Picture by Richard Pope
The new thatched roof on this traditional Dorset whitewashed cottage near Dorchester is almost complete and good for another generation of service.
Posts Tagged ‘Dorchester’
Almost finished
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester on July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Bells of Dorchester
Posted in Audio, Dorset, tagged Dorchester on June 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Picture by Oast House Archive
Located in High West Street, Dorchester St Peter’s Church was built in the 12th century but greatly altered in the 19th. The tower contains a fine ring of eight bells cast in 1734 and 1750 The tenor bell (E flat) weighs 2lcwt.
Celtic mirror
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester, Portesham on June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Picture by Wessex Archaeology
This Celtic mirror found using a metal detector near Portesham is on display an the Dorset County Museum at Dorchester.
Hitlers Desk
Posted in Dorset, tagged Adolf Hitler, Dorchester on June 11, 2009| 4 Comments »
Picture by Snake3yes
Reputedly liberated from Hitler’s headquarters by members of the Dorset Regiment and then donated back to the regimental museum at the Keep, Dorchester.
Thomas Hardy, Architect
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester, John Hicks, Thomas Hardy on June 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
New Headquarters and Dorchester Fire Station Official Opening
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester on June 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales to formally open its Service Headquarters and Dorchester Fire Station in Poundbury on March 24, 2009.
Wessex (1913-1926)
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester, John Galsworthy, Newman Flower, Thomas Hardy on May 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Picture by Joanna Kiyoné
Wessex, a large rough haired terrier was Thomas Hardy’s favourite dog, described by Sir Newman Flower as the terror of his life whenever he visted Hardy at Max Gate, Dorchester. Wessex is also known to have bitten the author John Galsworthy.
The Keep
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester on May 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Picture by James Stringer
‘The Keep’ is a fine building standing at the top of the town in Dorchester. It used to be the guardroom and gateway to the depot barracks of the former Dorset Regiment. It houses the splendid collection of the participating regiments that make up the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset.
Longburton
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester, Longburton, Sherborne on May 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Picture by Axel R-D
Longburton runs along the main road between Dorchester and Sherborne, at one point lights are required to allow modern traffic to safely negotiate a bend between the 17th century stone cottages. Most of the remaining housing is modern development with a few Victorian cottages
BUKC 2009 Final
Posted in Dorset, tagged Dorchester on April 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Clay Pigeon Kart Circuit was founded in the late 1950’s early 1960’s on a disused Second World War Military Hospital site at Wardon Hill on the A37, midway between Yeovil and Dorchester
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