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The Pier Terrace in West Bay, Dorset, was designed by the English Arts and Crafts architect Edward Schroeder Prior in 1884–85. It is a Grade II listed building. [1] Pier Terrace is one of Prior's most important early buildings.
West Bay as viewed from East Cliff. For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, West Bay is within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.. In local government, Dorset Council is responsible for services such as highways, public transport, strategic planning, environmental services and environmental health, tourism and leisure, economic development, local planning and ...
The present mansion was built by George Pitt (1663-1735) of Stratfield Saye House, cousin of William Pitt the Elder, between 1717 and 1720 on the estate brought to him by his second wife Lora daughter of Audley Grey. The mansion was in red brick, but after derogatory comments from King George III, Pitt clad the house in Portland limestone. The ...
The George Inn is a historic building in the town of Bridport, Dorset, England. History The inn contains 16th or 17th century features but dates mostly from the early ...
The Royal Hotel with the U.S. Forces World War II Memorial in the foreground. Royal Hotel is a 19th-century hotel at Weymouth, Dorset, England. It is located on the town's seafront, overlooking Weymouth Beach and Weymouth Bay. The building has been a Grade II listed building since 1974. [1]
Pennsylvania Castle is a Gothic Revival mansion on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located in Wakeham and overlooks Church Ope Cove. The castle is Grade II Listed, [1] as is the adjacent gatehouse and lodges, which are now in separate ownership. [2] After becoming a hotel in 1950, the castle reverted to being a private residence in ...
Boscombe (/ ˈ b ɒ s k əm /) is a suburb in Bournemouth England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne. Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 Boscombe developed rapidly from a small village into a seaside resort alongside ...
Chedington is a small village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated near the A356 road 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Crewkerne in Somerset. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 130. [1] It is administered as part of Parrett and Axe Parish Council.