by Anthony Harrison | Jun 11, 2025 | Events
We are organising a trip to Blandford Forum with a guided tour of up to two hours, led by a volunteer from Blandford Town Museum, focusing on the catastrophic fire of 1731 and its aftermath Tickets are free to members and can be obtained via Eventbrite:...
by Anthony Harrison | Jun 11, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
FROM RAILWAYS TO MUSEUMS (By Ian Gosling) Last month I concluded by showing how the arrival of the steam age and of the railways in Dorset sounded the death knell of long-distance travel by stagecoach from Dorchester. However, the revolution did not happen overnight...
by Anthony Harrison | Jun 11, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
TRACKS, ROADS, FORDS AND BRIDGES IN AND AROUND DORCHESTER (by Ian Gosling) Roman Durnovaria was serviced by a network of well-maintained long-distance roads built on proper foundations, surfaced with hard wearing materials, such as stones or flints, and drained by...
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