IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Merley Lane, WIMBORNE, BH21 1RU
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Merley Lane, BH21 1RU by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (24 Images Found)
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Castleman Trail, north of Broadstone
Merley Bridge, almost a short tunnel, took the Southampton & Dorchester Railway, opened in 1847, diagonally beneath a crossroads on the main Poole to Wimborne road. Passenger services here were withdrawn in 1964, though freight services to Wimborne hung on until 1977, after which the line was quickly dismantled. Later the section between Broadstone and Oakley, south of Wimborne, was converted to a cycleway known as the Castleman Trail, taking its name from the Wimborne solicitor who promoted the railway. Drainage has long been a problem here and it is believed the trackbed was raised in Southern Railway days to lay larger drains, necessitating the cutouts both sides of the arch to ensure that coaching stock and other high-roofed vehicles did not strike the brickwork on the curve through the bridge. The concrete pathway through the bridge is a more recent attempt to prevent waterlogging of the trail.
Image: © A-M-Jervis
Taken: 10 Dec 2007
0.05 miles
3
George V postbox on Oakley Hill
Postbox No. BH21 85.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 24 Mar 2022
0.08 miles
4
Solicitors on Oakley Hill
Showing position of Postbox No. BH21 85.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 24 Mar 2022
0.08 miles
5
Merley: postbox № BH21 85, Oakley Hill
This postbox stands outside the old Merley post office, which moved east about 30 years ago to serve the large new housing estate.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 21 Sep 2008
0.08 miles
6
Merley Bridge
Bridge taking A349 (Gravel Hill/Oakley Hill) over the former Southampton to Dorchester Railway line.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 22 Oct 2009
0.08 miles
7
Les Bouviers Restaurant (the old one)
This would appear to have been a pub at one time and was then converted to a restaurant. At the time the photo was taken it was closed and empty though it did bear two banners saying "The wait is nearly over" and "we are nearly there" However the current establishment (which is presumably what the banners referred to) that bears this name is a superior experience with rooms for accommodation as well as a restaurant and is located in five acres of grounds at Grid. ref. Image on the other side of Merley on Arrowsmith Road. See http://www.lesbouviers.co.uk/.
This building is at the junction of Merley Park Road and Gravel Hill the A349.
Image: © Nigel Mykura
Taken: 15 Nov 2011
0.08 miles
8
Merley, old Les Bouviers
Closed restaurant at the corner of Oakley Hill and Merley Park Road; the business has moved to nearby Arrowsmith Road. http://www.lesbouviers.co.uk/
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 22 Oct 2009
0.08 miles
9
Merley, trailway
Castleman Trailway, on a section of the former Southampton to Dorchester Railway. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/castlemantrailway
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 22 Oct 2009
0.09 miles
10
Merley, recreation ground
Fenners Recreation Ground, off Merley Lane. http://www.boroughofpoole.com/facilities/ref:F465e9bc757a34/
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 22 Oct 2009
0.10 miles