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1933 November Court Leet Officials

1933 Ale-Taster and Chimney-Peeper

1933 November Court Leet Jury

1957 Wareham's Court Leet has a policy that pays dividends

1960 Veteran Court Leet member Aletaster Jackie Lugg

1966 Court Leet at Wareham

1966 Court still serves borough

1968 Ancient custom at Wareham

1968 Court Leet goes ale tasting

1968 It's a tough job Chimney Peeping

1971 No wonder bread is the staff of life

1973 Wareham pubs 'raided'

1973 Cheers Albert

1974 The Week the 'Law' went mad

1974 Better Leet than never

1975 Town goes crazy

1975 Ale tasting

1976 Worry not 'tis only Court Leet week!

1976 Ale Tasters follow Chimney Peepers

1976 Prosperous Wareham Rose Like a Phoenix

1976 Just an old Purbeck custom to bring in the customers

1977 Oyez! Oyez!

1977 Ex-licensee Wareham town crier

1977 Tony Anderson new town crier

1977 Balancing act for Black Bear

1978 Court Leet Honour Lord of Manor (part one)

1978 Court Leet Honour Lord of Manor (part two)

1979 Flushed with pride

1979 Ancient court takes on vital new duty

1980 Black Bear Painted Yellow?

1980 Black Bear Painted White

1980 Warden will keep an eye on town walls

1980 Guardian of the town walls

1980 All's well in Wareham (part one)

1980 All's well in Wareham (part two)

1981 Frank Tranter pours the beer

1981 Modern feature approved by ancient institution

1981 Breadweighing at the Lord Nelson

1982 Hammer blows aimed at the Railway

1982 Demolishing the old loos

1982 Hotel's loos take a hammering

1982 Flushed with success

1983 Court Leet & Town Council cricket match

1983 Mr James Ryder Presides for first time

1983 Bailiff's request

1983 Toast to a top loo

1983 Clean streets ... but grubby walls

1984 Court Leet & Town Council Second Annual Cricket Match

1984 Annual inspection of Wareham Common

1984 Town's best kept loos

1985 Down your Wareham way

1985 Court Leet honour for a veteran

1985 Herbie Elmes' 79th birthday cake

1985 Inspectors

1986 Lord of the Manor dies

1986 Keeping customs

1988 Court bailiff to retire

1990 Holding Court in Wareham

1990 Court in the act (Herbie Elmes retires)

1990 Schoolboy fined by Court Leet in pub chimney scandal

1990 Court Leet: Traditions that go back to William the Conqueror (part one)

1990 Court Leet: Traditions that go back to William the Conqueror (part two)

1995 Peepers in pubs

1995 New Steward takes ancient role (Richard Green)

1996 Oyez for Barrie

1997 Annual meet of Court Leet

1998 Woman Court Leet officer

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