via When Andromeda and the Naval Fleet went Walkabouts from Weymouth. August 1899.
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And the Band Played On; Music from the British Royal Navy
Originally posted on NOTHE FORT AND BEYOND…:
Someone once asked me why I write posts about the navy when my blog and book were entitled Nothe Fort and Beyond. ‘Beyond’ maybe gives a clue because the Victorian fortifications weren’t built as a stand alone defence. They were not only designed to protect our south coast…
Yohoo, I’m back…..
Hello folks, you have noticed (or more likely not) that I have been missing for a while from my page. That is because I have been struggling to finish my book and get it into print and with a great deal of help from my long suffering family I finally reached my goal! Yipee…mentally turns…
Worth a Thousand Words?
Originally posted on Kathy Sharp:
Once upon a time novels used to be illustrated. My copy of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, which belonged to my late mother-in-law, is a dull little book at a glance – until you open it and find the illustrations. Your feeling for the story – your curiosity – is awakened…
Granfer Henry Reads the News; Every Day Lives in Weymouth; 1884.
What I find fascinating about mooching through old newspapers is not only the sensational crimes and usual misdemeanours that fill the columns of the local papers, but also those mundane snippets that give us every day glimpses of our Victorian ancestors lives. In some sense, they really weren’t that much different from us. Take The…
Weymouth’s invasion by the Dorset Rifle Volunteers; 1867.
Originally posted on NOTHE FORT AND BEYOND…:
A taster of my book soon to be published The Nothe and Beyond… Weymouth was about to be invaded. For the first time, in September 1867, it had been chosen as the training venue for the Dorset Battalion of Rifle Volunteers (DRV). This was the ‘citizen’s army’ hastily…
Naughty Naughty…Knocker Wrenching.
Originally posted on NOTHE FORT AND BEYOND…:
Throughout its history, Weymouth’s Red Barracks and Nothe Fort have seen various troops come and go. Some good, some bad, some just plain bored and a few high spirited. Their boots marched through the town on parades, they wooed and (sometimes) wed the local girls, or maybe snatched a sneaky bit…
A Sorry Tale of Love and Betrayal; Weymouth 1880.
During my perusals of various sites and old local newspapers I often come across some intriguing stories. Such was the case a few weeks ago when I was mooching through the old Police Gazettes, a periodical which gives a fascinating and highly detailed insight into our Victorian ancestors lives and their mishaps or misdemeanours. Should…
The Battle Of Weymouth 27th February 1645 : (Excerpt from ‘The Crabchurch Conspiracy’ by Mark Vine)
Originally posted on The Crabchurch Conspiracy:
William Sydenham had no idea when or indeed where the attack would come, he only knew that it was inevitable, and he made such preparations as he could to strengthen the defences of both towns in whatever time he had left to him. On the morning of the 27th…
VICTORIAN TALES FROM WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND 