Events Archive: October 2025

The Man Who Didn't Succeed: A Talk by David Beardsley

4^th Oct 2025 Join us at Dorset History Centre for a talk by David Beardsley on his new book 'The Man Who Didn't Succeed', which looks at the life of John Ralph Bankes. It was work as a volunteer researcher at the Bankes Archive that inspired David to write the remarkable and sad story of John Bankes (1937-1996), son of the last owner of Kingston Lacy. Privileged and conventionally educated, he was on track ... click for more

Dusting and Digging: The Revelations of a Wage Ledger -1796 -1829

2^nd Oct 2025 Join Valerie Brenton for an online talk looking at a Wages Ledger from Dorset History Centre's Bankes Family Archive. An un-indexed wages ledger for the Kingston Lacy Bankes Estate in East Dorset presents a snapshot of the employment of a rural workforce. Day rates and hours allow trends before and after the Napoleonic Wars to be clearly identified for named and unnamed workers. The payment of ... click for more