Can you remember how Verwood looked back in the 1970's? Things change and it is easy it is to forget how they were before.

I have taken quite a few photographs of the village from time to time in an attempt to capture scenes before they change. Now I think it might be interesting to show those old photographs so that they can be compared with the way things are now.

The first few are available below but more are in preparation and will be added soon. I have spent quite a bit of time walking around the village in recent months to remind myself of the exact locations from which the photographs were taken and it has proved quite difficult in some cases.

I first came to Verwood I lived in Manor Road which gave me an ideal view of the carnival each year as the procession passed the door. My photographs of some of the carnivals are included here.