# LANGTON MATRAVERS LOCAL HISTORY AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 272407
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 25, 1976
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=272407


## Contact

- **Address:** PRIESTS BARN, BELLE VUE FARM, BENLEASE WAY, SWANAGE
- **Postcode:** BH19 2SQ
- **Phone:** 01929421481
- **Email:** selman@globalnet.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE:A] TO ESTABLISH, ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE COLLECTIONS KNOWN AS THE PURBECK STONE MUSEUM AND THE LANGTON MATRAVERS PARISH MUSEUM AND TO ACQUIRE, RECORD AND PRESERVE ARCHIVES CONNECTED WITH THESE MUSEUMS.B] TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE, IF POSSIBLE AND DESIRABLE, EVIDENCE OF THE PAST WITHIN THE PARISH OF LANGTON MATRAVERS AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, INCLUDING ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND DIGITISED RECORDS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PAST.C] TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN THE HERITAGE OF THE PARISH BY ORGANISING MEETINGS AND TALKS REGARDING LOCAL HISTORICAL MATTERS.D] TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORICAL, NATURAL AND VISUAL AMENITIES OF THE PARISH.

**Activities:** Purbeck Stone Museum created and managed by Langton Matravers Local History and Preservation Society;Langton Matravers Village Museum;Extensive archive [30000 catalogued items] in Barton;Meetings and talks in Langton Matravers;Genealogical and Historical research.

**Area of benefit:** PARISH OF LANGTON MATRAVERS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2025 | £9446 | £8951 | — | — |
| April 4, 2024 | £5833 | £6584 | — | — |
| April 4, 2023 | £1342 | £6496 | — | — |
| April 4, 2022 | £865 | £6109 | — | — |
| April 4, 2021 | £13938 | £4357 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew White KC — appointed June 1, 2019
- DAVID SELMAN
- JASMINE PEARL CATTLE — appointed Sept. 1, 2015