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The manuscript of Dr Giles Roberts (1766–1834) has been secured for the county’s archives by Dorset History Centre (DHC), in partnership with Bridport Museum.

DESPITE not having an airbase in Dorset any longer, at one point in history the county had numerous RAF stations to be proud of. .

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