Poole History Online http://www.poolehistory.org.uk is a superb new resource that can be used by anyone interested in Poole’s heritage. People around the world who can trace their ancestry to the town or who have an interest in its rich history can discover a wealth of local heritage information and images. As well as being able [...]
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Shore Road At Low Water by Alec Wills Alec Is A Local Artist From Poole Poole Museum invites anyone interested in learning more about the town’s fascinating buildings to a free workshop on Saturday 31 October 2009 between 10am and 3pm. The workshop will be held in the historic Town Cellars, now the Poole History Centre, within Poole Museum. The event is being held to celebrate the Festival of Learning [...] Yes, it was 2009 when I was stood on Hamworthy railway station with my wife and son, explaining that watching steam trains used to be the norm when I was a boy. I can remember my cousin Steve and I stood by the railway gates in Poole High Street or in the actual Poole railway [...] Nowadays, domestic light and heating are controlled by the flick of a switch but when I was a boy, it was a bit more involved. Lighting in the home was provided by gas via a mantle which was lit with a match or taper and, similarly, street lights were also gas lit. Oil lamps, candles [...] They haven’t come to see “Old Tom” they have come to see “Old Harry” This cartoon by Alec Wills was published in the March 2009 edition of CT Poole When Martyn Brown was editor. This was at the time of our ‘Old Poole’ feature writer, Tom Scott, being in hospital. It seemed that everyone that [...] Standing on the Hamworthy-Poole lifting bridge, I found myself trying to remember the industries that existed there before Sunseeker arrived. Looking from the bridge, along the Hamworthy side of the quay stood: Corrals – fuel oil distributors; R H Newman & Sons – boatbuilders; Wilkins & Wilkins – Marine Engineers; Stoneyard Ballast; The Shipwright Arms [...] With only the 3 the main Channels of BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV; television of the ‘60’s was more of a social event and talking point than it is today. With scores of Channels to choose from now, other than the soaps, X-Factor or Strictly Come Dancing, TV has practically died as a conversation [...] Anyone in my age group will remember the words “Put that light out,” used by ARP Wardens during the blackouts in World War II. All houses had blackout curtains, vehicle headlamps had hooded shades and cycle lamps and torches were dimmed by black paint over half the lens. Even striking a match in the dark [...] Worzel Gummidge was a fictional scarecrow who came to life in Ten Acre Field in the village of Scatterbrook, and he would get up to all sorts of mischief when befriended by the children, brother and sister John and Sue Peters. Originally created as a series of books by author Barbara Euphan Todd from 1936 [...] |
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