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Wimborne History Festival

POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
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Pottery demo by the Ancient Wessex Network (© Jean David)
Simon Pimlett of the Militia in Wimborne’s Physick Garden (© Neil Davidson)
Crime & Punishment Exhibition in the Cornmarket (© Paul Thackeray)
The US Military meets the Vikings (© Andrew Chorley)

Medieval Swordfighting (© Eric Wallbank)
Roman Helmet Detail (© Colin Perry)
Young Viking (© Neil Davidson)
Viking demonstrations (© Andrew Chorley)

The English Civil War Society on the march (© Andrew Chorley)
Local Historian Malcolm Angel on the Leaze (© Eric Wallbank)
A Viking Sheild Wall (© Eric Leeson)
Roman rampage! (© Andrew Chorley)

Ancient crafts demonstration (© Chris David)
Setting up camp (© Chris David)
English Civil War Society (© Paul Thackeray)
Ancient Technology Centre Stand (© Andrew Chorley)

Children get ready to tackle the Vikings (© Andrew Chorley)
Medieval Swordfighting (© Colin Perry)
Storytelling with Graham Rogers (© Colin Perry)
Storytelling with The Spice Box (© Carol Wiles)

Wimborne Railway Layout (© Eric Leeson)
Wimborne Railway Society Layout (© Colin Perry)
Warrior Training with Experience the Iron Age (© Neil Davidson)
Roman Midwife (© Colin Perry)

Detail from the Railway Layout (© Colin Perry)
Roman Implements (© Paul Thackeray)
Roman Building (© Carol Wiles)
Wimborne Militia in the arena (© Colin Perry)

US Military Convey (© Carol Wiles)
The pikeman of the English Civil War Society (© Colin Perry)
Cartwheel (© Neil Davidson)
Tasty fayre from Dorset Charcuterie (© Eric Leeson)

Busy bees in the Craft Tent (© David Marshall)
The Three Vikings! (© Andrew Chorley)
Vikings v Visitors (© Eric Leeson)
One of the Minster’s amazing chained books (© Eric Wallbank)

Need a Doctor anyone? Roman Hospital (© Carol Wiles)
Gladiator in Training (© David Marshall)
A captivating performance of The Spice Box (© Andrew Chorley)
English Civil War Society in the arena (© Eric Wallbank)

English Civil War Society (© Andrew Chorley)
Stand by your guns! (© Andrew Chorley)
Watch out Vikings it’s Kiddie Vike Time! (© Colin Perry)
Home Guard & friend! (© Eric Wallbank)

Viking Attack (© Norman Wiles)
Viking Cookery School (© Jean David)
Admiring the Model Railway Layout (© Neil Davidson)
Roman Centurion (© Norman Wiles)

A Viking Ambush? (© Colin Perry)
Leaze Walk at Deans Court (© Eric Leeson)
Wood Turning (© Norman Wiles)
Pottery with the Ancient Wessex Network (© Paul Thackeray)

Whose your mate? 2 Roman Centurions (© Paul Thackeray)
Roman Centurions (© Andrew Chorley)
English Civil War Society (© David Coombs)
Potter Bill Crumbleholme at work (© Norman Wiles)

Vestments Exhibition in Wimborne Minster (© Eric Wallbank)
A helping hand (© Eric Wallbank)
Refreshment time for Wimborne Camera Club (© Eric Wallbank)
The apothecary’s tent (© Chris David)

Enjoying tales with the Spice Box (© Neil Davidson)
Vikings into battle. (© Andrew Chorley)
English Civil War Society (© Carol Wiles)
Wimborne Railway Station Layout (© David Coombs)

Viking Line Up (© Eric Wallbank)
Viking Stand-off (© Eric Wallbank)
All aboard! (© Colin Perry)
Roman Implements (© Jean David)

Vikings attack! (© Andrew Chorley)
Early Crockery (© Neil Davidson)
Viking on the battlefield (© Neil Davidson)
ECWS head for battle
Marching to War (© David Coombs)

Vikings getting ready to enter the arena (© David Coombs)
Interpreting WImborne’s Leaze (© Chris David)
Flint knapping demonstration (© Andrew Chorley)
The Three Vikings (© Eric Wallbank)

Corwen demonstrates ancient musical instruments (© Jean David)
English Civil War in action (© Norman Wiles)
Dorset’s Home Guard (© Eric Leeson)
Iron Age Warrior Training (© Colin Perry)

Vikings ready to charge! (© Paul Thackeray)
Viking Group (© Eric Leeson)
Wimborne Railway Society Exhibition (© Neil Davidson)
Wimborne Militia on route to the arena (© Andrew Chorley)

Militia Gun Detail (© Colin Perry)
English Civil War Society marching to the drum (© David Marhsall)
Roman Kit (© David Coombs)
Model Railway Layout at the Heritage Trust (© Neil Davidson)

View of the Minster from the Lake Gates Festival Site (© Paul Thackeray)
Wimborne Militia (© Chris David)
Medieval Trade Signs on the Leaze (© Eric Wallbank)
Roman Centurion at the Priest’s House Museum (© Colin Perry)

English Civil War Society in the arena (© Colin Perry)
Front Line Photography! (© Jean David)
Wimborne Militia preparing to fire (© David Coombs)
Romans Centurions in the arena (© Neil Davidson)

Roman Catapulta (© Paul Thackeray)
Leaze Walk & Talk with Malcolm Angel (© Eric Wallbank)
Ladies of the English Civil War Society (© Paul Thackeray)
Children v Vikings (© Andrew Chorley)
Children v Vikings (© Andrew Chorley)

Wimborne Militia demonstrate their weapons (© Andrew Chorley)
Storytelling with Michele O’Brien (© Norman Wiles)
Vikings on the battlefield (© Norman Wiles)
Medieval Swordfighting (© Andrew Chorley)

Viking Line Up (© Carol Wiles)
Discovering the Leaze (© Eric Wallbank)
Firing Practice for Wimborne Militia (© Eric Wallbank)
Ancient justice in Wimborne (© Paul Thackeray)

Remembering Wimborne Railway Station (© Neil Davidson)
Storytelling with Lizzie Bryant (© Andrew Chorley)
A young Roman at the Priest’s House Museum (© Norman Wiles)
A Young Viking Warrior (© David Marshall)