Lifting the lid on Fray Bentos
On the anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele, 22 August 1917, the Tank Museum in Dorset is commemorating a very special tank and its crew.
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Former Canford pupil speaks at Passchendaele 100th anniversary service
Rupert Talfourd Cook, whose great great grandfather was killed in action, took part in the poignant service at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium on 31 July.
Herbert collection of Weymouth’s social history saved from ‘vinegar syndrome’ with grant
A grant awarded by TownsWeb Archiving will be used by Dorset History Centre to digitise a local photographer’s negative collection, which is deteriorating due to ‘vinegar syndrome.’
New Tutankhamun shabti figures can be seen in Dorchester for the first time to commemorate 30 year milestone
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Tutankhamun Exhibition in Dorchester, two specially commissioned replicas of the shabti figures of Tutankhamun are on show for the first time.
Bournemouth college turns clock back millions of years to become Jurassic Harewood
Students at Harewood College went back to Jurassic times and created a giant dinosaur sculpture which is currently on display in their reception area.
Unique Victorian steam locomotive arrives on Swanage Railway thanks to the National Railway Museum
A unique Victorian steam locomotive that escaped the scrapman’s cutting torch has arrived at the Swanage Railway thanks to the National Railway Museum.
Rare locomotive that starred on stage in ‘The Railway Children’ has been transferred to Swanage Railway
A unique Victorian steam locomotive that escaped the cutting torch thanks to the centenary of London’s Waterloo station – and starred in ‘The Railway Children’ on both sides of the Atlantic – has been transferred to the Swanage Railway by the National Railway Museum.
Shake up in the dinosaur world as new theory suggests they could have originated in Britain and their classifications may be wrong
A radical new theory suggests the first dinosaurs may have originated in the northern hemisphere, possibly Britain, rather than in the southern hemisphere as previously thought and their grouping, accepted for 130 years, could be wrong.
Rudderly wonderful: 17th century Swash Channel Wreck Rudder on show at Poole
Poole Museum will officially unveil the Swash Channel Wreck Rudder on 22 March and it will be on display at Poole Museum from 23 March.
Verwood raises the flag to celebrate Commonwealth Day
Residents along with two Verwood schools joined the mayor and deputy mayor of the town to celebrate Commonwealth Day today, 13 March.
