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...
by Anthony Harrison | Apr 22, 2025 | Events
DCS Zoom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DCS May Talk – Rev John Hutchins Time: May 13, 2025 07:30 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85110721750?pwd=60zKAYtdg6vLXZl5MXbBoLrkP3s1ef.1 Meeting ID: 851 1072 1750 Passcode:...
by Anthony Harrison | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog
THE RIVER FROME’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROSPERITY OF DORCHESTER (PART 2) Ian Gosling, Chair, Dorchester Civic Society The early English settled in Dorchester because of its defensive position at what is now Top of Town, the proximity of the river Frome winding through...
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