On Saturday 26 July 2025 Dorset History Centre will be hosting an all-day conference about the history of railways in Dorset. The conference is free to attend, but we have a maximum capacity in our lecture room, so need to be booked ahead of time. You can book your tickets here. **Please be aware that… Read more Rail 200: Dorset On Rail
History students from Bournemouth University have been working with local volunteers, Talbot Village Trust, and Dorset History Centre to explore Talbot Village’s hidden past. Final year History students from Bournemouth University have been working with grant-giving charity Talbot Village Trust and a group of local volunteers to create a new exhibition celebrating Talbot Village’s unique… Read more Talbot Village’s hidden history explored in new Bournemouth University exhibition
In May, a new touring exhibition opened called ‘Hardy’s Wessex’. Curated by the Wessex Museum Partnership, the exhibition is being displayed across four museums: Dorset Museum, Poole Museum, The Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Museum. Each museum explores a different theme, and together it is the largest collection of Thomas Hardy objects ever displayed at one… Read more Hardy’s Wessex
February typically marks the end of winter, and leads us towards spring. This transition from the snow and cold of winter into the new shoots of growth in spring is something which is reflected in a wide variety of material held at the archives. William John Bankes was as aware as anyone about the transitional… Read more Spring has Sprung
Architecture is one of the many ways people have shaped Dorset’s landscape over the years. As a rural county, Dorset has not often been at the forefront of cutting edge design, but it is the home-place of some influential architects, and the seat of some truly stunning design. A Local Influence These small sketches are… Read more Art in Architecture
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