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Chesil Beach and the Fleet
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
~villages/dorset/chesil.htm
Learn more about this historical beach and the village of Fleet next to it, including how Chesil Beach got its name.
Chesil Beach Shipwrecks – The Heritage Coast
www.theheritagecoast.co.uk/historyfile/
portland_and_weymouth/wrecks/
chesil_beach_shipwrecks.htm
Nice images and historical information on the shipwrecks of Chesil Beach, including the Hope.
Hampshire and Dorset Shipwrecks
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/
pernod/index.html
The introduction on this site gives an excellent historical account of Chesil Beach, which has the sobriquet Deadman's Bay. The author argues that no other stretch of coast in the British Isles has resulted in so many deaths by way of shipwreck.
National Maritime Museum
www.nmm.ac.uk
Opened in 1937, the museum has the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea and the world's largest maritime historical reference library including books dating back to the 15th century.
The National Archives
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
National archive of the UK which brings together and preserves the records of central government and the courts of law, and makes them available to the public. The records span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.
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Shipwrecks by Maureen Attwooll (Dovecote Press, 1998)
Part of a Discover Dorset series. Dorset's coast is notorious for the number of ships that have been wrecked along its length. Vessels of every description have foundered on the rocks, ledges, beaches and bays that lie between Poole Harbour and Lyme Regis.
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The Dorset Coast by Bob Croxford (Atmosphere Publishing, 2002)
A photographic journey along the stunning coastal line of Dorset.
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English Heritage: Ships and shipwrecks by Peter Marsden (B T Batsford, 1997)
An exploration of the history of shipwrecks laying on Britain's seabeds, with documentary and pictorial evidence presented alongside accounts of the rich archaeological findings. The book is written in a style designed to appeal to the general as well as the professional reader.
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Moonfleet by J Meade Faulkner (Penguin, 1994)
The Dorset village of Fleet, dwarfed by the bank of Chesil Beach, is the setting for this novel whose subject is the coastal smuggling trade of the 18th century.
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Shipwrecks and Other Treasure Lost, Found and Undiscovered by Mike Groushko (Bounty Books, 1999)
Explores the underwater world of shipwrecks and treasure lost beneath the waves.
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