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John Justinian de Ledesma was born in Knightsbridge, London, England, the son of a well-off Argentine rancher. [2] Though he grew up on his father's estancia , he was educated at Bryanston School in Bryanston , Dorset . [ 3 ]
Gillingham (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɪ ŋ əm / ⓘ GHIL-ing-əm) is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It lies on the B3095 and B3081 roads, approximately four miles (six kilometres) south of the A303 trunk road and five miles (eight kilometres) northwest of Shaftesbury .
Gillingham Bridge is an 1823 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable.It portrays a scene of the country town of Gillingham in Dorset. [1] It features the old bridge crossing the River Stour (not to be confused with the river of the same name in Constable's native Suffolk) by the town with church tower of St Mary the Virgin in the background.
Parham Mill is an 1826 landscape painting by the English artist John Constable. [7] It portrays a view of Perne’s Mill, a watermill in Gillingham, Dorset.In 1823 Constable was staying with his friend John Fisher, a nephew of the Bishop of Salisbury.
Gillingham Bridge by John Constable, 1823. The church tower is visible in the background. Memorials to those who died in the First World War can be seen hanging above the Jacobean communion table in St. Catherine's Chapel. The Book of Remembrance nearby records all those who served in the two world wars and also those who died.
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This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold ; other settlements in plain text. Contents:
Gillingham railway station serves the town of Gillingham, Dorset, England. It is on the West of England Main Line, 105 miles 23 chains (169.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo. Today it is managed by South Western Railway. The main offices, designed by Sir William Tite, stand on the north side of the line. [1]