IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Cliff Place, SWANAGE, BH19 2PL

Numbers 11 to 17 High Street are a terrace of shops with accommodation above. Built in 1835 there are fine cast iron balconies. Numbers 11 and 17 have had their rendering stripped to reveal walls of Purbeck stone with brick dressings. Seen here is Lai Ho Restaurant, number 15, with a modern shop front. The White Horse, number 11 Image, Jurassic Outdoor, numbers 11A & 13 Image, and Quarr Gallery, number 17 Image are the other businesses in the terrace. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119900 Swanage is a coastal town in the Isle of Purbeck, some 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Originally a small port and fishing village the town flourished in the Victorian era after the arrival of the railway and it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort. Tourism is an important part of the economy albeit seasonal and residents commute to Poole and Bournemouth for permanent employment. The town is the terminus of the heritage Swanage Railway.

Alongside the Purbeck Hotel, these steps in Purbeck stone lead from High Street to Cliff Place. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119929 Swanage is a coastal town in the Isle of Purbeck, some 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Originally a small port and fishing village the town flourished in the Victorian era after the arrival of the railway and it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort. Tourism is an important part of the economy albeit seasonal and residents commute to Poole and Bournemouth for permanent employment. The town is the terminus of the heritage Swanage Railway.

Numbers 11 to 17 High Street are a terrace of shops with accommodation above. Built in 1835 there are fine cast iron balconies. Numbers 11 and 17 have had their rendering stripped to reveal walls of Purbeck stone with brick dressings. Seen here is Quarr Gallery, number 17, which has a 19th century shop front with canted bay windows. The White Horse, number 11 Image, Jurassic Outdoor, numbers 11A & 13 Image and Lai Ho Restaurant, number 15 Image, are the other businesses in the terrace. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119900 Swanage is a coastal town in the Isle of Purbeck, some 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Originally a small port and fishing village the town flourished in the Victorian era after the arrival of the railway and it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort. Tourism is an important part of the economy albeit seasonal and residents commute to Poole and Bournemouth for permanent employment. The town is the terminus of the heritage Swanage Railway.

A large, Elizabeth II-reign postbox and traditional phone box in the town centre. The postbox is emptied finally at 4pm on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays.

Off High Street, Swanage.

Outside the Purbeck Hotel on High Street is this K6 telephone box, designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1323634 Swanage is a coastal town in the Isle of Purbeck, some 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Originally a small port and fishing village the town flourished in the Victorian era after the arrival of the railway and it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort. Tourism is an important part of the economy albeit seasonal and residents commute to Poole and Bournemouth for permanent employment. The town is the terminus of the heritage Swanage Railway.

Looking across High Street from the bottom of Image, which has a few steps at the very bottom, here. Directly in front of us are Image

Numbers 11 to 17 High Street are a terrace of shops with accommodation above. Built in 1835 there are fine cast iron balconies. Numbers 11 and 17 have had their rendering stripped to reveal walls of Purbeck stone with brick dressings. Seen here is The White Horse, number 11. Jurassic Outdoor, numbers 11A & 13 Image, Lai Ho Restaurant, number 15 Image, and Quarr Gallery, number 17 Image are the other businesses in the terrace. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119900 Swanage is a coastal town in the Isle of Purbeck, some 6 miles south of Poole and 25 miles east of Dorchester. Originally a small port and fishing village the town flourished in the Victorian era after the arrival of the railway and it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort. Tourism is an important part of the economy albeit seasonal and residents commute to Poole and Bournemouth for permanent employment. The town is the terminus of the heritage Swanage Railway.