Heritage information around Dorchester

The Town Council is pleased to have worked with the Dorchester Joint Heritage Committee to produce a number of information boards which can be found located around the town.

As well as the information given on the boards themselves each board has a QR tag which enables smartphone users to obtain additional information and features.

The following information boards have been produced and you can view the boards by clicking on the list of boards below:

All Saints Church & High East Street

The Brewery

Cornhill and the Corn Exchange

Dorchester Henge

Dorset Martyrs

Eddison Everywhere

Fairfield Market

Fordington

Fordington Vicarage

John's Pond at the Mill Stream

Kings Arms

Maumbury Rings:  first panel, second panel and third panel.

Old hospital site

Roman Walls

West Gate

Remembering World War 1

As part of our commemoration of World War 1 the Council created a special  Poppy Trail  and  an accompanying  resource pack  with lots of additional information. 

Other heritage information

Information is also available about the Dorset Martyrs statues created by Dame Elisabeth Frink and the Princes Street fountain:

Dorset Martyrs Memorial leaflet

Dorset Martyrs Memorial - Dorset Magazine article  Reproduced with the kind permission of the publishers. 

For more articles about Dorchester and Dorset visit www.dorset.greatbritishlife.co.uk

Princes Street Fountain leaflet