Last week we shared with you a snapshot of the old radio station in Dorchester. This week, we wanted to take a further look at this station through the scope of two recently digitised photograph albums… — In the latter half of 2024 we had the pleasure of digitising two very large photographic albums that… Read more World Radio Day: Photographing Dorchester’s Radio Past
What is World Radio Day? Earlier this month, the 13th February marked ‘World Radio Day’. First designated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) in 2011, this international day celebrates radio as “one of the most dependable and widely utilized forms of media in the world” (UNESCO). World Radio Day celebrates radio’s ability… Read more World Radio Day: Remembering Dorchester Radio Station
At Dorset History Centre, we were recently donated a collection of photographs taken by a local amateur photographer, Gordon Slade. Gordon Slade recorded images of Dorchester and Dorset between the 1960s and 2000s. He photographed many images of Dorchester, Poundbury, and surrounding areas of Dorset as it changed and developed over the years. This included… Read more Photographs of Dorchester by Gordon Slade
80 years ago, World War Two wasn’t won. Nazi Germany occupied most of Western Europe, and was in full occupation of the French coast, just across the English Channel. British forces had been forced into an ignominious retreat from Dunkirk in N France in 1940. The struggle for aerial superiority had seen British and German… Read more Dorset D-Day: Part 1
We bet you think the next line would be ‘walks into a bar’, but this is actually the current landscape of statues displayed across Dorchester. Looking at the Southwest, including Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, there are only three full-size statues celebrating named women in a whopping 13,000 square kilometres of the UK. In addition, over… Read more Six men, one dog, a Queen, and a horse!
By 2030 the sale of cars running on petrol and gasoline will be banned in the UK, and with this date getting ever closer we have seen the growth of the electric vehicle industry. Tesla is perhaps one of the best-known brands that has accelerated on to the new sustainable car market with others following… Read more The First Car Made in Dorset
The Dorset History Centre holds an extensive range of documents charting the life and times of the famous Eldridge Pope Brewery established under that trade name in the 1870s. However the brewery actually owes its existence to two 19th century entrepreneurs that, through their vision and hard work, created the foundation upon which Eldridge Pope… Read more The Eldridge Brewing Legacy
In June 1904 Col. W. F. Cody, aka ‘Buffalo Bill’ and his Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Show appeared in Dorchester for one day only. The advert, shown below, appeared in the Southern Times on 28th May 1904 advertising the forthcoming show. It details the many attractions of the show, such as; ‘An… Read more The Wild West Comes to Dorchester! (Part 1)
Tracing its roots back to 1837, Eldridge Pope was the staple of Dorchester enterprise. Upon its restructuring and the development of the new brewery site in 1880 by the new owners Edwin and Alfred Pope, ‘Eldridge Pope & Co. Ltd.’ soon became the largest and most important employer in Dorchester. These were successful times, but… Read more Eldridge Pope: The best beer in town!
Explore the Treves Trail – a walking trail in Dorchester which gradually reveals information about the life of Sir Frederick Treves. 175 years of rural healthcare DCH175 has been a Heritage Lottery Funded project to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of Dorset’s county hospital. Such a significant institution touches many lives, and its history… Read more Trailing Treves
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