Dorset still has an olde worlde image, an idyllic land of thatched cottages and shepherds, cut off from the rest of the world. Reality for those who live here is… READ MORE

As this exhibition has shown, Lyme has had people from many different ethnic minorities for a long time. Today there are comparatively few people from ethnic minority backgrounds living here,… READ MORE

There were Jews in medieval England, but they were expelled from the country in 1290. They did not return until the middle of the 17th century, and it is difficult… READ MORE

A most interesting link between the town of Lyme Regis and people of African descent is actually invisible, but very much affects the way we see the town. The heroine… READ MORE

George Somers of Lyme Regis and Whitchurch Canonicorum was the founder of the colony on the island of Bermuda in 1609. He died only a year later on a return… READ MORE

The limestone and shale ledges on either side of Lyme Regis are regularly exposed by the low tides. An exploration of the rockpools they contain can reveal a wealth of… READ MORE

An abridged version of “Dimorphodon and the Reverend George Howman’s noctivagous flying dragon: the earliest restoration of a pterosaur in its natural habitat” By David M. Martill of the School… READ MORE

Table of Contents Introduction Mary Anning, William Buckland and ‘Pterodactylus’’ macronyx The Reverend G. E. Howman and the Noctivagous Dragon Dimorphodon and the Reverend George Howman – Discussion Dimorphodon and… READ MORE

Table of Contents Introduction Mary Anning, William Buckland and ‘Pterodactylus’’ macronyx The Reverend G. E. Howman and the Noctivagous Dragon Dimorphodon and the Reverend George Howman – Discussion Dimorphodon and… READ MORE

Table of Contents Introduction Mary Anning, William Buckland and ‘Pterodactylus’’ macronyx The Reverend G. E. Howman and the Noctivagous Dragon Dimorphodon and the Reverend George Howman – Discussion Dimorphodon and… READ MORE