Dorset Phil
@dorsetphil.bsky.social
Dorset by name, Dorset by Nature
Fingers but no posts! Happy #FingerpostFriday
September 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Fingers but no posts! Happy #FingerpostFriday
Happy #postboxsaturday from Swanage, Dorset
September 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Happy #postboxsaturday from Swanage, Dorset
Swanage, the Folk Festival last Sunday #FingerpostFriday #Dorset
September 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Swanage, the Folk Festival last Sunday #FingerpostFriday #Dorset
Autumnal topper for #PostboxSaturday
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Autumnal topper for #PostboxSaturday
Happy ##FingerpostFriday Another sign in Winterborne Stickland, Dorset. Impossible to get all Arms in one photo!?
September 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Happy ##FingerpostFriday Another sign in Winterborne Stickland, Dorset. Impossible to get all Arms in one photo!?
A friend gave me this excellent book from 1965. They thought I might be interested in pub signs! #PubSignThursday
September 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
A friend gave me this excellent book from 1965. They thought I might be interested in pub signs! #PubSignThursday
Happy #postboxsaturday from Cattistock post office in Dorset
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Happy #postboxsaturday from Cattistock post office in Dorset
Happy #FingerpostFriday from Colehill #Dorset
August 29, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Happy #FingerpostFriday from Colehill #Dorset
Postbox and friends in Winterborne Stickland #Dorset #PostboxSaturday
August 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Postbox and friends in Winterborne Stickland #Dorset #PostboxSaturday
A subtle fingerpost for this week's #FingerpostFriday and a nice pint too!
August 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A subtle fingerpost for this week's #FingerpostFriday and a nice pint too!
The Barley Mow, Colehill, Dorset #PubSignThursday I popped in for a pint last Sunday lunchtime 😋
August 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Barley Mow, Colehill, Dorset #PubSignThursday I popped in for a pint last Sunday lunchtime 😋
A smart EiiR pillar box at Canford Heath #Dorset #PostboxSaturday
August 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A smart EiiR pillar box at Canford Heath #Dorset #PostboxSaturday
Today's #FingerpostFriday from last week's Purbeck Rally where I performed in the beer tent #Dorset
August 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today's #FingerpostFriday from last week's Purbeck Rally where I performed in the beer tent #Dorset
The Angel, Ferndown has existed since at least 1855. #PubSignThursday #Dorset
August 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Angel, Ferndown has existed since at least 1855. #PubSignThursday #Dorset
Spotted this blue replica at West Parley #Dorset #PostboxSaturday
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Spotted this blue replica at West Parley #Dorset #PostboxSaturday
Happy #FingerpostFriday from Maiden Newton #Dorset
August 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Happy #FingerpostFriday from Maiden Newton #Dorset
The Owls Nest, West Parley, opened as a pub in 1989 having formerly been a private members club #Dorset #PubSignThursday
August 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Owls Nest, West Parley, opened as a pub in 1989 having formerly been a private members club #Dorset #PubSignThursday
EiiR postbox opposite the Horns Inn, West Parley. There has been a Horns pub here since at least 1754 #Pubs #PostboxSaturday #Dorset
August 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
EiiR postbox opposite the Horns Inn, West Parley. There has been a Horns pub here since at least 1754 #Pubs #PostboxSaturday #Dorset
Happy #FingerpostFriday from West Parley #Dorset 😀
August 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Happy #FingerpostFriday from West Parley #Dorset 😀
The Bear Cross, Kinson #Dorset Built in 1931 to replace the previous thatched pub which burnt down #PubSignThursday
July 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The Bear Cross, Kinson #Dorset Built in 1931 to replace the previous thatched pub which burnt down #PubSignThursday
The former Darby's Corner pub, Poole, Dorset. Closed overnight in April 2011. Has been a vets since 2015. #ClosedPubs #FlatRoofPubs
July 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The former Darby's Corner pub, Poole, Dorset. Closed overnight in April 2011. Has been a vets since 2015. #ClosedPubs #FlatRoofPubs
Both of these are commemorated in local road names, Gallows Drive and Lydlinch Close
July 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Both of these are commemorated in local road names, Gallows Drive and Lydlinch Close
The sundial in the church yard is mounted on a timber post taken from a gallows at Gibbet Firs in East Parley
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The sundial in the church yard is mounted on a timber post taken from a gallows at Gibbet Firs in East Parley
Set in the east wall is an urn that once contained the heart of the Lady of Lydlinch. Reputedly the Lady of the Manor of West Parley, compelled by her husband to live in Lydlinch, upon her death she wanted her heart to return to West Parley
July 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Set in the east wall is an urn that once contained the heart of the Lady of Lydlinch. Reputedly the Lady of the Manor of West Parley, compelled by her husband to live in Lydlinch, upon her death she wanted her heart to return to West Parley
The Church of All Saints and St Mark, West Parley #Dorset Dating from the 12th Century, the Chancel on the right-hand side was added in 1896. #SpireSunday
July 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Church of All Saints and St Mark, West Parley #Dorset Dating from the 12th Century, the Chancel on the right-hand side was added in 1896. #SpireSunday