Burton Bradstock

Evelyn Bendy: A ‘White Lady’ at Burton Bradstock

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Miss Harriette Evelyn Bendy (1877 – 1961) was, for around 20 years in the mid 20th century, a member of the community founded just outside Burton Bradstock by Miss Adela Marion Curtis.  She was known as Sister Evelyn and she and other members of the Christian Contemplatives Charity (CCC) were nicknamed ‘The White Ladies’ because… Read more Evelyn Bendy: A ‘White Lady’ at Burton Bradstock

The Burton Bradstock Religious Community That Almost Never Existed

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In the collections, Dorset History Centre holds a number of locally published works and manuscripts of Miss Adela Marion Curtis. Miss Curtis (1867-1960) founded a community which existed just outside Burton Bradstock for almost 30 years in the mid 20th century.  The members were known locally as The White Ladies because of the flowing white… Read more The Burton Bradstock Religious Community That Almost Never Existed