DORCHESTER’S GHOST SIGNS

DORCHESTER’S GHOST SIGNS By Ian Gosling, Dorchester Civic Society Chair  14.01.2025   Thoughts often turn to ghosts at this time of year. It is therefore very appropriate period to examine the ghost signs which still exist in Dorchester, and which have not yet...

BLANDFORD FORUM VISIT THURSDAY 10TH JULY 2025

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:...

FROM RAILWAYS TO MUSEUMS

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...