It was more than half a lifetime ago but two Bridport Land Army girls finally received official recognition of their war efforts when Bridport mayor Martin Ray presented them with their Land Army commemoration medals.
Medals salute to Bridport Land Army girls
May 4, 2009 at 4:00 am (Biography, History)
Tags: Bridport, Land Army
The Royal Forest’s of Dorset
September 14, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Beaminster, Blackmore, Bridport, Dorset, Gliilingham, Poostock, Shaftesbury
in his book ‘The Royal Forests of England’ published by Methuen & Co. 1905, John Charles Cox states that ‘The county of Dorset had three royal forests at the time of the granting of the Forest Charter of Henry III. — Gillingham, Blackmore, and Poorstock’. This is his description of them.
The Bridport Railway
August 22, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Bridport, Great Western Railway, Maiden Newton, Powerstock, Toller Porcorum, West Bay
The Bridport Railway was a standard gauge branch line that operated in the county of Dorset in England. Starting at its junction with the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway line at Maiden Newton, the line ran to the town of Bridport and for a period on to West Bay, also known as Bridport Harbour.
Philip Colfox (1888-1966)
July 10, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, Genealogy)
Tags: Bridport, Bullen, Colfox
William Philip Colfox was born on February 25, 1888 at Bridport, Dorset, England the son of Colonel Thomas Alfred Colfox of Coneygar, Bridport and Constance Nettlefold of Birmingham. He was educated at Eton College and Woolwich.
The Monmouth Rebellion
May 30, 2008 at 4:00 am (History)
Tags: Beaminster, Bridport, Broadwindsor, Chettle, Corscombe, Lyme Regis, Minterne Magna, Monmouth, Shaftesbury
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was born on April 9th 1649, the illegitimate son of Charles II. He married Anne Scott, countess of Buccleuch, whose name he adopted, and was created a duke in 1663. Monmouth became captain-general of the armed forces in 1678.
Bridport, Dorset (1816)
May 14, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Bridport, Dorset
This description of Bridport, Dorset, England is taken from The representative history of Great Britain and Ireland by Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield published in 1816.
West Bay, Dorset, England
March 3, 2008 at 4:00 am (Location)
Tags: Bridport, Bridport Harbour, West Bay
Until 1884 this was ‘Bridport Harbour’, but with the extension of the railway it was renamed West Bay and it became the ‘sea-side’ resort for Bridport. This description of West Bay was extracted from Charles Harper’s book ‘The Dorset Coast’published in 1905. The postcard is from around 1930.
Prince Charles’s flight from Worcester
December 30, 2007 at 4:00 am (Biography, Genealogy, Location)
Tags: Bridport, Broadwindsor, Charmouth, Godmanstone, Pilsdon, Poole
After the battle of Worcester on September 3rd 1651, the future King Charles II fled from the field attempting to reach the continent of Europe. Heading south he arrived in West Dorset. Even though he was only in the county for about three days, almost every town and village has a story relating to this episode in English history.
Fatal Balloon Accident near Bridport
November 25, 2007 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, Location)
Tags: Bridport, Eypesmouth, Gardner, Powell, Templer
Bridport Gets Weaving!
November 11, 2007 at 4:00 am (Location)
Tags: Bridport, Dorset
When in 1213, King John found he needed the production of rope and sailcloth for his navy’s ships increased; he issued a Royal decree to the effect. To make the canvas for the ship’s sails he looked to Bridport, Dorset, England as the place most appropriate for the nature of the task in hand.
Read J. Graham-Wilson’s article at Dorset-Ancestors
