One of Gillingham’s claims to cultural fame is that the artist John Constable produced two well-known paintings of the town based on his visits here. One is ‘The Bridge at Gillingham’, which is …

Councillors on North Dorset District Council have voted unanimously to designate a part of Gillingham made famous by Constable as an an official conservation area. Colesbrook’s Parham’s Mill, now usually known as Purns …