I wrote the piece below in December 2013. Since then nearly everything mentioned in the article has changed. Motorwell have pulled out of Bridport leaving an empty car showroom and forecourt. The Co-op have sold […]
Travel between Wootton Fitzpaine and Whitchurch Canonicorum in West Dorset and you will come across the finger post pictured here at Baker’s Cross. Look at the sign closely and you might notice a couple of […]
I spotted this on the back of a sign on North Street, Bridport. It looks like some wag has been having some fun.
I wrote the following back in October 2013. As it is a little bit of Bridport history I thought it worth preserving. Around a week ago, maybe a little more, I walked past Good News, […]
In the White Lion Inn in Broadwindsor there used to be an old 1904 photograph of East Street, Bridport. Actually looking at the photo it is obvious to a local that it had been taken […]
Do you remember when Dorset claimed to have the smallest pub in England? That was the boast of the Smith’s Arms at Godmanstone. The claim was disputed by other drinking establishments. I never got around […]
I took this picture of three London buses back in 2013. I spotted them parked up in rural West Dorset. The question is why on earth were there three London double decker buses parked up […]
Do you recognise this inscription carved in stone above a Bridport doorway? Do you know where it is? The answer is it is at 9 West Street, above the door of the TSB bank branch. […]
I recently came across a mention of Dorset Wiggs, something I had never heard of before. If you are as baffled as I was it seems they are a traditional bun spiced with cloves, mace […]
So when were you last in the Duchess of Cornwall? Of course I am talking about the Poundbury pub “The Duchess of Cornwall Inn”. The hotel opened in late 2016 and is tied to the […]
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