This month we took a few days break and stayed in Swanage further along the Dorset coast. It was an area we used to visit frequently when we lived in Weymouth. it is always nice to go somewhere where you can reach quickly and without to much hassle. I always love to watch the sun rise over the sea particularly at this time of year, just in the distance on the left you can see the Isle of Wight. The sun even lit up Old Harry Rocks, behind in the distance is Bournemouth. Swanage still has a pier and below is the Wellington Clock Tower that once stood on the Southwark side of London Bridge. It was built as a memorial to the Duke of Wellington in 1854 and didn't keep good time. When it became unwanted obstruction to the increase in London traffic it was transported to Swanage. Swanage has a number of London architectal oddiments, Purbeck limestone was transported from the nearby quarries to London and ballast was needed for the return trip! We had to return home by lunchtime on the
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Down by the sea