Mary Anning’s Dorset discoveries honoured on new stamps
DORSET’S iconic palaeontologist – Mary Anning – is being honoured in a new collection of stamps. The Royal Mail has…
Mutiny on the Bounty: Item made by John Adams’ descendant up at Dorset auction
AN item from Pitcairn Island – settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty and made by one of their descendants…
Royal Mint unveils 2023 The Snowman coins for Christmas
POPULAR Christmas story The Snowman will feature in a new 50p coin, the Royal Mint has confirmed. The coinmaker has…
Antiques Roadshow from Swanage Pier set to be shown on Sunday
SWANAGE Pier will take centre stage on the BBC this week. The landmark is the setting for Sunday’s edition of…
Long history of signet rings
By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham The signet ring dates back to Ancient Egyptian times…
Taking care of precious pearls
By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham PEARLS are a most beautiful gemstone, formed in a…
Enchanting emeralds
By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham EMERALD is the birthstone for May and is sometimes…
A celebration of Coronation jewellery
By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham The pomp and splendour of the Coronation of King…
Diamonds – the Earth’s treasure
By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham THE diamond is one of the most spectacular gemstones,…
Small statue of greatest Briton
A small bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill, widely regarded as the greatest Briton to have ever lived, comes…