Verwood-Past & Present
Verwood has changed dramatically over the past few decades and has grown from a widespread series of tiny hamlets to what is reputed to be Europe’s fastest growing town and even now has been earmarked for further expansion in the future. Using extracts and original photographs from Jill Coulthard’s excellent book “Verwood Village to Town” together with recent photographs from locations as close as possible to the original, these articles will give you an idea of how Verwood has changed.
The example right shows how dramatic the transformation has been with the bustling Railway Station photographed in 1964 swept away – a victim of the Beeching cuts, to be replacerd in later years by a housing development. The adjacent colour photo shows how even the road has been completely re-aligned leaving the station site today almost unrecognisable. All text and photos are copyright.
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Barrow Brothers-The Verwood Stores
Birch Tree Farm, Crab Orchard, Verwood
‘Chandler Wine’, Ringwood Road, Verwood
Corner of Margards Lane and Horton Way
The Crossroads, Verwood – looking East.
Eastworth Farmhouse & Verwood Smugglers
Edmondsham Road looking towards Eastworth
Gregory’s Store & Post Office, Three Legged Cross
“Henry’s Stores,Corner of Ringwood Rd & Newtown Rd
Mace ‘Super-Fayre’, Ringwood Road, Verwood
Margards Lane, Priddle & Franklin’s sweet shop
Old Crossroads Pottery,Manor Way, Verwood
The Old Farmhouse, Newtown Road
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Three Legged Cross.
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Vicarage Road
Railway Bridge,Three Legged Cross
The Restynge House, Ringwood Road
Ringwood Road, Verwood, looking east.
Shearing’s Cycle & Motor Cycle Repairs The Crossroads, Verwood
Station Road – The Railway Bridge
Thatch Cottage, Three Legged Cross
The Timber Mills – part 1 – Romford Mill
The Timber Mills – part 2 – Old Sawmill Close
“The Tin Church” All Saints Church, Three Legged Cross.
The Turnpike Road through Three Legged Cross
Three Legged Cross Congregational Church
Verwood Crossroads looking west.
Verwood Methodist Church, Vicarage Road.
