A site packed with information about the landscape, history and personalities associated with the Lyme Regis.One of Lyme's most interesting personalities is Mary Anning (1799-1847) who was called "the most famous female fossilist" and the "Princess of Palaeontology" by her contemporaries. Her page features quotations that describe her and illustrated information on the history of the trade in fossils at Lyme.The literary page gives details of famous visitors such as Jane Austen and Beatrix Potter, while other pages describe how the coastline was formed by tracts of land sliding into the sea, how the town made its living from the sea and the role it played during the English Civil War. There is also a welcoming page for schools and information on the buildings and shop.
