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Abbey View, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 9DU

This postbox stands outside the garage and is emptied at 11am on weekdays and at 10am on Saturdays. I believe the garage used also to be the post office which closed on 7 July 1989. Being a southeast-northeast facing road, with properties all along the southwestern side, the road does not see much sun in the winter and you can see that the ice did not thaw all day on these cars – the picture was taken around 2pm and it was a beautifully sunny day, while it had been about -4ºC overnight.

This ford at Spetisbury affords access to the disused cricket pitch from the main A350. A video of the ford can be seen at: https://youtu.be/7vm5QbPvv_w

Once carrying the S&DJR across the lane to South Farm; the trackbed is now a trailway from Spetisbury to Charlton Marshall.

Across an arm of the Stour towards Bournemouth Road, with a footbridge next to it for the less adventurous.

Overlooking the cricket ground; it looks as if the pavilion has seen better days. Note the batsman weathervane.

The river is very high due to recent rain and the water is starting to lap over in to the gardens of the houses along the river.

All that remains of the station are the steps down to street level, and the platforms. Spetisbury Station was opened in 1860, became later part of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, and was closed in 1956. http://www.trainweb.org/railwest/railco/sdjr/spetis.html

Heading south. The RAF flag is doubtless being flown to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the RAF on 1 April 1918.

The trackbed, formerly belonging to the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, now forms a recreational linear trail. On the historic OS map the village of Spetisbury is spelt with two t's.

Carved stone post by the A350, in parish of SPETISBURY (NORTH DORSET District), 30m East of Drax Arms PH, on narrow pavement, on East side of road. Dorset 3 (limestone), erected by the Blandford & Poole turnpike trust in the 19th century. N.B. Not at listed location, actually in front of #26 High Street, Fisher Cottages. Inscription reads:- TO POOLE 11 MILES TO BLANDFORD 3 MILES Grade II Listed. List Entry Number:1324662 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1324662 Milestone Society National ID: DO_POBF11.