Numerous narrow streets tuck themselves away in and around Weymouth town. Ones that we don’t pay much attention to. Maybe sometimes travelling their length merely to avoid excess holiday traffic or that proliferation of poodling summertime pedestrians. They are merely a means of getting from A to B as quickly as possible, never a place to stop and admire the…
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Weymouth’s history as a harbour on the frontline. 1795
Being in the process of writing a book about the history of the Nothe area in Weymouth, I’ve uncovered many interesting facts about the past history of the town while trawling through the old newspapers and documents. Some of which I’ll narrate here, little snippits of what life was like for our ancestors, living on…
Weymouth town councillors brawling 1894
Now I know that politics can evoke some strong reactions, and that often it gets very heated during council meetings, but these chaps took it to a whole new level! So much so that it made the national papers. That Friday morning in December 1894 had started off normally for the local coucillors, they arrived…
Victorian Firework night 1866
You might well think that Guy Fawkes Night is a fairly modern commercial invention, but the Victorians were a pretty dab hand at enjoying themselves, they certainly knew how to celebrate events. On the 5th November 1866, the annual ‘Protestant’ fete was celebrated with great gusto by the folks of Weymouth. Most of the activity…
Reluctant Weymouth voters of 1835
The seeming reluctance of the British nation to take an interest in general politics is not a new phenomenon! In the newspapers of May 1835 covering events at Weymouth is a report of similar apathy for the selected local MP’s. During April of 1835 a much planned and publicised dinner was to be uth melcombe…
Introduction to my blogging world.
Well, here I am at last…I’m a silver surfer blogger! Why? A multitude of reasons really. I was born and have lived In Weymouth, Dorset for most of my life, and have always been fascinated by the history of the town. A few years ago my hubby brought me a super camera, which made me…
VICTORIAN TALES FROM WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND 