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Updates

This new page will list all future updates made and new content added to the website.

April 2019
  • New photographs added to Governor's Community Garden
  • Minor expansion and additions to the article on United Reformed Church
  • An 1850 plan has been added to HM Prison Portland
  • New photographs added to two pillbox pages: Durdle Pier #1 and #2
  • A summary page added on the Fortifications of Portland
  • New photographs added to United Reformed Church and Royal Manor Theatre
  • A summary page added on the Churches of Portland

May 2019
  • An 1886 plan of D Battery has been to East Weare Batteries
  • An 1886 plan of A Battery has been to East Weare Batteries
  • A 1907 plan has been to East Weare Rifle Range
  • A 1903 plan of A and B Batteries has been added to East Weare Batteries

June 2019
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to Portland Harbour, Portland Bill, Easton Gardens, Victoria Gardens, HM Prison Portland
  • Minor expansion on pages for All Saints', St John's, Avalanche Memorial Church, Easton Methodist Church, Easton Wesleyan Chapel and Underhill Methodist Church
  • New gallery section added to Royal Naval Hospital with photographs by Rob Spears

July 2019
  • The plan of the coastal defences of Portland Harbour has been replaced by a new, improved version

August 2019
  • New photographs added of the 12.5-inch RML gun emplacements at the Verne Citadel
  • Expansion of page for St John's Church
  • New layout and visual style for website (all pages)

September 2019
  • Plan of Royal Naval Hospital replaced with new version
  • Expansion of page on Beresford House
  • New page added on Reforne

October 2019
  • A modern plan has been added to Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
  • Expansion of page on Reforne with new section "Murder of Emily Burden"

November 2019
  • Expansion of page on Avalanche Memorial Church
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to various pages including Portland Harbour, St Peter's, Portland Bill Lighthouse and Rufus Castle
  • Architect drawings added to All Saints' and St John's from the collection of Lambeth Palace Library

December 2019
  • Drawings by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm added to Rufus Castle, St Andrew's and St George's from the collection of the British Library
  • Expansion of page on Maidenwell Bible Christian Chapel with information on Portland's Jehovah's Witness movement

February 2020
  • Expansion of page on Royal Manor Theatre with further details on the building's use as a Methodist chapel
  • New page added on the Pier Head Batteries

March 2020
  • New sub-section "Final years of operation" added to Portland Harbour
  • Minor expansion of Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy and All Saints' Church pages
  • Expansion of "Transformation into and use as St George's Centre" section on St George's Centre page
  • Minor expansion of Ferry Bridge page

April 2020
  • Photo slideshow on home page now has captions and links provided
  • Additional photographs by Rob Spears added to Royal Naval Hospital

May 2020
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to Admiralty Quarries, Portland Castle, Chiswell, Chesil Cove, Rufus Castle, Church Ope Cove and Pulpit Rock

June 2020
  • 1976 aerial view added to RNAS Portland
  • New sub-section on the Ferry Bridge Inn added to Ferry Bridge
  • Whitehead's Torpedo Works sub-section expanded on Ferry Bridge
  • New sub-section on W. & J. Tod Limited added to Ferry Bridge
  • Three modern photographs of Ferry Bridge from Portland Harbour added to Ferry Bridge

July 2020
  • Expansion of Admiralty Gunnery Establishment
  • Expansion of Breakwater Fort and additional captions added to gallery photographs

August 2020
  • Expansion of Breakwater Lighthouse with details from notice in London Gazette, 1905

September 2020
  • New modern photographs added to Upton Battery
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle, St Andrew's, Pennsylvania Castle, Portland Harbour, HM Prison Young Offender Institution Portland, St Peter's, Fortuneswell and Easton Gardens

October 2020
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to Chesil Cove, St Peter's, Portland Bill and Castletown

November 2020
  • New page added on Sandsfoot Castle (pending addition of modern photographs)
  • New page added on Weston Primitive Methodist Chapel

December 2020
  • Modern photographs added to Chiswell (the former King's Arms) and Verne Citadel (former infant schoolroom)
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to Portland Bill, Easton Methodist Church, Easton Gardens, Verne Citadel and Pulpit Rock

January 2021
  • Postcard/historical photographs added to Easton Methodist Church, Castletown, Church Ope Cove and Merchant's Railway
  • Modern photograph added to Nothe Fort of the surviving position finding cell in Nothe Gardens
  • Minor expansion of 'Construction of batteries and 19th century use' section on page for East Weare Batteries
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