Dorset's Legacy Series

Five books about the County of Dorset
By Michael Russell Wood
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About the Author

Michael Russell Wood author of Dorset's Legacy in Iron and Stone

Michael Russell Wood has lived in Dorset for more than 62 years coming to the county after National Service in the army and reading Agriculture at Cambridge. His life has encompassed many facets of Dorset from breeding Dorset Horn sheep to founding a successful agricultural engineering business.

His deep love and knowledge of Dorset led him to uncover and research many stories for his first book Dorset’s Legacy in Iron and Stone and now he has made a comprehensive study of the remaining ‘Tin Tabernacles’, Victorian, Edwardian and other iron buildings in Dorset for his book Dorset’s Legacy in Corrugated Iron. His next book published in April 2014 covers Dorset’s Legacy in Bridges. His 2015 book was Dorset’s Legacy in Rural Bus Shelters.

Following the success of his books in the Dorset’s Legacy Series he has researched, written and taken photographs for his latest work Dorset’s Legacy in Public Statues, which is now on sale.

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Dorset’s Legacy Excerpts

  • Thorncombe

    Thorncombe

    Thorncombe has a shelter made from a real mix of materials – two types of brick, stone, and wood with very elegant tiling on the roof. It …Read More »
  • Tolpuddle Martyrs

    Tolpuddle Martyrs

    This statue is in front of the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Museum. It depicts George Loveless, the leader of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, languishing in Dorchester prison recovering from sickness …Read More »
  • Bloxworth

    Bloxworth

    This bus shelter is at Bloxworth and was rebuilt during the early 1970’s. Its sturdy, plain construction is a tribute to the work of Leonard Hardy and …Read More »
  • The Five Legged Deer

    The Five Legged Deer

    The stag which surmounts the entrance arch on the north side of Charborough Park, the home of the Drax family for over 400 years, can appear from …Read More »
  • Iwerne Minster

    Iwerne Minster

    This charming little shelter recessed into the wall at Iwerne Minster is made from the same local stone as the wall, with stone tiles for the roof.Read More »
  • Twofords Bridges, Bagber

    Twofords Bridges, Bagber

    At Bagber on the main A357 over the River Lydden, a tributary of the Stour, an 18th century stone bridge carries the westbound traffic and a 20th …Read More »
  • Thomas Hardy

    Thomas Hardy

    This statue of Thomas Hardy stands at the Top O’ Town, Dorchester, remembering Dorset’s most famous and loved author and poet. Born in 1840, apart from five …Read More »
  • Alfred the Great

    Alfred the Great

    Alfred the Great was a truly great king– frustrating Viking assaults on his kingdom of Wessex that he governed from 871 to 899. This statue of him …Read More »
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