Merley Tunnel on the Castleman Trailway, Dorset. Merley Tunn…
| Title | Merley Tunnel on the Castleman Trailway, Dorset. Merley Tunnel (more of a long bridge, really) is on the old railway between Wimborne and Poole, now part of the Castleman Trailway cycleway. |
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| Date | 15 Aug 2004 00:00:00 |
| Original size | 640 x 427 |
| Retrieved from source on | 18 Mar 2012 23:20:50 (UTC) |
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Merley Tunnel on the Castleman Trailway, Dorset. Merley Tunnel (more of a long bridge, really) is on the old railway between Wimborne and Poole, now part of the Castleman Trailway cycleway.
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Hamfest 2006. A view looking to the southwest across the Cobham Sports Ground towards the marquees and stalls of the 2006 Hamfest, organised by the Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society (FRARS).
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FRARS Clubhouse. A view looking southwest towards the clubhouse of the Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society (FRARS) on the Cobham Sports ground during the 2006 Hamfest event.
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B3073 Bridge, A31
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Merley, The Willett Arms
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Merley, The Willett Arms Pub on Oakley Hill; internally, L-shaped bar, with drinking and eating areas on three sides. Cask ales on offer at my visit: Ringwood Best, Adnam's Broadside, Wadworth 6X. For…
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A31 - B3073 bridge
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Willett Road
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Willett Road This is the old road from Oakley to Lamb's Green, now duplicated by the modern A31 off to the left. It can be followed as a bridleway beneath the A road, and is numbered BR114, although i…
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Wimborne Minster By-Pass
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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…
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Les Bouviers Restaurant (the old one)
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Merley, old Les Bouviers
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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/
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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.
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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.
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Merley Bridge
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Merley Bridge Bridge taking A349 (Gravel Hill/Oakley Hill) over the former Southampton to Dorchester Railway line.
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Merley, trailway
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Merley, trailway Castleman Trailway, on a section of the former Southampton to Dorchester Railway. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/castlemantrailway
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| County | Poole |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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0 mMerley Tunnel on the Castleman Trailway, Dorset. Merley Tunnel (more of a long bridge, really) is on the old railway between Wimborne and Poole, now part of the Castleman Trailway cycleway.
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223 mHamfest 2006. A view looking to the southwest across the Cobham Sports Ground towards the marquees and stalls of the 2006 Hamfest, organised by the Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society (FRARS).
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223 mFRARS Clubhouse. A view looking southwest towards the clubhouse of the Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society (FRARS) on the Cobham Sports ground during the 2006 Hamfest event.
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249 mB3073 Bridge, A31
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263 mMerley, The Willett Arms
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263 mMerley, The Willett Arms Pub on Oakley Hill; internally, L-shaped bar, with drinking and eating areas on three sides. Cask ales on offer at my visit: Ringwood Best, Adnam's Broadside, Wadworth 6X. For some customer comments, see http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/46/4654/Willets_Arms/Oakley
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269 mA31 - B3073 bridge
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282 mWillett Road
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282 mWillett Road This is the old road from Oakley to Lamb's Green, now duplicated by the modern A31 off to the left. It can be followed as a bridleway beneath the A road, and is numbered BR114, although it isn't at this stage shown as a right of way on the maps.
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291 mWimborne Minster By-Pass
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320 mCastleman 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.
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331 mLes Bouviers Restaurant (the old one)
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331 mMerley, old Les Bouviers
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331 mMerley, 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/
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342 mMerley: 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.
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342 mMerley: 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.
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363 mMerley Bridge
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363 mMerley Bridge Bridge taking A349 (Gravel Hill/Oakley Hill) over the former Southampton to Dorchester Railway line.
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384 mMerley, trailway
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384 mMerley, trailway Castleman Trailway, on a section of the former Southampton to Dorchester Railway. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/castlemantrailway
