This fascinating set of photographs shows how Wimborne Minster has changed and developed over the last century.

Roger Guttridge has lived in Dorset almost all his life and has been a journalist in the county for 50 years and a freelance writer since 1990. He lived at Wimborne for 42 years and was Wimborne district reporter for the Western Gazette from 1972-75 and the Bournemouth Evening Echo from 1975-83, when he became the Echo's chief reporter. He has been a freelance writer since 1990 and is well known for his historical columns and features in many Dorset newspapers and magazines. He is the author or co-author of 20 books and has appeared on many radio and television programmes.