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Swanage Bay Number of views as of 10th December 2017 = 500. The town of Swanage (Dorset, England) was originally a small port and fishing village. It flourished in Victorian times, first as a port for the shipping of much sought-after Purbeck stone, and later as a popular seaside resort, which it still is today. The railway came to town in 1885, and although the branch line was axed by Beeching in 1972, local enthusiasts formed the Swanage Railway Company which still runs between Swanage and Norden (near Corfe Castle) and may soon be reconnected with the main London to Weymouth line at Wareham. Date: 30th December 2014.

Looking out across Swanage Bay in Dorset towards the pier on an October afternoon.

A July sunset over Swanage Bay inDorset/

A view over Swanage Bay showing Peveril Point, Old Harry and the coast of Bournemouth in the diastance.

Swanage Pier & Ballard Down Number of views as of 28th April 2018 = 310. Looking across Swanage Bay (Dorset, England) past the pier to Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Date: 30th December 2014.

Swanage Vista A view across Swanage Bay (Dorset, England) to Ballard Down, with The Pinnacles and Old Harry Rocks top right. Date: 25th June 2017.

Ballard Down from Swanage Number of views as of 22nd May 2019 = 2010. A view of Ballard Down taken from a small breakwater on Swanage beach (Dorset, England). Date: 28th December 2011.

The Mersey class lifeboat, Robert Charles Brown, moored off the end of the slipway by Swanage lifeboat house.

Swanage Mersey class lifeboat, Robert Charles Brown, hitting the water. This was taken some years ago and the old Rother class station lifeboat can be seen moored off the end of the slipway.

the sun rising over Swanage Bay in Dorset just after a very heavy rain shower had passed through.

The view of Swanage in South East Dorset from Ballard Down on a clear Summers day.

Sunrise over Swanage Bay in Dorset, England

Stunning sunset over the Purbeck Hills and Dorset seaside town of Swanage, England

Picturesque setting of a Bench surrounded by trees, overlooking Swanage Bay in Dorset, England.

Swanage Beach & Ballard Down, January 2023 Unfortunately we can't seem to get two sunny days in a row at the moment, so you have to get out there while you can! Date: 2nd January 2023.

The views looking out from Swanage Bay in Dorset

A Little Piece of London Number of views as of 9th May 2018 = 425. This Clock Tower was designed as a memorial to the Duke of Wellington and was built in 1854 at the southern approach to London Bridge. After becoming something of a 'traffic hazard', it was removed and re-erected on its present site in Swanage, Dorset in 1867/68 by local entrepreneurs John Mowlem and his nephew George Burt. Mowlem's business was importing stone into the city of London from around the country, including Purbeck limestone transported by boat from Swanage. Around the same time, various relics and monuments (including the clock tower) were brought from London to Swanage, supposedly used as ballast for the empty vessels which transported the Purbeck stone to ...

Ballard Down on the edge of Swanage Bay in Dorset on an October afternoon.

The Wellington Clock Tower at Swanage in Dorset. This tower was originally in London and was dismantled and moved to Swanage in the 1800's.

Peppercorn A1 Pacific, 60163 Tornado, resting under the canopy at Swanage station after bringing in a charter from the main line.

Sunset over Swanage Bay, Dorset

Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. Ballard Point and Old Harry Rocks are in the distance.

The pier at Swanage in Dorset

BR Class 4 Standard tank, 80104, leaving Corfe Castle station on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

A mixed freight train double headed by SR U Class31806 and King Arthur Class 777, Sir Lamiel approaching Quarr Farm Crossing on the Swanage Railway in Dorset.

Stanier 8F at Swanage The 8F class, 2-8-0, heavy freight steam locomotive, was originally designed by William Stanier for the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway company. Over 800 of these engines were built between 1935 and 1946. Locomotive number 48624, seen here in black British Railways livery, visiting Swanage station in Dorset, England, was built in 1943 for the Southern Railway at the Ashford works in Kent. It is currently one of only two operational 8Fs running in the UK. Date: 16th October 2016. Click here to view my trains, trams and horse-drawn vehicles collection.

Sea View, Swanage Number of views as of 8th October 2018 = 5350. Offering amazing views across Swanage Bay, this apartment complex would look more at home in the Mediterranean rather than amongst the primarily Victorian buildings in the seaside town of Swanage (Dorset, England). Click here to see the view from behind the apartments. Date: 24th April 2010.

BR Standard Class 4, 80104, working hard crossing Corfe Common with a heavy freight train.

The sun setting over Swanage Bay in Dorset on a lovely September evening.

Verandah with a view, Swanage, January 2023 Part of the promenade along Swanage North Beach (Dorset, England) is covered by this rather fine-looking verandah. The view is perfect but you'll need to provide your own rocking chair and banjo! Date: 2nd January 2023.

Vintage travel poster. Image has been enhanced and colors restored. The original image has passed into public domain.

The sailing ship Moonfleet crossing Swanage Bay in Dorset with Old Harry Rocks in the distance.

*Albert Memorial, Swanage, February 2022* This Purbeck stone obelisk in Swanage (Dorset, England) is a memorial to Prince Albert (consort to Queen Victoria) who died in 1861. Originally built the year after Albert's death, the obelisk was dismantled in 1971, but rebuilt 50 years later in 2021. The memorial stands overlooking Swanage Bay. Date: 27th February 2022.

The iconic Old Harry Rocks at Swanage viewed from the Studland side. A well known Dorset landmark.

Swanage lifeboat demonstrating the ability to stop in it's own length from flat out.

Flying Scotsman, Swanage Railway, March 2019 The Flying Scotsman, undoubtedly one of the most iconic of British steam locomotives, hauls a rake of passenger coaches through the beautiful Isle of Purbeck countryside, near Woody Hyde camp site, between Corfe Castle and Harman's Cross, during a visit to Dorset in March 2019. Following a £4.2 million restoration project in 2016, the locomotive is now resplendent in dark green British Railways livery and is numbered 60103. Of course, in its heyday, the Scotsman would never have been seen operating on a somewhat 'out of the way' Dorset branch line. In 1934, then operated by the London and North Eastern Railway company (LNER), the Flying Scotsman became the first locomotive in the UK to officia...