DISCOVER ‘old Lyme’ in a major new local history exhibition from the town museum.

The display will include hundreds of fascinating old archive photographs and will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of the town.

Lyme Regis Museum is holding the exhibition during half term, Saturday, May 29 to Sunday, June 6, at the new Malthouse at the Town Mill complex.

It will feature a selection of material from from museum research projects and past exhibitions, bringing together the results of more than ten years of work by the museum’s volunteer team. Many of the photographs on display have been provided by residents from their family archives. The display will cover many aspects of the town’s history including a variety of different locations such as Coombe Street, Mill Green, Silver Street, Sidmouth Road, Broad Street, the Cobb, and topics such as the railway and farming.

Museum volunteer and trustee Ken Gollop said: “Sixty years ago when I was a boy, Lyme was a very small, old-fashioned place but we saw great changes after the Second World War. Many of the fields we played in as children have now been built upon and some old buildings and the railway have been lost. “This exhibition will jog quite a few memories for locals and will give visitors and new residents a chance to find out more about what old Lyme used to be like.”

It will be open from 11am to 4pm and entry is free.

For more information about the event and walks and talks contact Lyme Regis Museum on 01297 443370 or email info@lymeregis museum.co.uk