We recently discovered this letter of reference, praising the cook at Crag Head, Bournemouth. It was written by the chamberlain for the Queen of Sweden and Norway, who resided at the property in 1881. The letter reads: I have much pleasure in testifying to the thorough efficiency & excellent caracter [sic] of Sarah Hutchings, who… Read more Cooking for Royalty
On Saturday 20th June 1936 between 8,000 and 10,000 people gathered at Maumbury Rings in Dorchester for a peace rally organised by a committee chaired by Mr W. Clarke and supported by peace societies and organisations from across the Southwest of England. The Peace Rally had been advertised as far afield as Salisbury, Newport, Southampton… Read more The Dorchester Peace Rally of 1936
Alice Bleathman is a 29 year-old Australian girl who lives just a few yards from the beach on the sun-kissed New South Wales Surf Coast. Despite being a ‘proper Aussie’, Alice has deep family roots and strong heritage links with Dorset. She is a direct descendant of the Dorset transported convict Richard Bleathman. It was… Read more From Dorset Gallows to Van Diemen’s Land
Between 2015 and 2018 Dorset History Centre undertook the ‘Unlocking the Bankes archive‘ project. During the life of this project, staff and volunteers contributed well over 100 blogs to the project website. By 2024, this project website was no longer functional in the way it originally was, and we made the decision to close the… Read more Ralph Bankes and the ‘Pirates’
May is Local History Month, and we wanted to open our blog up to some of the many local institutions which are around Dorset during the month, so that they can tell you more about themselves. We start with Blandford Fashion Museum… — Did you know that Blandford Fashion Museum is currently one of the… Read more Blandford Fashion Museum
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