A civic society for the traditional Isle of Purbeck, first founded in 1852
Since the castle was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1982, archaeologists have made some surprising discoveries. Apart from cannon balls there was a mysterious set of deer bones, several garderobes, the remains of an 18th century building featured in a JMW Turner painting of 1793 and a settlement crack in the keep ! We’ll ... Read more
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to offer our previously advertisd talk by Award winning photographer Maria Munn this Friday. Fortunately we have arranged for local artist, author and Illustrator Tony Kerins to give a presentation about his work based in Purbeck. We thank Tony for being able to do so at such ... Read more
A talk by local art historian Robert Field about 19th century artist William Joy, his work, and use of local Swanage residents as models in his nationally renowned and popular paintings. Free to members, non-members £3
Likely to be Mowlem Show bar for refreshments - to be confirmed as soon as possible. Full details to follow.
In addition to our usual AGM business, our Chair, Peter Bowyer, will talk about the CPRE.
Mary Sparks talks about Manorial boundaries in the Rowbarrow hundred of Purbeck and the ownership and mapping of estates.
Talk by Brian Woodman — 5G Technology: Benefits vs Harm's for Purbeck The approval of 5G technology represents one of the most important decisions for Corfe in 2023. Very few people understand 5G and its potential risk to public health and wildlife, largely due to the fact that radiation is invisible and goes unmonitored. This ... Read more
In April our speaker will be Ian Fleming who will give a talk about the Public Footpaths Survey he carried out in the Swanage area for local authorities.
On Wednesday May 10th The Purbeck Society will visit The Veterans Forge for a guided tour with Will Spicer.
On the 14th June the Society will visit Field Honey Farm for a guided talk with Robert Field.
