Swanage of Olde

The Town

 

 

Swanage C 1869. Brook Farm Dairy is on the left and to its right is the Bridge House.
Jean Smith

 

Station Rd - 1895. On the far left is St Mary's Church Tower, then the Rectory, Panton's Brewery and the Railway Station on the right. In 1899, the Brewery was demolished, the brook covered over and Eldon Terrace and Station Rd appeared as it is today.  Original photo owned by Frank Tomes


Swan Brook

 

Oil painting of Swanage Church and Brewery by Job Hardy 1912

 


Swanage Brewery

 

              
Swanage - C 1903


Swanage Mill Pond - C 1911
   

 

 

 

 

This was Station Road Swanage before the Station came. The Rick is on the Recreation Ground which was then Brook Farm. The house with the white apex was Brook Farm Dairy which stood on the south east corner of What became Mermond Place. Mr Powell the photographer had a shop on the piece of ground on the right, later it was Fortes Cafe then "K”s, now a days Harry Ramsden. Opposite you can see the bridge leading to Bridge House around where Boots the Chemist now stands. House to the right of Brook Farm Dairy was Captain Jim Smiths, his sons became drapers, fishmonger and undertakers in the town and the house to the right of that was known as the Smugglers Cottage!
Jean Smith
 

Station Road c1905 - with what became Harry Smiths Fish Shop on the left [see photo below] and the Mowlem partially hidden behind the tree. A wall and pavement hides the stream on the right.
Jean Smith

 

Mr Powell's shop photo would have been taken between 1907-14 as the south side of the road over the stream had been built on, you can pick out shop signs.
Jean Smith

 

Wesleyan Church, Swanage

The Old Prison, Swanage - C 1907

 

 

 

The ox roast to celebrate the 1910 Coronation of King George V on the site where Mr Powell had his photography shop built.
Jean Smith

 

High St, Swanage - C 1910

 

 


Swanage Congregational Church and Chapel - High Street- Early 1900's


 

Swanage High St - C 1911

Swanage - C 1920