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Roger Protz @rogerprotz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS Carlsberg to close Marston's 2027. The Danes are dumping on Britain's unique Ale Heritage. What will happen to celebrated Pale Ales Bass & Pedigree, the historic buildings of the capital of brewing?

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What they tell you in Genoa about St George’s Cross.

The true story of the english's flag
In 1190, king Richard and the Court of London requested and obtained authorization to fly the flag of Republic of Genoa on their ships sailing in the mediterranean and Black seas.
In that periodthe English ships were prey to pirates and bandits, fling the Genoeses flag these episodes passed.
Forthis authorisation they undertook to pay an annual tribute to the Republic of Genoa.
Since that moment England has been represented throughout the worlo by the flag of Sansiorgio, the flag of
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Republica of Genoa
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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This was a route suggested by the WSWR for a tramway to the harbour. Drawing based a sketch in a letter in the National Archives when researching the railway’s history. John Lucking in his book on the Tramway records the Council’s reply. The letter explains the reason for the Council’s reply

Plan of Weymouth showing first plan for a tramway to the harbour

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Courtesy of the DHC archives I have managed to determine the successive owners of a Bridport bakery covering the 200 years from 1825!

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Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This. The most expensive resource in a classroom is the teacher. You need to make sure they can function effectively. If they’re overloaded or don’t have enough resources they’re going to break down and stop working.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@merryn02.bsky.social While researching the history of brewing in Bridport I came across the attached. Fed up with fires related to brewing the Council built the Town Brewhouse and leased it out. It continued to the early 18th C. Ironically it later burnt down. Some of the terms escape me

Notes from Documents relating to the Town Brewhouse in Bridport

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There is a house called that on the road near North Bowood in West Dorset

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In 1852 Daniel Ford relocated his Waggon office from East Street into Gundry Lane. The large doors were to allow the loaded waggons to enter the building for loading/unloading. It us now a studio venue.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today Bridport celebrates the hat with the 16th #Bridport #Hat_Festival. All those visiting the town centre are invited to turn up wearing a hat. The creativity on display gets better with each passing year. There is plenty to do and see throughout the day

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Starting on Tuesday at Eype Centre for the Arts. Marion will be exhibiting her new ceramics along with paintings and collages

Poster for Artists of the Jurassic Coast Exhibition 2026

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Then there is the Agglestone rock in Studland www.swanage.co.uk/agglestone-r... www.swanage.co.uk/agglestone-r...

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Agglestone Rock – Swanage.co.uk

Welcome to Swanage

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

That about ‘sizes’ it up; the size boiler at Dawes Twine works. The size, from boiled pelts and similar items was used on the twine during the finishing process. Dawes is open today and every 4th Saturday each month

The size boiler at Dawes Twine works where pelts and such items were boiled to produce the size that was used on the twine.
It is open today and every 4th Saturday of the month

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In fact Marion sent me this version of the photo, with superimposed camels. It did not look too out of place!

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A visit to Dowlish Wake on Monday for an excellent brunch at the Canteen. Then a walk around the village and the church. The Saxon font is all that remains from the destroyed church at nearby West Dowlish

Saxon font from the destroyed West Dowlish church

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you looked past Eggardon towards Pilsdon and Lamberts Castle most of the land was the same colour. However, it rained last night for the first time in months, about 1cm. A start but……

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We were on our daily walk when we came across this Roe Deer in a garden by the old railway line. He is no stranger to this part of the village having been seen over the past couple of years

Roe deer in a garden near the old railway line

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#HillfortsWednesday It was a very parched Eggardon Hiil as we made our way to Dorchester last Saturday turning on to the #Roman road just beyond the hill

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

With the other essential being the post match refreshment being within walking distance. At Cattistock it was 350m to the Fox and Hounds

Cattistock Cricket Club ground and Fox and Hounds

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A walk around the western perimeter of Poundbury this morning. The pale horizontal feature towards the bottom of the photo was the route of the #Roman aqueduct that brought fresh water into Dorchester from its source near the village of Frampton. #archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The view from the edge of Poundbury looking west over Fordington Bottom

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Parents! Carers! Anyone looking after children getting exam results today! Your ONLY job is to be kind and supportive.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@rogerprotz.bsky.social I spent a couple of years going through Palmer’s archive to produce the fully referenced manuscript. I kept detailed notes on the contents of brew books, letter books and ledgers to provide a detailed history of the Old Brewery. Spreadsheets cover the brewing from the 1820s

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We had a 1953 Coronation picnic there. We had tin trays as slides down the banks!

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Newham Bookshop @newhambookshop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Please read and share widely.

Newham Bookshop facing 32% rent increase with £20K due immediately.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Strange event this morning, woke at 6 to find we only had power to a couple of 13A sockets, all the rest of the house was off. Eventually found out it was a National Grid fault but one that was not all off. Instead, as people got up their switching on reduced the volts even more. Power back 08.45

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Captain Piercy Brett, captain of the Lyon in 1744 was one such artist who sketched the coastal landmarks

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A1865 photo from the Bridport Museum collection shows the lime kiln, and the amount of cliff erosion since then. The footpath then ran along the cliff edge. There was also a lime kiln at the harbour, where pier terrace is, that produced lime from blue lias for the rebuilding of the harbour in 1823

An 1865 photo from the Bridport Museum collection, showing the lime kiln top centre. Most of the land to the left has been lost to the sea

A lime kiln at Bridport harbour( see flag pole). Built c1823 to provide lime for the harbour rebuild using blue lias from Lyme Regis. This produced an hydraulic lime which sets under water

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The quarry on West Cliff was extracting the fossiliferous limestone, Forest Marble. It was burnt in the kiln to produce quicklime used as a fertiliser and for lime mortar wessexcoastgeology.soton.ac.uk/Bridport-Wes...

Close up of lime kiln on West Cliff, West Bay

The Forest Marble lies at the top of West Cliff, above the Frome Clay(the light coloured formation seen beyond the esplanade

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

That is just it, because it is ultimately an extremely valuable and essential resource. The useful regional filter is missing, leaving county or country only.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I have an old iPad Air2 which can no longer show the page pdfs but was happy with the old system. Luckily I have an alternative. The choice of inputting the search terms is rather complex compared to the old system - the phrase can gave gaps but how does that differ from “must include these words”?

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Lyric Theatre in Bridport raises £100k to release Arts Council funding to enable its survival into the future. www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/2642585...

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Theatre safe from winter closure as fundraiser reached

A theatre in Bridport has been saved from closing this winter after it’s huge fundraising goal has been met

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The loss of the open filter panel on the left. It was easy to narrow down searches. A series of clicks to get to the date or area range. Now you do have not the choice you had before but it takes longer to enter

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

When the Class 159s were introduced the up platform was extended to ease the height from platform to train. This means that double tracking through this station would be difficult to achieve

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Somerset County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

8 overs. 8 maidens. 0 runs. On this day in 1969, Brian Langford became the only person to bowl a full complement of overs in a List A match without conceding a single run. #YouAreSomerset

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

In the 18thC the Royal Navy required their makers of sailcloth to stamp their identity on each bolt of cloth. By chance the original stamp of John Bullock from 1781 was found a year or so ago. At Dawes Twine Works we made a replica which can be seen on our open days - the 4th Saturday of each month

One of the informational place maps we have at Dawes Twine Works. This one explains the use of makers stamps on 18thC Navy sailcloth

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Always find it worth looking above first floor level when walking up Cheap Street.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 21/07/2026

Lol I just moved my kids around London on this exact bicycle at 25mph *because you can pedal faster than the motor* oh god e-bike policy is such a mess, even the police don't have a clue.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The church is St Johns at Chilcompton with the link to the Historic England listing below historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-... Set alongside the Manor Farm it is some distance from the village. Fortunately, one building is now the Holy Cow cafe providing a very good lunch, cakes also available

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Church of St John the Baptist, Chilcompton - 1345096 | Historic England

List entry 1345096. Grade II* Listing: Church of St John the Baptist. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A trip to Bath Potters for ceramic supplies yesterday. Up via A303/37 but back via Pilton, Glastonbury and Somerton. This took just 25 minutes longer but was so much more relaxing than the outward trip.The highlight was Marion seeing an old college friend who has now handed the reins to her daughter

St John’s Church, Chilcompton from the Holy Cow cafe in the Manor Farm Estate

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Nappers Mite in Dorchester South Street

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Seen on the River Brit while having coffee at Rise, which overlooks the rivers entry into West Bay Harbour.

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Add to that the flax and hemp processing did not help. Flax had to be combed. As it was weighed out before and weighed after precessing the hackling was done in virtually closed sheds. This produced lung disease to add to the others!

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In Bridport, before the water was laid on, the people living in the alleys relied on one pump. Often that was only a few metres from the communal cess-pit loos, the effluent from which escaped and was recycled by the pump! It was no wonder that the health of Bridport was worse than many cities

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Our neighbours run a business making brownies which they post and also have a stall at Bridport Market. Due to the said items melting last Wednesday they now have an holiday while they await the cooler weather (Bayside Bakery).

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Richard Sims @simsre.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The foyer @bridportarts.bsky.social has an exhibition of Nick Gilby’s photos taken during the filming of #Thomas_Hardy’s #Far_From_the_Madding_Crowd alongside are samples of the film scripts

Photographs of the locations used while filming Far from the Madding Crowd. This, along with sample scripts can be seen in the foyer of Bridport Arts Centre

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