Contact:
Mob; 07765 408930
speaker@brianmedia.co.uk
Poole Harbour – Then and Now
Poole Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world and the busiest in Dorset. This talk takes you on a gentle cruise around both its history and how it serves all of today’s users.
Brian Margetson
Mob ; 07765 408930
E mail; speaker.brian@outlook.com
Time – 30 to 60 minutes to suit occasion
Equipment – presenter provides screen, projector and laptop for a Powerpoint presentation or ZOOM
This presentation is suitable for audiences interested in transport history, trams and public transport.
Themes – HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY
A Rich History Going Back to the Iron Age
This entertaining presentation takes snapshots in history and provides a fascinating insight into dramatic events that have occurred in the vicinity of the Harbour. Why, in 1404, did a combined force of French and Spanish vessels single out Poole to pillage, ransack and burn to the ground?
Learn the reasons why, in 1852, former British Army Officer William Waugh purchased Brownsea Island as a consequence of finding distinctly coloured soil on the foot of his wife’s walking stick. He subsequently fled the country pursued by his creditors!
