1938 Town Criers contest held in Bridport
Below is a filmed short news item from 1938 telling of a Town Criers contest that had just been held in Bridport. The winner, Walter Abbott, hailed from just down the road at Lyme Regis. […]
Dorset Stuff
Fancy a laugh? Try reading about Harry Cocque
I came across the fictional character Harry Cocque a while back via his postings on Twitter. Harry is an elderly gentleman in his nineties. He resides at the equally fictional Piddlewell Moorhen Rest Home for […]
Who was Ebenezer, and why is his corner north of Bridport?
I have spotted the finger post shown here a few times recently and was rather taken with the fact it has ‘Ebenezer Corner‘ emblazoned on the roundel that sits atop the signpost. This Dorset finger […]
Don’t damage this Dorset bridge, the punishment will be transportation for life!
This metal notice is attached to the bridge over the river Char at Charmouth in West Dorset. There are similar ones elsewhere in Dorset including one over the river Stour at Stuminster Newton and the […]
Have you noticed this window just inside Bedfred in Bridport?
Next time you are wandering around the town centre in Bridport have a look just inside the door of Betfred at 6 West Street. Don’t worry you don’t need to go into the betting shop […]
Do butchers sell ‘Second Best’ faggots?
I spotted this on the specials menu board at the Ropemakers pub in Bridport. “Butchers Best Faggots” it declares. This got me thinking that I would not want to walk into Balson’s Butchers shop just […]
Two round hay bales & an old wheel, add imagination & you have a giant Minion
I always have to smile when I drive past this giant Minion standing in a field by the road. It seems there is an imaginative farmer in the village of Salway Ash in West Dorset. […]
Agriculture ancient and modern – Shepherd’s hut and mini digger
I thought I would share this photo which I took in early March 2016 simply because I love the contrast between the old style shepherd’s hut and the modern mini digger. I spotted this pair […]