The Lyme Regis Museum Research Team (all volunteers) was created in 2009 primarily to take over answering the enquiries on the local history of the area that were regularly received by the Museum. Its main area of interest was Lyme Regis and Uplyme and to a lesser extent Charmouth, Rousdon and Combpyne.

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It was clear from the beginning that the team’s research should be pro-active and not only enquiry-led. A database (Research Team’s Digital Archive) was set up to store the work of the team and provide an important internal reference source for the Museum.

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The Research Team (2009-2025) has now run its natural course.  ​Over the last 16 years the Archive has grown to over 30,000 documents and pictures. Thanks to a generous legacy from former member Derek Perrey,  information from the archive is now gradually being made available on this website.

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Graham Davies 2026

Editor of Digital Archive and website

(former ResearchTeam Leader)