Residents find something to smile about amid disaster

A MASSIVE thanks has to go to Looking Back reader Peter Harley who has shared this jolly picture of the flooding in Weymouth in 1955.

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‘Terrible’ winter when village was cut off

WE seem to have missed out on snowfall this winter.

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Remembering much-loved grocer and garage on high street stroll through time

THIS week we start a fascinating series of memories of shops in Dorchester’s thriving high street.

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How iconic foundry bell was saved from looters

AT this time it’s nice to remember a new story with a happy ending.

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Remembering stalwarts who weathered a crisis

AN ILLUMINATING look at how residents coped with the flooding in 1955 sparked a lot of reaction.

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Looking Back: Happy memories of being at sea

OUR article on the final journey of the paddle steamer Monarch brought back some happy memories of cruising at sea for one Looking Back reader.

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Looking Back: Tragic aftermath of the Weymouth flooding of 1955

WITHOUT further ado, we turn to the tragic story of the Weymouth flooding of 1955.

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