St Nicholas, Moreton

Picture by Brian Mentor

The the windows of the parish church of St. Nicholas at Moreton were designed and engraved by Sir Laurence Whistler to replace those blown out by a bomb in World War II. Moreton is also the burial place of Lawrence of Arabia.

Read Full Post »

St Martins, Wareham

St. Martins, Wareham by alexliivet

The Anglo-Saxon St Martin’s Church at Wareham houses a recumbent effigy of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)  in Arab clothing.

Read Full Post »

The Grave of T.E. Lawrence

Grave of T.E. Lawrence by Suzie

The grave of Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) is in the churchyard of Moreton Parish Church. Lawrence was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while riding a Brough Superior motorcycle close to his cottage at Clouds Hill.

Read Full Post »