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Pottery Test

  • Post author:Tim Heap
  • Post published:November 16, 2021
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History of Charmouth School added to Archive

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:February 27, 2020
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CLHS Newsletter published – Winter 2019

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:December 2, 2019
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Village Echos 45 and 46 added

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:December 1, 2019
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New talk added to Archive – Charmouth Then and Now part 2

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:October 10, 2019
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Talk held on 20th September 2019 now available under the Archive-Talks tab.

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Membership form download available

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:May 5, 2019
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A downloadable membership form is now available from the Membership page.

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New talk added to Archive – Jane Austen in Charmouth

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:March 8, 2019
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Talk held on 3rd May 2019 now available under the Archive-Talks tab.

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Website – new “Archive” section added

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:February 10, 2019
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More direct access to sections of Neil Mattingly's historical archive has been added under the "Archive" tab.

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Talk about Sir John Hawkshaw

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:May 25, 2018
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Come along to our talk all about Sir John Hawkshaw, Charmouth's own railway engineer. Learn all about the links to the past and how a railway nearly came to be…

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Charmouth’s Pirate Parson

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:April 15, 2018
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Neil Mattingly and Simon Parsons are presenting 'Charmouth's Pirate Parson' in aid of Changing Spaces for St Andrew's Church. We hope you can come along and learn about this intriguing…

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Society News

Save the dates! 13 June & 31st Oct 2025
We are pleased to announce two talks in the coming months:

William Dampier – The Inquisitive Buccaneer
Presented by Steve Ragnall
13th Jun 2025 – 7pm Village Hall, Wesley Close

The Life and Ministry of Reverend Thomas Law Montefiore

Presented by James Ashdown
31st Oct 2025 – 7pm Village Hall, Wesley Close

Entry is free for Members, £3 per non-member.


Interested in joining us?
You can now join online £6 p.a. per household of two.


Charmouth History Trail booklet
The full 24 page booklet is now available from the CLHS online store for £3 which includes postage!


Missed the talk?
If you missed the most excellent talk, Charmouth in Elizabethan times, by Neil Mattingly, the good news is, it is now available on line here, Part 1 and Part 2


Book Launch:

The “Charmouth – 100 Years ago” is available in NISA and Morgans  in Charmouth at £7.99. and online at CLHS online store price £12 which includes UK mainland postage.

Limited first edition!

Heritage Fund Lottery funding
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