{"id":4428,"date":"2024-11-08T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=4428"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:54:41","slug":"reflecting-on-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2024\/11\/08\/reflecting-on-remembrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Remembrance Sunday rolls around again for the UK, at a time of saddening and shocking conflict in Europe, the Middle East and around the world, words can fail us. So, for our Remembrance blog this year we are borrowing from John Berger and presenting a \u2018picture essay\u2019 \u2013 images to invite your own reflections and interpretations of Remembrance over the last 110 years, and today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4431\" style=\"width: 2131px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4431\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2131\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-scaled.jpg 2131w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-1279x1536.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_1066_5-edited-1705x2048.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2131px) 100vw, 2131px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-1066\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-1066\/5<\/a>: 1919 hand painted Roll of Honour for Bridport Post Office staff who died in the Great War between 1914-18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4433\" style=\"width: 1709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1709\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-scaled.jpg 1709w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_DRT_Box9_1-1367x2048.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1709px) 100vw, 1709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-DRT\/Acc10570\/Box9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DRT<\/a> Christchurch\u2019s Roll of Honour event for the Great War of 1914-1919<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4432\" style=\"width: 1845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1845\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-scaled.jpg 1845w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-1107x1536.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/PE-COL-IN-8-1-edited-1476x2048.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1845px) 100vw, 1845px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/PE-COL\/IN\/8\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PE-COL\/IN\/8\/1<\/a>: Colehill\u2019s hand-painted Roll of Honour, 1918<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4434\" style=\"width: 1638px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_01.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_01-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_01-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_01-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-2944\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-2944\/1<\/a>: Poster for a fund-raising \u2018Long Night Dance\u2019 Portland 1920<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4435\" style=\"width: 2532px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4435\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2532\" height=\"1948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319.jpg 2532w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319-1536x1182.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-BT-319-2048x1576.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2532px) 100vw, 2532px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-DPA\/1\/BT\/319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DPA\/1\/BT\/319<\/a>: Bridport\u2019s newly erected War Memorial, South St, 1922<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4436\" style=\"width: 2356px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4436\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2356\" height=\"1661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5.jpg 2356w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-COL-5-2048x1444.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2356px) 100vw, 2356px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-DPA\/1\/COL\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DPA\/1\/COL\/5<\/a>: Colehill\u2019s War Memorial, 1923<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4437\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4437\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_C_7_6_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_C_7_6_1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_C_7_6_1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_C_7_6_1-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_C_7_6_1-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_C_7_6_1-1536x1202.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-PPY\/C\/7\/6\/7\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-PPY\/C\/7\/6\/7\/1<\/a>: c.1980 photograph, in the foreground is Durban\u2019s First World War Memorial, produced in an art deco style by &#8220;Carter Stabler Adams&#8221;, later Poole Pottery. Raised 1925<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4438\" style=\"width: 2439px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4438\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2439\" height=\"1802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437.jpg 2439w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437-1536x1135.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-437-2048x1513.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2439px) 100vw, 2439px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-DPA\/1\/DOR\/437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DPA\/DOR\/437<\/a>: British Legion Remembrance Parade, Dorchester c1950<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4428 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2024\/11\/08\/reflecting-on-remembrance\/d_ppy_d_4_5_3_1_12_02\/'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_02-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4439'>\n\t\t\t\tD-PPY\/4\/5\/3\/1\/12: A pounce, used to mark designs onto Poole Pottery for a British Legion memorial \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2024\/11\/08\/reflecting-on-remembrance\/d_ppy_d_4_5_3_1_12_03\/'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_03.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_03-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_03-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_03-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_PPY_D_4_5_3_1_12_03-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4440'>\n\t\t\t\tD-PPY\/4\/5\/3\/1\/12: A pounce, used to mark designs onto Poole Pottery for a British Legion memorial \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_4441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4441\" style=\"width: 1489px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4441\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-547.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1489\" height=\"1034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-547.jpg 1489w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-547-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-547-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-DOR-547-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1489px) 100vw, 1489px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-DPA\/1\/DOR\/547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DPA\/1\/DOR\/547<\/a>: Remembrance Parade Dorchester, 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4430\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4430\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-1536x1129.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-edited-2048x1505.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-CDN\/E\/21\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-CDN\/E\/21\/2\/1<\/a>: Plan for Bournemouth\u2019s War Memorial Houses 1947-50, which still provide homes for veterans today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4429\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4429\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-CDN-E-21-4-edited-2048x1376.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-CDN\/E\/21\/2\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-CDN\/E\/21\/2\/4<\/a>: Designs for Bournemouth\u2019s War Memorial Houses 1947-50, which still provide homes for veterans today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4442\" style=\"width: 2239px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4442\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2239\" height=\"1311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9.jpg 2239w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D-DPA-1-FOM-9-2048x1199.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2239px) 100vw, 2239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-DPA\/1\/FOM\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-DPA\/1\/FOM\/9<\/a>: Fontmell Magna War Memorial c.1950<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4443\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4443\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_02.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_02-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_02-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_02-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2024\/11\/D_2944_1_02-1536x779.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dhc.epexio.com\/records\/D-2944\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D-2944\/1<\/a>: A blessing from Portland\u2019s Memorial service 1946<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you would like to read more about the change in Remembrance over the course of the 20th Century, why not check out a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2021\/11\/12\/remember-remember\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog from 2021 here<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Remembrance Sunday rolls around again for the UK, at a time of saddening and shocking conflict in Europe, the Middle East and around the world, words can fail us. So, for our Remembrance blog this year we are borrowing from John Berger and presenting a \u2018picture essay\u2019 \u2013 images to invite your own reflections&hellip; <span class=\"kuorinka-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2024\/11\/08\/reflecting-on-remembrance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reflecting on Remembrance<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1892,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[82,88,109,383,101,386,14,15],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4428"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4444,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428\/revisions\/4444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}