A civic society for the traditional Isle of Purbeck, first founded in 1852
The royal seaside palace where Queen Victoria lived with her beloved Prince Albert and their nine children.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House and its estate from Lady Isabella Blatchford in 1845. In 1848 the old house demolished and a new three-storey pavilion with flagtower and main and household wings was built.
A coach outing with our guide, Mr P Welton, around West Dorset, stopping at Bere Regis, Wool and on to Dorchester, where we will have a short walk to various Hardy landmarks in the town.
The Purbeck Society Winter Talks
Swanage Weather Past and Present By David Haysom
Friday 12th october 2012
The Purbeck Society Winter Talks
Old Swanwyche By Reg Saville
Friday 9th November 2012
The Purbeck Society Winter Talks
The design and Manufacture of Aids for the Disabled By David Gerry
Friday 14th December 2012
The Purbeck Society Winter Talks
Thirty Five Years Experience of a Local Lifeboatman
By David Corben
Friday 11th January 2013
On Sunday 13th January 2013 at 11:00 am a peaceful demonstration is planned along the sea shore at Swanage when the public will link hands. The aim is to generate publicity and make vocal the desire for the relocation of the Navitus Bay Windfarm to an area where it will be more efficient and do the least visual and environmental harm (Dogger Bank Zone for instance). It is anticipated that there will be television coverage.
Please come and swell the ranks and distribute the information to as many friends and colleagues as possible.
For more information and periodic updates see Challenge Navitus and the Purbeck Gazette.
The Purbeck Society Winter Talks
The Durlston Project By David Crudgington
Friday 8th February 2013
The Purbeck Society Winter Talks
Around our Coasts in Victorian Paintings and Photos By Dr. Howard oliver
Friday 8th March 2013
Purbeck Society AGM 12th April 2013 The AGM will be held at 2.30 pm on the 12th April. Doors open at 2pm for a 2.30 pm start. Speakers from ‘Education Swanage’ will address the meeting. Helen O’Connor, Vice Chair and Chair of Curriculum, has been a senior secondary school teacher for 22 years and is ... Read more
