Title

The Globe, Durlston Head, Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, 1966. Creator: Norman Barnard.

Caption

The Globe, Durlston Head, Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, 1966. The Globe in the grounds of Durlston Head Castle. The Globe, or Great Globe, was erected in around 1891 by George Burt, who built Durlston Head Castle and developed the estate as a tourist attraction. The globe has a 10 foot radius. Around the base a tablet records the distance to the stars and planets, and to the rear of the globe are a series of panels inscribed with quotations. The Globe is Grade II listed and shows how the Victorians viewed the world, as well as the universe.

Date

1966

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM21B21_034

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77,0Mb (4,1Mb) / 14,2in x 21,0in / 4274 x 6296 (300dpi)

Keywords

building England architecture globe world country science Earth solar system astronomy British geography English location Victorian century Britain Dorset B&W Sixties 19th century black & white black and white B W Monument 1960s 20th century nineteenth century TGN photograph Listed Building George Grade II Durlston Head Norman Barnard Barnard Norman Historic England 19th-century George Burt Burt