The Roman Occupation of Dorset By Captain J. E. ACLAND 28 The Churches of Dorset By the Rev. THOMAS PERKINS, M.A. 44 The Memorial Brasses of Dorset By W. DE C. PRIDEAUX 62 Sherborne By W. B. WILDMAN, M.A. 75 Milton Abbey By the Rev. HERBERT PENTIN, M.A. 94 Wimborne Minster By the Rev. THOMAS PERKINS, M.A. 117 Ford Abbey By SIDNEY HEATH 131 Dorchester By the LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM, D.D. 145 Weymouth By SIDNEY HEATH 157 The Isle of Portland By Mrs. KING WARRY 177 The Isle of Purbeck By A. D. MOULLIN 187 Corfe Castle By ALBERT BANKES 200 Poole By W. K. GILL 222 Bridport By the Rev. R. GROSVENOR BARTELOT, M.A. 232 Shaftesbury By the Rev. THOMAS PERKINS, M.A. 240 Piddletown and Athelhampton By Miss WOOD HOMER 257 Wolfeton House By ALBERT BANKES 264 The Literary Associations of Dorset By Miss M. JOURDAIN 273 Some Dorset Superstitions By HERMANN LEA 292 Index 307 INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS Ringstead and Holworth _Frontispiece_ (_From a water-colour sketch by Mr. William Pye_) PAGE, OR FACING PAGE Bronze Age Objects from Dorset Round Barrows 20 (_From photographs by Mr. W. Pouncy_) Part of the Olga Road Tessellated Pavement, Dorchester 38 (_From a photograph by the Rev. T. Perkins_) Tessellated Pavement at Fifehead Neville 41 St. Martin’s Church, Wareham 48 (_From a photograph by the Rev. T. Perkins_) The Chapel on St. Ealdhelm’s Head 50 (_From a drawing by Mr. Sidney Heath_) Brass to William Grey, Rector of Evershot 70 (_From a rubbing by Mr. W. de C. Prideaux_) Sherborne Abbey (_From a drawing by Mr. Sidney Heath_) 76 The Entrance to Sherborne School 86 (_From a photograph by the Rev. T. Perkins_) Milton Abbey (_From a photograph by the Rev. T. Perkins_) 94 The Paintings in Milton Abbey 95 Milton Abbey: Interior (_From a photograph by Mr. S. Gillingham_) 96