Did you know that the picturesque village of Shapwick, Dorset, England, near Badbury Rings has a dark secret? Make yourself comfy for the strange and slightly silly tale of the Shapwick Monster.
Read the full story by Patrick Gough in the Daily Echo
This legend fell off the back of a lorry
October 11, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Dorset, Shapwick
Sanctuary in Ferndown
October 10, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Dorset, Ferndown
Ferndown played host to many children evacuated from wartime Southampton. Brian Davis has collected some of their memories.
Read the full story in Dorset Life
Ideal for hide and seek
October 9, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Broadmayne, Dorset
Living in Old Church Farm, Broadmayne, Dorset, England, has given its owners a jigsaw of architecture to enjoy. Some of the building’s oak framed windows date back to the 15th century, the bulk of the house was built in the 16th and 17th centuries and one end was built during Georgian times in the 18th century.
Read the full story by Harry Walton in the Dorset Echo.
William Charles Wentworth, Australian Statesman (1793—1872)
October 8, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography)
Tags: Dorset, Wentworth, Wimborne
This brief biography is taken from ‘A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices’ by John Hutchinson and Published by Printed by Butterworth and Co. for the Honourable society of the Middle Temple in 1902
Railway Staff Records
October 7, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives historian Bruno Derrick guides us through how to trace those ancestors who worked on the railways during the Victorian era, both at home and abroad. Discussing the extensive collection of railway staff records held at The National Archives, this talk looks at various company records, accident records and railway magazines and offers advice on the best ways to approach and use these resources.
A Bournemouth Vacation
October 6, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Blatch, Bournemouth, Stanton
In 1891 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the America woman’s right campaigner was in England and in April of that year together with her British granddaughter Nora Blatch took a short vacation at Bournemouth. This is her own description of that event.
Clement Walker, Politician and Historian. died 1651.
October 5, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Cliffe, Dorset, Walker
This brief biography is taken from ‘A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices’ by John Hutchinson and Published by Printed by Butterworth and Co. for the Honourable society of the Middle Temple in 1902
Strange story of a happy landing
October 4, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Dorset, Stinsford
The curious incident of a mysterious Frenchman landing from the sky in a Dorset field at Stinsford on November 15, 1940 has yet to be solved.
Read the story by Nicola Rayner in the Dorset Echo
Sir William Chapple, Judge (1677-1745)
October 3, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography)
Tags: Chapple, Dorchester, Upway
This brief biography is taken from ‘A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices’ by John Hutchinson and Published by Printed by Butterworth and Co. for the Honourable society of the Middle Temple in 1902
Chelsea Pensioners’ records and Military Attestation Papers to go online
October 2, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History)
Tags: Chelsea Pensioners, National Archives
On October 1, 2008 The National Archives announced that it is working with findmypast.com to scan and place online two important series of records: WO 97 (Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents 1760-1913) and WO 96 (War Office: Militia Attestation Papers 1806-1915).
