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Beaminster then and now
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Prout Bridge

Prout Bridge in 1920, with two cars to make a vintage vehicle enthusiast’s mouth water. The former garage is now a private house.

Prout Bridge

Prout Bridge

The Square in about 1900. The distinctive Julia, visible above the roofs of the cars on the left of the modern picture, was erected in 1906 by Vincent Joseph Robinson, the owner of Parnham, in memory of his sister, Julia.

Prout Bridge

Prout Bridge

Fleet Street in about 1900. The road surface may not be as rough, but have the cars and the telephone wires improved this scene?

Prout Bridge

Prout Bridge

Hogshill Street (here seen in about 1930) includes some of Beaminster’s most handsome buildings, although the two on the left have hardly been improved with the passing of the years