Reviewed in last night's Dorset Evening Echo is 'Weymouth, a Portrait in Colour" by Stuart Morris (already well known for his books on Portland). It is, to quote from 'The Wanderer' "a potted history, combined with a sedate romp through the area which makes it immensely readable". It is 32 colour pages. It retails at 2.99 sterling and is available from the Dovecote Press. See http://www.dovecotepress.com - I am pretty sure you can order books direct from it using a credit card. Dovecote Press also publish Jo Draper's indispensible "Dorset - The Complete Guide" and the excellent little "Discover Dorset" series, so if you are interested in local books, have a look. For example I have recently bought "Dress and Textiles" - a fascinating history both of Dorset fashion and of the textile industry in the county. I know I usually only recommend books that I have personally read, and I have to confess that I have not seen "Weymouth - a Portrait in Colour", but as the review so glowing and as I have other books by Stuart, I feel that this may be worth investigating further. I will be looking out for it locally. Helen Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk List Admin Rootsweb Eng Dorset & Scammell Lists, and British Genealogy Eng-Dorset, Surnames & Forenames list