Tyneham is an interesting tourist attraction. Before WWII it was a busy village in beautiful countryside. Situated a few miles from the coast. There was a Mansion, Tyneham House. It had its own Church, school, postoffice, farms. No electricity or running water, just a idilic lifestyle.
The government of that time decided, due to the proximity to Lulworth firing range, to claim the village and the villagers were told to leave. It was a temporary measure for the greater good. However despite many campaigns the villagers have not been allowed to return home.
One particular landmark took my attention. The Phone-box. This item had a history and was going to be my picture for my daily photo journal. Due to a failure of the internet where we were staying it never got published, another image went out instead.
The first image here is that image :-
The Tyneham Phone Box - Kiosk No 1 Mk 236
During the First World War the village of Tyneham installed a telephone in the back of the Post Office. In 1929 the iconic K1 telephone box was installed in the village.
In 1943 the whole village was told to evacuate to allow the military the use of the village as a training ground, and it still is. The residents, some 200 of them, did expect to return but this did not happen.
In 1985 the phone box was 'accidentally destroyed' by a film company whilst filming 'Comrades', a film about the Tollpuddle Martyrs. The film company agreed to replace the Phone Box, and so they should. The old phone box was White whereas the one we see today is White and Red.
An excellent day spent around 'Tyneham - Dorsets Forgotten Village', lots of history and controversy
And here are other photos from the village :-
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