Playground steam roller and Corfe Castle

This weeks photos are from April when we had a holiday in Dorset.

Jump to A playground with a steam roller! Jump to The brightly coloured roller Jump to A side view Jump to The loco waiting at Swanage station Jump to Corfe Castle Jump to The cottages Jump to Two Corfe Castles
A playground with a steam roller!

A playground with a steam roller!

This is a playground in Dorchester, Dorset which I believe has the last of the playground rollers. For many years local councils had rollers in their playgrounds for childern to play on. Now they have been sold off and people have restored them back into steaming steam rollers. This is an Aveling and Porter roller.
The brightly coloured roller

The brightly coloured roller

While we were in the playground taken photos this was about the only time there weren't any children climbing on it.
A side view

A side view

The loco waiting at Swanage station

The loco waiting at Swanage station

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

This photo was taken from the steam train looking over at the pretty village of Corfe Castle
The cottages

The cottages

This is one of the many rows of pretty cottages in Corfe Castle.
Two Corfe Castles

Two Corfe Castles

This photo was taken while visiting Corfe Castle Model Village. The model at the front and the real castle behind.