Dinton  24-26 July 2011

24 June 2011

Parkside Cottage, next to the recreation Ground, on a fine day.

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The Recreation Ground, left, from beneath the trees by the swings and sand pit, and centre, south down St Mary's Road towards the cross roads. Right is a view of the top part of the field.

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The northern end of the Recreation Ground is particularly attractive these days, looking out over the church and churchyard.

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The church from St Mary's Road.

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The War Memorial in the north-east corner of the churchyard. Behind the cross on the left shot is the churchyard Yew and in the right-hand shot is catering for the gardens event that weekend.

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The south side of the churchyard is a public footpath, DINT2, and is the approximate line of the old burial path from Teffont. You can look down to the lake, now kept clear of intrusive vegetation on the shoreline ... and Hyde's House.

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25 June 2011

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Dinton appeared to be well on top at 6.30 of a lovely Saturday evening; at least the other lot were getting grumpy! Beyond the Recreation Ground is the expanded Primary School, and the newer housing of Tyndale Meadow ... with Compton woods and Downs beyond.

Looking out over the natural meadows of Dalwood Farm, next to the camp site of Honeysuckle Homestead.

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26 June 2011

The church of St Mary's taken from just outside Dinton Lodge, a world-class view!

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Dinton or Philipps house in the morning sunshine. The National Trust have, to their great credit, opened up a number of footpath routes across their properties in Dinton. One leads the walker from near to Hyde's house up through the woodland to this viewpoint of Philipps House.

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Taking the footpath DINT5 from opposite the churchyard, you get to look back at the houses that front onto Snow hill and St Mary's Road. The new build in what was Wright's Farm ,left,  has grounds on a scale and form to resemble a golf course!

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Left is a  view through the vines southwards towards Jesses and then across the valley towards Fovant Woods. Centre and right are views across the barley back towards Spracklands and south-east towards the B3089 road, River Nadder and then Compton Downs.

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The footpath runs through the back of East Farm, left and centre. Looking back westwards from Sandhills Road.

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The view from Sandhills Road across the fields of East Farm towards Orchard Terrace ... with the new communications mast on the skyline and a pair of hot-air balloons as well! My birth-place was in the front bedroom of No. 1 Orchard Terrace!

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The redevelopment of the Pembroke Terrace site is complete, now with

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The view of the Pound and looking westwards ; the disused Methodist chapel and the Wyndham Arms  beyond are on the left of the road.

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Fitz Farm, left, now visible again behind an attractive garden wall and right, Little Clarendon, with its Catholic chapel in the foreground.

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On the B3089 main road is High House, left, with the village shop beyond. On the right is Dinton Cottage and in the centre is the view west towards the school and showing Tyndale Meadow on the left.

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Left and right of Jesses, centre, is the house occupied by the author of 'Tales of a Carter's Daughter', Lou Winter, nee hacker. An ugly grey render facade was stripped by Mr Bishop to reveal this stunning cottage.

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Three from Snow Hill; left, from outside Long Ridge and centre and right looking churchwards towards Hill View, centre, and  Mitre Cottage, right.

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