The Guns of Lyme Regis, 1972 Holiday opportunities, a mis-fired cannon, early history of The Whole Hog and more news stories

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.

Check out this unique source of information..

Letters sent out from solicitors Hillman & Bond give valuable information to many searching for specific details of who may have lived, died, bought houses or land, been in dispute etc........or maybe just interested more generally in life in Lyme Regis in the first half of the 20th Century.

William Morris and his family's connections to Lyme Regis

Sometimes a simple question can lead to a history of connections not previously documented. When asked if Isabella Gilmore (1842-1923) was buried in Lyme Regis Cemetery, research identified her grave and discovered that not only was Isabella a remarkable woman in her own right, but was also a sister of William Morris, the designer, writer,socialist and polymath. As a result of this connection, not only did William Morris visit Lyme, but at various times his wife and daughters, his sister Emma and her daughter and his youngest sister Alice lived in Lyme. The Museum holds several of pieces of their artwork.