Alderholt, Cripplestyle, The Old Chapel c.1960
Photo ref: A310003
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An older chapel at Alderholt fell into ruin during the reign of Charles II. The original was used by huntsmen to bless their expeditions into the wilderness of Cranborne Chase. The replacement gives an idea of how the earlier chapel might have looked.

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