Dorset Gallery

Inland Dorset

18 pictures: 11 in colour, 7 in black and white

In colour

Cottages and trees in a green valley below a steep open down.
Upwey Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Cattle grazing by a reedy river, with the roofs and towers of Dorchester along the skyline.
Dorchester Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A wide town street of brick and stone houses, with a church tower at the far end.
High West Street, Dorchester Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A broad gravel walk under an avenue of tall trees, with a few people strolling in the distance.
South Walks, Dorchester Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A curving path through lawns and flower beds to a bandstand, with trees and houses around.
Borough Gardens, Dorchester Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
The tall abbey church at Milton Abbas on a bright lawn, framed by dark trees under a blue sky.
Milton Abbey Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
The great house and abbey church at Milton Abbas in a green valley ringed by woods.
Milton Abbey Colour print, 1866 From F. O. Morris, County Seats, 1866
Melbury House, a many-windowed mansion with a tower, behind a green lawn.
Melbury House Colour print, 1866 From F. O. Morris, County Seats, 1866
A low white house among tall trees under a yellow winter sky, with snow on the ground.
The Down House, near Blandford Colour print, 1880 From F. O. Morris, County Seats, 1880
Huntsmen in red coats galloping with hounds across a valley below Yellowham Wood.
Yellowham Wood Henry Thomas Alken, 1834 Yale Center for British Art
An oval coloured print of a pale house among tall trees, with a boat on the water in front.
Ranston Laurent Guyot after William Watts, 1791 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

In black and white

Engravings, etchings, drawings and early photographs.

A grey wash drawing of the abbey gatehouse at Cerne behind a large tree.
Cerne Abbey James Moore, 1791 Yale Center for British Art
A pencil drawing of the tower and tall windows of the abbey church at Milton.
Milton Abbey James Moore, 1791 Yale Center for British Art
An engraving of the long house at Milton Abbas with the abbey church beside it.
Milton Abbey J. P. Neale, engraving, 1824 From J. P. Neale, Views of the Seats, 1824
An engraving of Melbury House across a lake, with tall trees on either side.
Melbury House J. P. Neale, engraving, 1824 From J. P. Neale, Views of the Seats, 1824
An engraving of Sherborne Castle, a turreted house, with animals grazing on the grass in front.
Sherborne Castle J. P. Neale, engraving, 1824 From J. P. Neale, Views of the Seats, 1824
A small engraving of Sherborne Abbey with its great central tower.
Sherborne Church Engraving, 1842 From Pigot and Co., Directory, 1842
An engraving of a large house seen across open parkland with cattle.
Bryanston House J. P. Neale, engraving, 1818 From J. P. Neale, Views of the Seats, 1818