Photos by Keith Matthews : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)
Road Sign at Clouds Hill Dorset
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The Millpond at Canford School
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Matthews Gravestone, St Winnow
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Matthews Gravestone, St Winnow
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Vivian Family Plot, St Winnow
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River Avon in flood after the snows
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Cycle track on old railway line
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Old railway bridge on cycle track
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Keith Matthews's conversations
National 400km Audax ride promoted by the CTC in 1982
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what a remarkable and beautiful place. i wish i could search for my ancestors in such a place.
thanks for sharing.
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the story of lawrence is one that i hope is told for many generations. it has resonated within me since i learned of him as a youngster, and what i know of him has melded with what i have known of a few others - particularly my father - to serve as a kind of guiding image of what a man can be and can become. i've certainly never done anything remarkable, but i've been my own man and will one day rest in the peace that comes from following my guiding principles almost without fail.
over on this side we have a lawrence who was similarly remarkable. joshua lawrence chamberlain was a college professor at the outbreak of our civil war and became an unlikely hero at the pivotal battle of gettysburg. with essentially no formal military training he repeatedly showed great courage, resolve, and extraordinary leadership and eventually rose to the rank of major general. he was such a resourceful and respected commander that at the conclusion of the war, his unit was chosen to receive the formal surrender of arms of the confederate forces at appomattox court house.
he returned to his college in maine and thereafter was four times, i believe, elected governor of maine.
he was twice badly wounded during the war - once not expected to survive - and ultimately died many years after the conclusion of the war from complications from his injuries.
both men came from advanced scholastic backgrounds and rose to the occasion when needed, showing remarkable leadership and almost astonishing understanding of what they should do, given their backgrounds. both men showed that with hard work, resolve, and canny open mindedness that one not trained specifically to perform a difficult task can accomplish results far beyond what many highly trained professionals could accomplish.
thank you again for the very nice photo of the gravesite of this great man. much appreciated.
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The correct name of this transmitter is CORFE CASTLE
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This house is actually a College and country park open to the public.
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The map shows a Byway used for all traffic here, presumably crossing at a ford. There is not much evidence of it, but I'll return in summer when it may have dried out. Google Earth shows it dry and crossable.
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Cyclists from the Bournemouth Section of the CTC on tour February 2003.
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My parents got married in this church 1943, I was Christened in it 1945.
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