Lyme Regis Heritage Open Days 2024
Heritage Open Days offer the chance to see inside many historic buildings. The Lyme Regis Society is promoting these venues for residents and visitors to… Read More »Lyme Regis Heritage Open Days 2024
News
D-Day June 6th 1944
To honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day the Society hoisted the USA flag at Woodville on Silver Street. This house was the HQ of “C”… Read More »D-Day June 6th 1944
Broad Street Closure
As 2023 comes to a close Lyme Regis was able to breath a big sigh of relief when Broad Street was fully reopened to traffic… Read More »Broad Street Closure
The Life of Mary Anning, Fossil Collector of Lyme Regis: a Contemporary Biographical Memoir by George Roberts
Located in the archives of Bristol University was found a four page biography of Mary Anning written by a Lyme Regis resident of her time,… Read More »The Life of Mary Anning, Fossil Collector of Lyme Regis: a Contemporary Biographical Memoir by George Roberts
Re-shaping our sands
The beginning of the year sees the necessary profiling and levelling of the main sandy beach and harbour interior sands, and eventually the dredging of… Read More »Re-shaping our sands
Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy
We very much enjoyed the recent talk to society members given by Will Reede. The next launch of the new boats made by Academy students… Read More »Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy
Lyme Regis Heritage Open Days
This year Heritage Open Days take place in September and many historical buildings are open to the public. The Lyme Regis Society is promoting those… Read More »Lyme Regis Heritage Open Days
USA Independence Day
Every July 4th – USA Independence Day – the Society flies the Stars and Stripes on Woodville, Silver Street. During WW2 this house was the… Read More »USA Independence Day
A Peek into History – the Woodroffe Lectern
A couple of months ago the Lyme Regis Society (LRS) received an enquiry via its website. A wood and brass lectern had been found in… Read More »A Peek into History – the Woodroffe Lectern