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Looking back at the history of town criers in Dorchester

The historic position of town crier is a storied one in the country’s past, which is intertwined within the lore of Dorset

United kingdomWilliam hellierJames vincentCllr alistair chisholmMichael russellDorchester alistair chisholmSharry payneRichard smithAnthony harrisonKen bailyJohn lovelaceThomas millsAlistair chisholmBob walkerRailway tavernOffice trade directory of dorsetshire

It Took Aircraft Carriers, Battleships and Torpedo Bombers to Sink the Bismarck

On May 23, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, a symbol of Nazi naval power, embarked on Operation Rheinübung to disrupt Allied shipping. After sinking the HMS Hood and damaging the HMS Prince of Wales, Bismarck faced relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy.

Nordrhein westfalenUnited kingdomGreat britainAtlantic oceanKing georgeGerman navyFrench navyUs navy catalinaRoyal navyOperation rheinNazi germanyWorld warPrinz eugenNorth atlanticDenmark straitFairey fulmar

How a (false) threat from Japan altered British attitudes towards colonial India

An excerpt from ‘The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-invasion’, by Mukund Padmanabhan.

United kingdomSingapore generalSri lankaAddu atollSouth provinceIndian oceanArchibald wavellMukund padmanabhanAlgernon willisEastern fleetEast indies fleetVice admiral somervilleGood hopeMiddle eastGreat flapRaj panicked

Francis Towne artwork sells for £4,400 at Dorset auction

A piece of lost artwork dating back to the 18th century has sold for over £4000 in Dorset

City ofUnited kingdomCharles augustus lutyensMark croucherEdwin landseer lutyensFrancis towneSouth dorsetshire auctionEvening studyGrand tourSir edwin landseerDorsetshire auctions

Baby found in Southampton but where was the mother?

Fair-haired girl with deep blue eyes found dumped on concrete beneath a hedge running alongside a footpath.

United kingdomBorough of bedfordHarry pennicottBill wilsonSt mary institutionQueen clubEast park terraceIndia bound dorsetshireBedford place

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