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Andy B
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|  New Message Posted!2009-12-16 17:40
POSTCARD collectors are helping to put experts in the picture for a revamp of the Osmington White Horse.
Members of the Dorset Postcard Club have dug out historic images as work continues to restore the hillside monument to its former glory.
John Kennedy spotted the postcards when fellow member Peter Cove, from Bridport, brought them along to a meeting.
Dorset County Council is leading a project to clear the 323ft high sculpture – depicting King George III on his horse – of chippings of Portland Stone.
Mr Kennedy, who lives in Charminster, near Dorchester, said: “I said ‘oh look what we have here’ when Mr Cove brought them to a meeting.
“Some of us said that the council and the Echo would love to see them as they want to see details of the white horse as it was.
“There were several very clear images.”
Mr Kennedy, a former deputy principal of Kingston Maurward college, added: “I am certain the postcards would be useful.
“You couldn’t get a more accurate record as they are stamped with the date.”
The postcards are from such years as 1905, 1909, 1910, 1920 and the 1970s. The working group for the White Horse restoration includes the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team, Dorset County Council, the Osmington Society and West Dorset District Council.
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4774648.Digging_up_old_White_Horse_images_ready_for_revamp/
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