Links

The following websites will be of interest to anyone looking for more information about Langton Matravers and nearby villages, as well as the rest of the Purbeck area and its history.

Langton Matravers & Purbeck Stone Museum
https://www.facebook.com/groups/998564261460577
A public Facebook group featuring photographs and information, as well as discussions about Langton Matravers and the Purbeck Stone Museum.
New walk from quarry to castle to celebrate Purbeck stone
https://www.swanage.news/new-walk-from-quarry-to-castle-to-celebrate-purbeck-stone/
A new heritage trail has been officially launched by the Burngate Stone Centre in Langton Matravers, Dorset, to help walkers explore the area’s long history of quarrying stone and its amazing natural diversity.
The Village Hall, Worth Matravers
https://www.worthmatraversvillagehall.org
As well as information about the village hall and its events, there is a wealth of historical information, including old photographs and talks by local experts.
The Village Hall, Worth Matravers
​Centenary Weekend
https://www.worthmatraversvillagehall.org/centenary.html​
A direct link to historical videos on the Worth Matravers Village Hall website.
A talk by Dr Mary Sparks about the history of Worth Matravers.  This can also be found via the Worth Matravers Village Hall website above.
Purbeck Mining Museum
https://purbeckminingmuseum.org/
The Purbeck Mining Museum is dedicated to the history and heritage of Purbeck Ball Clay mining and its industrial narrow gauge railways.
Richard Cottrell, the curator of Langton Matravers Museum, discusses the important role played by Langton Matravers in winning WW2.
Purbeck Gazette
D-Day Commemoration Salutes the Radar Scientists of Purbeck
Issue 315 - please turn to page 30.
A further article by  Richard Cottrell.
https://www.purbeckgazette.co.uk/issue-315/
Swanage News
​Major exhibition of Purbeck paintings goes on display
https://www.swanage.news/spirit-of-purbeck-goes-on-display-in-bournemouth/
Dr Gill Clarke, biographer and art historian, has worked with the Russell-Cotes museum in Bournemouth to create an exhibition called Artists in Purbeck: Spirit of Place. The exhibition is on show until Sunday 16th March 2025.

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