Wool Buildings [1]

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Wool Buildings [1]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 May 2022

The Roman Catholic church of St Joseph, The Square, was built between 1969 and 1971. Constructed with a space-frame roof of aluminium and of exposed brickwork, a mineral render and vertical glazing. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1416504 Wool is a large village in Dorset, midway between Dorchester and Poole, both about 10 miles distant. Set on the south bank of the River Frome, the village includes Bovington Camp army base to the north. The place-name 'Wool' is first recorded in Anglo-Saxon Writs in the first years of the 11th century. The ruins of Bindon Abbey are nearby, demolished in 1539, the stone was used to build castles in Portland, Lulworth and Sandsfoot.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.680324
Longitude
-2.225728