by Anthony Harrison | Aug 18, 2023 | Blog
Ian Gosling, the Chairman of Dorchester Civic Society, has just discovered that a long over-looked bust of Queen Victoria in Dorchester Town Hall, in the Corn Exchange building, is an important work by the Victorian sculptor Joseph Durham. The marble bust is an...
by Anthony Harrison | Aug 18, 2023 | Blog
At the beginning of the 18th century only a few inhabitants of the town could afford to own a clock or pocket watch. Countrymen relied on the position of the sun to regulate their days and townsfolk checked the time using the few public clocks which existed. One of...
by Anthony Harrison | Aug 18, 2023 | Blog
Ian Gosling, Chair of DCS, was given the opportunity to visit the ground floor of the former Napper’s Almshouse which, until recently, was occupied by a restaurant. The building was erected in 1616, during the reign of James 1st, by Nathaniel Napper to implement the...
by Anthony Harrison | Jan 6, 2023 | Events, Uncategorized
Here are all the details of the current programme, more to be added as soon as they are arranged! DCS Talks Programme 2022-2023
by Anthony Harrison | Jan 6, 2023 | Events, Uncategorized
We are delighted to announce that we have managed to secure David Beaton, author of Dorset Maps published by Dovecote Press, to deliver this presentation. It will cover the history of map-making in general and Dorset in particular to show how different political,...
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