The Creation of Queens Park

The peasants used to cut turf on this part of the "Poor Heath". We've even got a picture of the Queen of Queen's Park.

Read on!

The Birth of Charminster

How a tiny huddle of cottages turned into the Charminster we know today - and they're not even in the same location!

See for yourself!

The Charminster Heroes

Three men who won the nation's most prestigious award for courage and valour. Two of them lived in the same road - and probably didn't even know each other

These are the Charminster Heroes

Famous residents

Writers, actors, comedians and a world famous zoologist - just some of the people you might have bumped into in Charminster Road over the last half century.

Did they live near you?

The Forgotten Church

Once an imposing building and symbol of hope, it was demolished in 1982. Every trace has disappeared except for the pictures we have here.

Take a look.

The mysterious Indian Hut

A landmark on old maps - and often the subject of dispute. Probably a place of poverty and suffering - but always an enigma....

Find out more

Charminster's war

Charminster in particular got quite a basting from the Luftwaffe between 1939 and 1944. Was your street bombed?

See what happened.

Then and Now

A photographic look at the way that the area has and hasn't changed over more than a hundred years.

Judge for yourself

Grab a tram

Trams, trolleybuses and buses - how transport developed in Queens Park and Charminster.

Take a ride.