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• The plan of the coastal defences of Portland Harbour has been replaced by a new, improved version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
• Photographs courtesy of 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
• Expansion of page on Cheyne Pumping Station

March 2021

• Expansion of page on Portland Town Council Offices

April 2021

• Two modern photos of St Peter's Church from the north added to its page
• Photographs of Jascon 27 (formerly HMP Weare) added courtesy of James Wild

June 2021

• Expansion of Balaclava Bay with additional text on land-based features/buildings near the bay, plus photographs added of the bay from the sea
• Postcard/historical photographs added to Balaclava Bay, Old Lower Lighthouse and Portland Harbour
• New page added on East Weare Sea Wall
• Expansion of page on Verne Citadel

July 2021

• Minor expansion of East Weare Batteries on its defence electric lights
• Four modern photos added of the Verne Citadel from the sea
• Sections added about parish rooms/church halls to St Peter's, St George's, St John's and All Saints'
• Historical photographs added to Verne Citadel and Verne High Angle Battery
  

August 2021

• Expansion of pages on Verne Citadel, Breakwater Fort, St John's Church, Ferry Bridge, Avalanche Memorial Church and Easton Wesleyan School
• Expansion of page on Royal Manor Theatre, covering details of the memorial stone ceremony and opening services, plus addition of a 'Design' section