Exploring Portland - Links Page

Websites

General Interest Web Sites

http://www.weymouth-town.net/portland

This is an excellent site which covers the interests of Portland and Weymouth

http://www.weymouthpanorama.co.uk/portland.htm

This site has many 360 degree interactive panoramas at sites around Portland There are also interactive panoramas from many sites in and around Weymouth.

http://www.portlandbill.co.uk/

This site contains some excellent photographs as well as useful general information on local facilities, history and attractions.

http://www.portland-royalmanor.com

The Portland Web Weavers' site is packed with photographs, history, local news and information of use to locals and visitors alike.

http://www.imagesofdorset.org.uk/Dorset/002/intro.htm

A selection of excellent recent photographs - highly recommended.

http://www.m.godden.btinternet.co.uk/oldport2.htm

Many old - mostly Victorian - photographs can be found at this site.

http://www.comnet.ca/~ch-poets/page207.html

has some good pictures of Portland and Weymouth

http://www.aerial.freeserve.co.uk/rotor.htm

has photographs and plans of the 1950s ROTOR site at the south of the Verne Prison.

http://www.theportlandsteamshow.co.uk

Keep in touch with Portland Steam Fairs.

http://fp.coldwar.f9.co.uk/portland_rotor.htm

shows spectacular photographs taken underground at the ex-Ministry of Defence site at Glacis.

http://www.tuoni.demon.co.uk/cscc/Portland.htm

Caving is briefly covered on this web site.

http://www.uk-blue.com/caving.htm

This site covers Portland underground quite extensively.

http://users.iclway.co.uk/mjblundell/index.html

The Portland Arts and Crafts scene is extensively covered here.

http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/index.html?/reserves/broadcroft_quarry/index.html

briefly describes the Butterfly Reserve on Portland.

http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/dorset/Text/newsevents/workshops.html

gives details of stone carving courses in Tout Quarry

www.dorsetbutterflies.com/dorset/reserves_walks/reserve_overview/full_description/port_tout.html

describes the butterflies of Tout Quarry.

http://www.portlandsheep.org.uk/

is the official web site for Portland Sheep breeders.

http://www.learningstone.net/lstoutqu.htm

gives background information on the Tout Quarry Sculpture Park

http://www.greenford.dorset.sch.uk/Class%202/Portland_2/gallery1pgf.htm

contains a large number of photographs of sculptures in Tout Quarry in 2001.

http://www.gallica.co.uk/apa/culverwell.htm

gives a detailed description of the Culverwell Mesolithic excavations

http://www.portland.i12.com/apa/

is the web site for the Portland Association for Archaeology. However, this is more of a "cobweb site" as it does not appear to have been updated since 1999.

http://www.cyberport.co.uk/wrecks/gale.html

has a gripping tales of the 'Great Tempest' of 1824.

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/portbib.htm

Perhaps the best and most comprehensive site for Portland's geology. It has many links to follow.

Family History Web Sites

http://markhousby.tripod.com/otter.html

This is the web site for the Otter Family of Portland.

Weymouth and Wyke Regis Web Sites

http://welcome.to/wykeregis

is Doug Hollings' excellent and informative web site about Wyke Regis.

http://welcome.to/georgianwey

is where Doug Hollings has given a fascinating account of the history and present state of Weymouth's classical Georgian seafront.

Commercial Web Sites

http://www.southwellbusinesspark.com

is the home site for Southwell Business Park

http://www.portland-port.co.uk/

is the commercial site for Portland Port - the Island's successor to the Royal Navy.

http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/hotels/portland.html

is the Portland Heights Hotel web site.

http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/hotels/alessand.html

takes you to the Alessandra Hotel web site.

School Web Sites

http://www.stgeorgesportland.dorset.sch.uk/

will take you to St George's School

http://www.tophilljun.dorset.sch.uk/

is Tophill Juniors School web site

http://www.southwell.dorset.sch.uk/

is the Southwell School web site

Brian Jackson's excellent book "Isle of Portland Railways, Volume 1" published by the Oakwood Press in 1999 is a wonderfully readable, whilst detailed account, of the Merchants' Railway and the quarry tramways. It contains many old and fascinating photographs.

Stuart Morris's "Portland: An Illustrated History" is the one book on Portland's history that has to be read. Brilliant! It is published by The Dovecote Press.

Another of Stuart Morris's books is "Portland - A Portrait in Colour" which contains delightful photographs and stories. Published in 2002 by The Dovecote Press.

Stuart Morris appears again as author of "Portland in Old Picture Postcards" published in 1983 by European Library.

Another excellent book by Stuart Morris is "Portland Camera" published in 1990 by the Dovecote Press.

Caving is covered in the book "The Caves Of The Isle Of Portland" by Mike O’Connor and Nigel Graham, Published 1996 by the WCC, ISBN 0 9500433 4 6.

Ron Smith has written a very funny book "It Could Only Happen On Portland". First published by Artsmiths of Chiswell in 1983 it was reprinted in 2001.

"Portland Encyclopedia" by Rodney Legg was published in 1999 and contains much detail on the traditions and history of the island as well as description of the buildings.

"Big Ope - Little Dreams" by John Matthews published by Artsmiths of Portland in 1990 is a wonderful account of children growing up in Chesil under the threat of devastating flooding and poverty.

"Portland Prison Illustrated" by D. R. G. Legg published in 2000 is a very enjoyable and readable account of the building and life in the Verne.

"The Life and Times of a Portland Quarry Boy" by Boy Male is a wonderful account of one man's life in the Portland Stone Industry.

"Exported Wealth" is also by Boy Male and is a very readable account of the history of the Portland Stone industry.

"Avalanche and Forest" is a small and very interesting account of the tragic collision at sea on 11th September 1877.

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