2020

SY9681 : Corfe Castle buildings [6]

taken 3 years ago, near to Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Corfe Castle buildings [6]
Corfe Castle buildings [6]
Built as an Independent chapel in 1835, this building has been a Congregational Chapel, a United Reformed Church and is now the Corfe Castle Evangelical Congregational Church. Built of rubble stone with the north entrance porch faced in ashlar. There are some fine iron boundary railings to the churchyard. Listed, grade II, with details at: LinkExternal link
Dominated by a ruined castle of the same name, Corfe Castle is a village situated in a gap in the Purbeck Hills, some 4 miles south east of Wareham and 4 miles north west of Swanage. There are traces of occupation in the area of all periods since 6,000 BC. The castle dates back to the 11th century and was besieged twice during the Civil War after which it was slighted. Now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. The heritage Swanage Railway runs through the village.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Primary Subject: Chapel
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SY9681, 219 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Michael Dibb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 December, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 9613 8192 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:38.2176N 2:3.3652W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 9610 8193
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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