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✧ Battle of Groix ✧

The Battle of Groix was fought on 23 June 1795 off the Biscay coast of Brittany between elements of the British Channel Fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Bridport, and the French Atlantic Fleet, under Vice-admiral Villaret de Joyeuse. The British fleet of 14 ships of the line was covering an invasion convoy when i...

#BritishChannelFleet #FrenchAtlanticFleet #Biscay #Brittany #Bridport #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Groix

Chideock, Bridport, Dorset, c.1910s - RP Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/chideock-bridport-dorset-c-1910s-rp-postcard-222404764.htm

#Chideock #Bridport #Postcards

Sepia real photographic postcard showing a view of the village of Chideock near Bridport in Dorset.

Publisher not stated, not numbered, c.1910s.

Postally unused.

Very good condition, with very slight corner bumps.

@cl3mcg Thanks! I've almost certainly got a £20k grant (yes, MUCH less than the minimum £2.7m Go-op are trying to raise) to pilot the new community bus service. I just need to convince #Bridport Town Council to accept the money on our behalf (our small community org didn't pass the financial due diligence tests because the grant is more than our turnover) 🤞🙏

History repeating: 1936 (top) and 2024.

Visit https://bl.ag/inn to learn more about the 1936 Inn Signs Exhibition and https://bl.ag/biles for details of George Biles: King of Signwriters, which is showing in Bridport, Dorset until 29 August.

#signs #SignPainting #exhibitions #pubs #inns #Bridport #Dorset

An archival black and white photo of people looking at pub signs on display in a gallery setting. Below this is a contempoarary colour picture showing a similar gallery setting with hand-painted pub signs hanging from the ceiling.

I've added this wonderful photo to the article at https://bl.ag/biles, documenting the life and work of Bridport's George Biles. It shows him on the first day of his apprenticeship at Frederick Barrett & Sons in 1914.

The picture is among a collection of archival images and other items shared by Biles' surviving family, some of which will be shown in the exhibition that starts next Thursday: https://www.bridport-tc.gov.uk/george-biles-lottery-project/.

#Bridport #Dorset #SignPainting #throwbackthursday

Archival photograph showing a shop with a simple window display of painter-decorator items and a fascia sign that reads "Fred'k Barrett & Sons". There are two people standing in the doorway, a smartly dressed teenage boy, and and what appears to be an older woman.

Got some lovely gigs coming up this weekend…would love to see you x

#dorset #livemusic #whatson #bridport #owermoigne #sherborne #songwriter #jinder #fishermensfriends #keepmeinyourheart

New at bl.ag online, 'Ye Olde Sign Shoppe: George Biles, King of Signwriters': https://bl.ag/biles

Learn about the diverse and prolific output of sign painter George Biles, and a retrospective exhibition in Bridport, Dorset, this summer.

Photo courtesy of Ken Allen's George Biles photo album.

#SignPainter #signwriter #SignPainting #calligraphy #lettering #art #artist #DecorativeArt #pictorial #bridport #dorset

Black and white photo of an elderly man with a painter's palette standing in front of a 'Welcome to Bridport' sign that he's working on.

The sign features a combination of lettering and pictorial elements, which includes the text 'Twinned with Sant Vaast-la-Hougue' and 'Please Drive Carefully'.

The picture is of a queen on a throne in a flowing dress and gown, and arched windows behind with sea views.

There are also two coats of arms flanking the main lettering at the top.

This wall sign for the Rawles butchers was originally designed and painted by George Biles in Bridport, Dorset. (This signwriter, RIP, is profiled on today's @blag post at https://bl.ag/biles.)

The sign has since been repainted on at least two occasions, with this iteration signed Hartsigns and captured in 2008 by Keith Roberts.

The business is still trading at 38 East Street, and can be seen on streetview here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/shzUDKAExQgvQcL87

#butcher #bridport #dorset #ghostsigns

A sign painted on a wall advertising the Rawles butchers. A picture of a cow and a pastoral scene is in the middle, under the name, with lettering in two lines on the bottom that reads "purveyors of high quality meats".

'George Biles: King of Signwriters' is an exhibition across multiple venues in Bridport, Dorset, 1–29 August.

https://www.bridport-tc.gov.uk/george-biles-lottery-project/

This will be quite special, and in the coming weeks, I'll publish a piece at https://bl.ag online.

I'll be making a day of it on Friday, 23 August, so if you'd be interested in joining me then send me a message, or email sam@bl.ag to coordinate.

#Bridport #Dorset #SignPainting #signwriting #SignPainter #signwriter #exhibition

South Street, Bridport, Dorset, c.1955 - Valentine's RP Postcard

https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/postcards/united-kingdom-england/dorset/other--unclassified/south-street-bridport-dorset-c-1955-valentine-s-rp-postcard-2033286563.html

#Bridport #Postcard #Postcards

Monochrome real photographic postcard showing a great animated view of South Street at Bridport in Dorset.
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd, Dundee & London, No K.2395, photo registered in 1951, produced c.1955.
Postally unused.
Excellent condition, with minimal corner bumps.

East Cliff, Bridport
#photography #Bridport #UpperLias #cliff #Broadchurch

A distinctive, sand-coloured cliff, overlooking a beach.

📢 This week we're screening 4 inspirational #housing-related #films!

We Can Make – a low-carbon community-led solution to the housing crisis

Bonnington Square

Against the odds: Walterton and Elgin from campaign to control

Homes & Hands - #CommunityLandTrusts in Action

Join us for a delicious #organic curry & a great films!

📽️🍲🧑‍🤝‍🧑 MMMM! Monday Movie, Meal & Mingling
🗓️ Mon 5 Feb, 6-9pm
📍 The Chapel in the Garden #Bridport #Dorset
🎟️ 🍲😋 Get tickets & order food now!

https://bridport.news/mmmm-on-monday-5-feb-four-inspirational-housing-related-films/

🎟️📢 We're screening the #Dorset Premiere of @labournetTV 's

#TheLoudSpring: Collective Paths Out Of The #ClimateCrisis (1h 2m) 2022

📽️🍲🧑‍🤝‍🧑 MMMM! Monday Movie, Meal & Mingling
🗓️ Mon 22 Jan, 6-9pm
📍@BUnitarians #Bridport
🎟️Get tickets & pre-order food now
https://ud.coop/loudspring

Save the date: For all of August, there will be an exhibition in Bridport, Dorset, about the life and work of George Biles, a prolific signwriter, decorator, and scenic painter whose career spanned nearly 70 years.

A collection of his Palmers Brewery pub signs have survived, and will be displayed alongside drawings, and more.

I'll post more in the future, but for now, there is an extract from a 1932 article about Biles in the alt text.

#signpainter #signwriter #signpainting #bridport #dorset