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Historical Plays set in North Dorset

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Every box in DHC’s repositories is a remnant of a human experience – from farm accounts to heartfelt diaries. So it’s no wonder that writers, including our supporter Minette Walters, find inspiration in the archives and put fingers to keys to retell stories of times long past. Read on to find out how Sue Ashby,… Read more Historical Plays set in North Dorset

A photographic history of Weymouth Pavilion

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The Herbert collection contains numerous photographs of Weymouth pavilion during the 1950s and 1960s, capturing the moments of its demise as ‘the Ritz’ in 1954 and its re-emergence in 1960. Early 20th Century The Pavilion theatre was originally constructed in Weymouth in 1908 at a cost of £14,000. It became a key venue in Weymouth… Read more A photographic history of Weymouth Pavilion