Probably one of a number of diaries, this one [the Boteler Diary at bottom left of the linked page] in the possession of Lyme Regis Museum was started by Henry Boteler RN after his arrival in Lyme to take up a position as Coastguard. Both his and later his young wife's entries give a personal account detailing the daily life, family, social activities, health, food, the weather as well as touching on political issues such as the French "people quarrelling with their king."
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Anyone who knew Lyme before 2016 would most probably say "Woodberry Down" but how many would know just how many different uses the buildings have been put to over their 114 year history? This short but comprehensive history tells the full story.
A really mixed bag of additions recently:
Albert Thorington's memories of manning the gun emplacement on Timber Hill during WWII
How a planned celebration of George Vth's Coronation in 1911 went tragically wrong, killing Robert Radford of Radford & Radford.
a short history of 6A Broad Street (under the Bell Cliff Cafe) written when it was last under redevelopment in 2018
a potpourri of newspaper cuttings collected by Ken Gollop between 1970s - 2017
a Water Recreation Case Study of Lyme Regis which illustrates just how well provided for its visitors in 1972, with 3,500 deckchairs, 2 tennis courts, 12 pleasure boats, 10 trampolines, a minibus running from Holmbush to the Cobb every 10 minutes in high season.........and much more.
Happy Browsing Adverts
John Drayton Maps
annual reports
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