Research reveals new chapter for world famous Tiger 131 tank
The story of the world’s most famous tank has had a new chapter added following research revealing exactly how Tiger 131 was captured in Tunisia.
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Climb aboard Gipsy Moth IV at Buckler’s Hard
Gipsy Moth IV will be at Buckler’s Hard for the 50th anniversary of Sir Francis Chichester returning home to the Beaulieu River after his epic voyage to become the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe.
Plumber-turned-palaeontologist awarded Honorary Doctorate
Dorset plumber Steve Etches has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Southampton to add to his accolades for fossils.
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.
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.