These immersive photos are lovely to look at.
They show the isle of Portland in bygone days looking at its most unspoilt.
From quarrymen to beachgoers, the images show people on Portland at work and at play.
There are also a couple of pictures of Pulpit Rock on Portland Bill taken in different decades.
Scroll down to see these lovely old pictures of beautiful Portland.
‘Bringing Down the Stone at Portland’ - note the Verne prison entrance in the top left of the picture
Castletown
Chesil Beach and Portland, 1960s
Chesil Cove in the early 1960s. Men haul ashore a net full of fish before children pack the catch into wooden boxes.
Chesil Cove, 1918
Descending the steps to Church Ope Cove
Devenish pub the Jolly Sailor in Castletown in 1977, then managed by Eileen Coates
Pulpit Rock in 1976
Pulpit Rock, Portland Bill, 1983
Steam engine at the Straits, Easton, 1918
Warships in Portland Harbour, 1918
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