The Bunker Café is a cosy rustic café/bar located in the St Catherine’s Hill area of Christchurch/Bournemouth. Every detail is just lovely from the cosy areas with inviting lighting, to comfortable seating with warm gracious service from their staff. With ample parking outside the door, it’s a wonderful setting for our Ladies Club events.
The Transported Prisoners
Between 1788 and 1868 more than 162,000 convicts were transported to Australia. The convicts were transported as punishment for crimes committed in Britain and Ireland. Families left behind in Britain often faced significant hardship, as the primary breadwinner was removed from the household, leaving them with limited means to support themselves, as well as the social stigma associated with having a relative convicted of a crime. Mike has researched every transported prisoner from Dorset and is particularly keen in establishing what happened to families left behind.