Day: June 20, 2025

“One of the most beautiful countries that can be imagined”: Frances Bankes’ trip to the Isle of Wight

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 “One of the most beautiful countries that can be imagined”: Frances Bankes’ trip to the Isle of Wight