Who were that couple seated outside that lived there🤔‬ ‪Wish I knew!‬ ‪Do you recognise it?🏡‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory ‬#familyphotography #victorian #vctorianfashion #fashionhistory #househistory

‪Tuesday Pic ‬ ‪A splendid family photo & all sitting on the garden bench.‬ ‪Looks like it’s been taken 1860’s & the family all look happy & relaxed😃‬ ‪Nothing printed or written on the back🤔‬ ‪Wonder who they are?‬ ‪Are they your Ancestors?‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#familyphotography #victorian #victorianfashion #family #children

‪Monday Pic ‬ ‪Another huge #Hat today👒‬ ‪On the head of a lovely young woman again from the Edwardian era, also wearing a beautiful outfit😍with long gloves & a necklace of pearls😊‬ ‪Who was she🤔‬ ‪Photographer from #London #RegentStreet‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory ‬ ‪#FashionHistory ‬#familyphotography #edwardianfashion

‪Sunday Pic ‬ ‪I just found this beautiful photo yesterday! Isn’t it wonderful!😍‬ ‪Lovely young girl holding a baby rabbit & dressed so very beautifully😍👒‬ ‪Edwardian era & on thin paper, awful condition too. Sadly no printing or writing.‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#hats #EdwardianFashion #EdwardianPhotography #familyphotography

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Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

Church of All Saints, Corston, St. Paul Malmesbury Without My inside photos were taken through the window as the Church was closed sadly 😊💒 A chapel here may have been served from Malmesbury in the 12th century and a plan made before the church was rebuilt in the 19th century suggests a 12th century origin for the structure. It was a long, narrow building of which the earliest surviving record dates from 1341. All that now remains of the earlier church is a 15th century south doorway, an octagonal west bellcot, and a screen that divided the chancel from the nave, and a 17th century pulpit. The church was dedicated to All Saints by 1763. This will always have been a small church with a fairly small congregation, although the attendance of 38 on Census Sunday in 1851 was said to be smaller than usual. The church was rebuilt in 1881 when Corston and Rodbourne became a district chapelry with a vicar. Until then the vicar of Malmesbury appointed a curate to serve both churches. A vicarage was built in 1884 (it was sold in 1985). A transept was added to the church in 1900 and in 1911 the gallery was removed and a chancel added. The two bells were recast in 1930. In 1986 the benifice of Corston and Rodbourne was united with Great Somerford, Little Somerford and Seagry. The registers from 1881, other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Earlier births deaths and marriages are in the Malmesbury registers, also held in the History Centre in Chippenham.

1731 a devastating fire swept through the #Dorset town of Blandford Forum and destroyed most of the town's historic centre. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed was the #medieval parish church of St Peter & St Paul, architects John & William Bastard designed a new church in Georgian style, & also designed most of the buildings in the town centre. It was completed by 1739 on the side of an enlarged market place. The new church was built with walls of Greensand ashlar, dressed with Ham Hill and Portland stone. The original design called for a nave, apse, north and south aisles, & west tower. The #tower was to be toped by a #spire but the Trustees insisted on a wooden #bell turret, over the objections of the Bastard brothers. In 1895 the apse was pulled down and a traditional #chancel inserted between the #nave and new #apse. The interior design is pure Georgian theatre, with Ionic colonnades on pedestals looking down on box pews. The ornately decorated apse features paintings of cherubs and flowers, beneath a sunburst at the apex of the dome. Some fittings predate the 1731 fire, including a 17th century oak #bible chest & a 17th century table in the #vestry. There is a plain 18th century oak #chest in the north #aisle. In the south aisle is a richly decorated #communion table, c. 1735. The splendid #Georgian #font dates to 1739 & is made of Portland stone. It has an octogonal bowl and a moulded base, and is topped with an octagonal oak cover with a carved pinecone finial. The west gallery was installed in 1794, & is supported on slender Ionic columns. From the gallery hangs the royal coat of arms to George III dated 1794. The north & south galleries are slightly later, installed in 1837. The interior is filled with a wonderful collection of 18th century #monuments, including a plaque to the Bastard brothers in the south aisle. On the south side of the nave is the Mayor's Seat, upholstered in red velvet. The richly carved oak seat bears the date 1748. All information from BritainExpress.Com 💒💒💒💒💒💒💒 #blandfordforum #church

1731 a devastating fire swept through the #Dorset town of Blandford Forum and destroyed most of the town's historic centre. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed was the #medieval parish church of St Peter & St Paul, architects John & William Bastard designed a new church in Georgian style, & also designed most of the buildings in the town centre. It was completed by 1739 on the side of an enlarged market place. The new church was built with walls of Greensand ashlar, dressed with Ham Hill and Portland stone. The original design called for a nave, apse, north and south aisles, & west tower. The #tower was to be toped by a #spire but the Trustees insisted on a wooden #bell turret, over the objections of the Bastard brothers. In 1895 the apse was pulled down and a traditional #chancel inserted between the #nave and new #apse. The interior design is pure Georgian theatre, with Ionic colonnades on pedestals looking down on box pews. The ornately decorated apse features paintings of cherubs and flowers, beneath a sunburst at the apex of the dome. Some fittings predate the 1731 fire, including a 17th century oak #bible chest & a 17th century table in the #vestry. There is a plain 18th century oak #chest in the north #aisle. In the south aisle is a richly decorated #communion table, c. 1735. The splendid #Georgian #font dates to 1739 & is made of Portland stone. It has an octogonal bowl and a moulded base, and is topped with an octagonal oak cover with a carved pinecone finial. The west gallery was installed in 1794, & is supported on slender Ionic columns. From the gallery hangs the royal coat of arms to George III dated 1794. The north & south galleries are slightly later, installed in 1837. The interior is filled with a wonderful collection of 18th century #monuments, including a plaque to the Bastard brothers in the south aisle. On the south side of the nave is the Mayor's Seat, upholstered in red velvet. The richly carved oak seat bears the date 1748. All information from BritainExpress.Com 💒💒💒💒💒💒💒 #blandfordforum #church

1731 a devastating fire swept through the #Dorset town of Blandford Forum and destroyed most of the town's historic centre. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed was the #medieval parish church of St Peter & St Paul, architects John & William Bastard designed a new church in Georgian style, & also designed most of the buildings in the town centre. It was completed by 1739 on the side of an enlarged market place. The new church was built with walls of Greensand ashlar, dressed with Ham Hill and Portland stone. The original design called for a nave, apse, north and south aisles, & west tower. The #tower was to be toped by a #spire but the Trustees insisted on a wooden #bell turret, over the objections of the Bastard brothers. In 1895 the apse was pulled down and a traditional #chancel inserted between the #nave and new #apse. The interior design is pure Georgian theatre, with Ionic colonnades on pedestals looking down on box pews. The ornately decorated apse features paintings of cherubs and flowers, beneath a sunburst at the apex of the dome. Some fittings predate the 1731 fire, including a 17th century oak #bible chest & a 17th century table in the #vestry. There is a plain 18th century oak #chest in the north #aisle. In the south aisle is a richly decorated #communion table, c. 1735. The splendid #Georgian #font dates to 1739 & is made of Portland stone. It has an octogonal bowl and a moulded base, and is topped with an octagonal oak cover with a carved pinecone finial. The west gallery was installed in 1794, & is supported on slender Ionic columns. From the gallery hangs the royal coat of arms to George III dated 1794. The north & south galleries are slightly later, installed in 1837. The interior is filled with a wonderful collection of 18th century #monuments, including a plaque to the Bastard brothers in the south aisle. On the south side of the nave is the Mayor's Seat, upholstered in red velvet. The richly carved oak seat bears the date 1748. All information from BritainExpress.Com 💒💒💒💒💒💒💒 #blandfordforum #church

1731 a devastating fire swept through the #Dorset town of Blandford Forum and destroyed most of the town's historic centre. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed was the #medieval parish church of St Peter & St Paul, architects John & William Bastard designed a new church in Georgian style, & also designed most of the buildings in the town centre. It was completed by 1739 on the side of an enlarged market place. The new church was built with walls of Greensand ashlar, dressed with Ham Hill and Portland stone. The original design called for a nave, apse, north and south aisles, & west tower. The #tower was to be toped by a #spire but the Trustees insisted on a wooden #bell turret, over the objections of the Bastard brothers. In 1895 the apse was pulled down and a traditional #chancel inserted between the #nave and new #apse. The interior design is pure Georgian theatre, with Ionic colonnades on pedestals looking down on box pews. The ornately decorated apse features paintings of cherubs and flowers, beneath a sunburst at the apex of the dome. Some fittings predate the 1731 fire, including a 17th century oak #bible chest & a 17th century table in the #vestry. There is a plain 18th century oak #chest in the north #aisle. In the south aisle is a richly decorated #communion table, c. 1735. The splendid #Georgian #font dates to 1739 & is made of Portland stone. It has an octogonal bowl and a moulded base, and is topped with an octagonal oak cover with a carved pinecone finial. The west gallery was installed in 1794, & is supported on slender Ionic columns. From the gallery hangs the royal coat of arms to George III dated 1794. The north & south galleries are slightly later, installed in 1837. The interior is filled with a wonderful collection of 18th century #monuments, including a plaque to the Bastard brothers in the south aisle. On the south side of the nave is the Mayor's Seat, upholstered in red velvet. The richly carved oak seat bears the date 1748. All information from BritainExpress.Com 💒💒💒💒💒💒💒 #blandfordforum #church

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