Oakdale, Lady Wimborne Cottages
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Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 8 Nov 2009
On Fernside Road, at the junction with Wimborne Road, three pairs of cottages (with modern infill) built in a distinctive style as estate cottages by Lady Wimborne and her daughter, between 1867 and 1904. 111 of the model cottages are thought to have been built for Canford Estate workers. http://archive.dorsetecho.co.uk/2000/11/6/109091.html