On Thursday 15th May, the Lawrence of Arabia Hotel is hosting a meeting of The ‘Rolls Royce’ of motorcycles – the Brough Superiors, including TE Lawrence’s own 1929 Brough Superior SS-100 motorcycle, nicknamed George VI.
T.E. Lawrence, better known to the World historically as Lawrence of Arabia, came to live in Dorset for the last few years of his life until he died in 1935 and was buried in the area.
The event is to raise funds for two charities that the Hotel supports, DocBike, and the RNLI. The planned activities also mark the 90th anniversary of the week of Lawrence’s fatal accident on the 13th May 1935, which left him with serious head trauma that left him in a coma from which he never regained consciousness. Lawrence later died on the 19th May, 1935.
As part of Local History Month, this Thursday, The Lawrence of Arabia Hotel is offering three 20-minute tours at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm allowing visitors to explore exhibits and memorabilia on show. Visitors can talk to the owners and riders of the bikes and take photos.
Admission for the tour costs £5 per person and includes a cuppa tea or coffee with cake. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the RNLI and DocBike charities. Tickets can be purchased on the door, in cash.
The motorcycles will be on show outside The Lawrence of Arabia Hotel in Weymouth, in Musgrave Place.
For more information, please contact The Lawrence of Arabia Hotel:
Tel- 0305594909
Email: reception@thelawrenceofarabiahotel.com
Address: 116 The Esplanade Weymouth Dorset DT4 7EJ United Kingdom
About the Lawrence of Arabia Hotel
The Lawrence of Arabia Hotel is beachfront Georgian building that combines heritage architecture and period charm with some Art Deco style, showcasing historical artefacts and exhibitions featuring T.E. Lawrence, better known to the World historically as Lawrence of Arabia.
Lawrence came to live in Dorset for the last few years of his life until he died in 1935 and was buried in the area. All rooms include comfortable beds and en-suite shower rooms, flat screen freeview TV, complimentary toiletries and tea and coffee refreshment tray. There is guest WIFI is available throughout the hotel and all rooms have crisp white bed linen, plush new pillows and fluffy white towels. The hotel has tastefully themed rooms that have been individually styled, so step back in time and enjoy the luxury and ambience of a bygone age in style by choosing a relaxing stay in one of our themed rooms.
Each guest bedroom is individually styled to express different facets and interests in the life of T.E. Lawrence and his friends and associates known throughout his lifetime, including many famous authors, artists, poets, politicians, aristocrats, Kings and Queens as well as family members, neighbours, and fellow servicemen.
The hotel manager, Theresa Jenkins-Teague, previously volunteered for a number of years with the National Trust at Clouds Hill, Lawrence’s home in Moreton, Dorset.
www.thelawrenceofarabiahotel.com/
About DocBike:
The DocBike charity combines a highly qualified (consultant-level) doctor or critical care paramedic with two wheels to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads due to motorcycle collisions. Wherever possible, this doctor or paramedic also works on the local air ambulance. It is part of their everyday job, to treat and save the most severely injured and sick patients and help them to reach the hospital alive.
When motorcyclists are involved in a collision, often the injuries are catastrophic, and no amount of medical care can save a person’s life. This is why a lot of the DocBike charity’s time is invested in preventing motorcyclists from being in a collision in the first place.
About RNLI:
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Powered primarily by kind donations, our search and rescue service has been saving lives for 200 years.
We are a charity founded upon and driven by our values of selflessness, courage, dependability and trustworthiness, with volunteers at our heart. Values shared by generations of supporters like you who have powered our lifesaving work through your kindness and generosity for 200 years.
The vast majority of RNLI people are volunteers – ordinary people doing extraordinary things – supported by expert staff, all working together to help communities at home and abroad save lives.
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