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THE BASTARD BROTHERS IN DORCHESTER

by Anthony Harrison | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog

We have been asked on several occasions if any of the eighteenth-century houses in the centre of Dorchester were designed or built by the Bastard Brothers of Blandford Forum. Who were the Bastards? The Bastards’ firm was founded in the late 17th century by Thomas...

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