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Wimborne History Festival

Wimborne History Festival

Returns 4 & 5 September 2021
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      • Bronze Age Barrow Clearance
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Roman Soldier at the Priest’s House Museum (© Jean David)
Viking lady weaving (© Paul Thackeray)
Wood carving (© Andrew Chorley)
Roman Drills (© Carol Wiles)
Lord Hopton & Friend (© Paul Thackeray)

Mayor of Wimborne Minster, Cllr Mrs Sue Cook is interviewed by Radio Wimborne (© Colin Perry)
Band try out (© Jean David)
One of the contemporary-medieval signs on the Leaze (© David Marshall)
That looks a bit sharp! (© Norman Wiles)
Chairman of East Dorset enjoys the delicious cakes from Lynda’s Loaves (© Carol Wiles)

Pole Lathe with Dorset Coppice Group (© Chris David)
Weary Roman (© Eric Wallbank)
Dorset’s Home Guard (© Andrew Chorley)
Wimborne Militia’s Stonemason at work (© Eric Wallbank)
English Civil War Society Crime & Punishment Display in the Cornmarket (© Paul Thackeray)

The coolest young Viking in town (© Eric Wallbank)
(© Chris David)
Corwen demonstrates a range of ancient instruments (© Chris David)
Viking Kit (© Carol Wiles)
Wimborne Militia’s Simon Pimlett gives a tour of Wimborne’s Physick Garden (© Neil Davidson)
Roman Shields (© Neil Davidson)

A fearsome Ulfhedinn Viking (© Eric Wallbank)
A lady of the English Civil War Society tends her plants (© Carol Wiles)
A gentleman from the English Civil War Society (© David Coombs)
Catering, English Civil War style (© Neil Davidson)
A moments peace in the English Civil War camp! (© Eric Wallbank)

A young Viking in the making (© Andrew Chorley)
Viking Pike and Helmet (© Eric Wallbank)
Iron Age Warrior Training (© Paul Thackeray)
Roman Weapons Demonstration (© Colin Perry)
Storyteller Clive Pig (© Paul Thackeray)

Be very careful with that powder now! (© David Coombs)
Viking Shields & Helmet (© Jean David)
Viking down time (© David Coombs)
Romans on parade (© Paul Thackeray)
Experience the Iron Age – Warrior Training (© Neil Davidson)

Viking Netmaker (© Neil Davidson)
Making Chainmail (© Colin Perry)
Having a go at pole lathing (© Neil Davidson)
A Roman Centurion lurks in the Priest’s House Museum Garden (© Eric Leeson)
The Three Romans (© Neil Davidson)

Health and safety Militia style (© Paul Thackeray)
Viking Ladies at work (© Jean Davd)
Children enjoying the free craft workshops (© Andrew Chorley)
Down the barrel of a gun! (© Neil Davidson)
Viking Encampment (© David Coombs)

Wimborne Camera Club hard at work! (© Jean David)
Ancient Wessex Network Pots (© David Coombs)
Viking portrait (© Colin Perry)
Roman Kit (© Paul Thackeray)
Young Centurion (© Eric Wallbank)