This photograph has been given to me by Tony BEALE’s daughter Moira. Unfortunately it is one of those photos that was inherited and has no information on. I can identify some faces, like Geoff PEACH and Ted TOOP. but only a few so I have asked Hayne RUSSELL for some help. …
The term “horse power”, was invented by James WATT in the early 1800’s, when he was working on improving the performance of steam engines. He made his calculations based on the work output of pit ponies and now the term “HP” is used on anything that has an engine including your house …
There is nothing worse than coming across a family photograph and not knowing who it is ! On the other hand, you can treat it as a challenge to identify that person and on numerous occasions I have been lucky enough to do so ! It is a bit more …
POLICE HOUSE NUMBER 1 below. Did you live in a police house in Dorset, then get in touch, photos, memories, I would love to hear from you if you have not already been in touch. If you are around my age, close to retirement, you will realise that the house …
This is another photograph my grandfather passed on to me and again there was no information on it. I recognised that it was the Market Street Police buildings straight away, and then by studying the photograph and legible collar/helmet numbers I gradually began to establish when it was taken, why it …
On the evening of 11th September 2020, I was going through my emails and one of them was from Maurice HANN. ———————————————————————————————————– Dear Ian, It’s Anita Hazell here (Maurice Hann’s daughter). I am writing to inform you that Dad sadly passed away on Wednesday evening (9th) at 17.30. It was a peaceful …
DORSET CONSTABLES WHO WERE ARMY RESERVISTS CALLED UP IN 1899 I knew basically nothing about the Boer War. Whilst trawling through old newspaper reports I came across reports of Dorset policemen being involved, which naturally, then made me want to know of their experiences and whether they came home safely. So I …
This photograph was taken at HQ in 1956, but long before this, dogs were thought to be valuable and a possible asset to police work and detection. The first mention I have found of Dogs being used was in March 1901. In General Orders dated 18th April 1901 it states: “The …
The photograph above, has no more information other than what is appended beneath it, and is from page 30 of Melvin HANN’S book, Bobbies on the beat, 150 years of Dorset Constabulary. The book can be picked up quite cheaply on ebay and large on line book stores. Thanks again Melvin , who …
In this black and white photograph, there is one thing for sure, the cat is a very light colour or white, or even more white and albino , it certainly seems to have a lack of melanin. Now I do not know much about cats, but I guess a cat of this …