Second Bumper Book of Weymouth - Hardcover

Attwooll, Maureen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1871164613 ISBN 13: 9781871164619

Publisher: Dorset Books, 2009

Synopsis

The Second Bumper Book ofWeymouth is a furthercompilation on all aspects of Weymouth's historyand follows on the success of Maureen Attwooll'sfirst Bumper Book ofWeymouth. Comprising morethan 1000 entries, the topics are presented in anA-Z format. Find in here another host offascinating facts aboutWeymouth past and present.Discover more about the town's personalities,buildings, industries, celebrations, disasters andtransport by land and sea. Update your knowledgeof recent events inWeymouth's ever-changingscene.Step also intoWyke Regis, Radipole, Nottington,Broadwey, Upwey, Preston and Sutton Poyntz, thevillages that were brought within the town'sboundary in 1933. Stray outside the boundaryoccasionally to explore places nearby which alsofeature inWeymouth's colourful history.Who was theWeymouth-born air ace accused ofspying for the enemy in the SecondWorldWarWhere was Tumbledown FarmWhat now standson the site of St Charles RC Church atWykeRegisWhere were the Borough's old boundarystones locatedWhich was the first house in thetown to be destroyed by bombs in 1940Whatis Weymouth's link to the disastrous explosionaboard HMS Mars off Queenstown in 1902 Findthe answers and much, much more in MaureenAttwooll's fascinating new compendium,chock-full with more than 150 illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorset Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1871164613
• ISBN 13: 9781871164619
• Binding: Hardcover