If you’ve been reading the account of Frederick Keynton, early twentieth century Landlord of the Black Dog at Broadmayne, you’ll remember that his father, George, was a Foreman with GWR’s locomotive division at Weymouth, but in 1892 George Keynton changed tack. He moved to become the Landlord of the Black Dog in Broadmayne – still… Read more The Black Dog and a Slew of Christmas Weddings [Part 2]
Everyone at Dorset History Centre would like to wish all of our customers and blog-readers a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year! — A reminder that Dorset History Centre is open the following days during the festive season: Wednesday 27th December Thursday 28th December Friday 29th December — Wednesday 3rd January Thursday 4th… Read more Merry Christmas!
Christmas Day weddings were common in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as this was one of the few days off granted to working people, and on Christmas Day, 25 December 1863, George Edward Smith, engine fitter, married Sarah Lester at Swindon, Wiltshire. And so begins a story, threaded through with Christmases, which we uncovered because… Read more The Black Dog and a Slew of Christmas Weddings [Part 1]
Our new Reprographics Assistant Tara has been getting her hands on a collection of glass plates, and has been fascinated by what she has found… — When I started my job here, I learned of a collection of glass plates that had been donated to DHC and that were part way through being digitised. Having… Read more A Glass Plate Mystery
In 2021 DHC was delighted to take custody of the archive of renowned designer Reynolds Stone. Thanks to the hard work of one of our volunteers, the catalogue of this collection can now be viewed online at: https://archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/records/D-RYS We are pleased to publish below a blog by Reynolds Stone’s son Humphrey. — Reynolds Stone CBE … Read more The Remarkable Combination of Reynolds Stone
In October, we were joined by a new member of the team, Tara, who is our new Collections Assistant for Reprographics. We’ve asked her to introduce herself to our readers… — Hello, I’m Tara, the new Collections Assistant (Reprographics), replacing the much-loved Jo who recently retired. It sounds like I have big shoes to fill!… Read more A Warm Welcome to Tara
At the time of the First World War 16 nations mobilized over 65 million soldiers; of these 8.5 million were killed, over 21 million were wounded and nearly 8 million were recorded as captured or missing. The First World War brought new, more brutal and more catastrophic methods of warfare and the condition known as… Read more A Soldier’s Struggle
Welcome to the ninth part of our series exploring the history of Icen Cottage, Fordington. In previous blogs, we have introduced you to the cottage, shown you some of the earliest documents relating to the cottage, discussed some of the problems when trying to identify the people who lived in the cottage, introduced George Cull as one of… Read more Icen Cottage – The First School
Clare, our Collections Assistant in Digital Preservation has decided to move on at the beginning of November. Over the course of the last four years, she has contributed to a wide range of projects and helped us with processing a lot of our digital records. Before she left, we asked her to write us one… Read more Goodbye from Clare: Four Years of Highlights
Question: Where can you find a clock tower that doesn’t tell the time? Answer: On Swanage seafront! This is the Wellington clock tower. Once a London landmark, it now silently watches over Swanage Bay from Peveril Point. But how did the tower make its way down to Dorset? A start in the city Wellington clock… Read more A London Landmark by the Sea
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