By Tim Lambert
Here are some pictures I took of the charming town of Sherborne in Dorset. Below is Sherborne Abbey.
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The old English word ceap meant trade. It gradually changed to our word cheap. Cheap Street is still the main shopping street in Sherborne.
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Below is the conduit in Sherborne. It was once a washing place for monks.
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The Old Castle at Sherborne, sadly now in ruins
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A post box in Sherborne was painted gold to commemorate Peter Wilson, a swimmer who won a gold medal in the Olympic Games.
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Here are some pictures I took of the small but charming town of Shaftesbury in Dorset
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Gold Hill (famous for a Hovis advert which was made there in 1973).
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ROLT Millennium Green in Shaftesbury
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A view from the town
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Shaftesbury Town Hall built in 1837
Nearby is the town of Gillingham
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A view of Gillingham
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Gillingham Bridge
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Chantry Fields in Gillingham