October - Village Histories

Postcards from Dorset visits the village of Fontmell Magna in the north of the county.

Thanks to a UK lottery grant, the village’s archive society has catalogued over three-and-a-half thousand photographs, maps, and documents relating to Fontmell Magna’s past.

Even the village’s film, made in 1988 to mark the anniversary of its charter, has become an important part of the archive, as has the developing history of a recently planted area of woodland.

Ian Lawrence, the chairman and co-founder of the Fontmell Magna Village Archive Society sets the scene for us…

And if you’re interested in exploring Fontmell’s past in more detail and seeing a selection of historical photos from the area just log on to www.fontmellmagna.net.