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 further
compilation on all aspects of Weymouth's history
and follows on the success of Maureen Attwooll's
first Bumper Book ofWeymouth. Comprising more
than 1000 entries, the topics are presented in an
A-Z format. Find in here another host of
fascinating facts aboutWeymouth past and present.
Discover more about the town's personalities,
buildings, industries, celebrations, disasters and
transport by land and sea. Update your knowledge
of recent events inWeymouth's ever-changing
scene.
Step also intoWyke Regis, Radipole, Nottington,
Broadwey, Upwey, Preston and Sutton Poyntz, the
villages that were brought within the town's
boundary in 1933. Stray outside the boundary
occasionally to explore places nearby which also
feature inWeymouth's colourful history.
Who was theWeymouth-born air ace accused of
spying for the enemy in the SecondWorldWar?
Where was Tumbledown Farm?What now stands
on the site of St Charles RC Church atWyke
Regis?Where were the Borough's old boundary
stones located?Which was the first house in the
town to be destroyed by bombs in 1940?What
is Weymouth's link to the disastrous explosion
aboard HMS Mars off Queenstown in 1902? Find
the answers and much, much more in Maureen
Attwooll's fascinating new compendium,
chock-full with more than 150 illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

Maureen Attwooll is co-author of
several books onWeymouth's history
including Weymouth:An Illustrated
History, SeasideWeymouth and
Weymouth and Portland atWar:
Countdown to D-Day, and more
recently the popular books Weymouth
- The GoldenYears,Weymouth - More
GoldenYears,Weymouth Century,
Weymouth Revisited and The Bumper
Book ofWeymouth.
She has also written Shipwrecks in the
Discover Dorset series, as well as
contributing articles on various
aspects of local history to a number of
magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorset Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1871164613
• ISBN 13: 9781871164619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160