Calamities

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"The Endeavour" Lost in a Storm, 1753
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"The Endeavour" Lost in a Storm, 1753

Extract from Salisbury Journal 15th January 1753 describing the loss of "The Endeavour" in a storm near Calais and the death of the Master- John Dirham.
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Accident on Board the "Industry", 1753
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Accident on Board the "Industry", 1753

Extract from Salisbury Journal 26th February 1753. A sailor on board the "Industry" had his thigh broken when a hogshead of salt fell on him.
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book

Black Death

Museum Ref No: PLA 942.337
History of the Borough and County of the Town of Poole by H. P. Smith, Poole, J. Looker Ltd., vol. 1 1948. Pages 163-165.
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book

Black Death

Museum Ref No: PLA 942.337
History of the Town and County of Poole by John Sydenham, Poole, Sydenham, 1839 Pages 88-90
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Brownsea Castle after fire
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Brownsea Castle after fire

Museum Ref No: AH_South_View_After_Fire_from_publication
Photograph of the south view of Brownsea castle after the fire taken from magazine, credited J.F. Dawkins, Southampton. From the Andrew Hawkes collection. For commercial use please contact the copyright holder.
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Brownsea Castle after fire
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Brownsea Castle after fire

Museum Ref No: AH_Rear_Tower_After_Fire
Photograph of the rear tower of Brownsea Castle after the fire. From the Andrew Hawkes collection. For commercial use please contact Andrew Hawkes by email: hawkesofpoole@gmail.com
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Brownsea Castle fire
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Brownsea Castle fire

Museum Ref No: AH_South_View_After_Fire_with_Police_attending
Photograph of the south view of Brownsea Castle after the fire, with police in attendance. From the Andrew Hawkes collection. For commercial use please contact Andrew Hawkes by email: hawkes99@gmail.com
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Brownsea under smoke
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Brownsea under smoke

Museum Ref No: AH_Brownsea_under_Smoke
Print of Brownsea Island fire with boats in the Harbour. From the Andrew Hawkes collection.
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Creekmoor Mill fire, 1755.
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Creekmoor Mill fire, 1755.

Extract from the Salisbury Journal of 26th May 1755. Crickmore Mills burns down. Israel Dunford and family escape.
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