There'd been a flourish of deliveries that morning for the Little Girl's Aunt. The Stoat from the flower shop in Dorchester brought a sea-green velvet box full of mimosa blossom & Wolf came with a tall pile of brightly-wrapped packages. They're books, but I'm not to tell who from

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We are at Library today at 2.30pm to share Stone Age gadgets. Suitable for children aged 3+, come to the library to learn about the Stone Age by handling objects and enjoying storytime. No booking required

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Perhaps not rivalling the baths of Roman Bath, but an extensive and well preserved bathing complex none the less

This picture of Dorchester baths from 1977 © Bill Putnam and reconstruction © John Hodgson (both Putnam *Roman Dorset* 2007) give a good idea of what's been lost

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Alfred Stevens, Design for Roundel of a Door at Dorchester House, 1864 https://t.co/JgP1RDQUmd

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4 Julu 1594: Bl. John Cary Dublin-born servant to the Bosgroves at Chideock Castle Dorset having been arrested for abetting a priest executed at Dorchester

Kissed the noose & said: 'O precious collar'.

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14 Jun 1775 Boston, MA. British Gen’s Howe, Burgoyne & Clinton pressured Gen Thomas Gage to push British forces onto Dorchester Hts & Roxbury to provide room for the garrison & to stage an offensive against the rebels at Cambridge.

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It's the final weekend of Dorset Art Weeks 2022! My studio is open today and tomorrow until 5.30pm.

Details on website and app - I am venue - and on my website (link in bio)

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Join all the Dorchester team in the Abbey at 10.30am on Sun as we begin Advent. All welcome.

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I battled through rain, fog & sodden roads to reach Dorchester Abbey for this concert & it was 100% worth the effort!

The Thames Consort delivered Handel's tribute to St Cecilia & her musical talents with the most graceful applomb.

Linocut 'Wet Afternoon' by Ethel Spowers, 1930 https://t.co/xjHtG6DLCk

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Dorset Museum, Dorchester in Dorset:

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The Achievement of Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester (1608-1680),
The Sphere of Gentry, Morgan Sylvanus, 1661. CCC, Cam.

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Evie and I went to check out Mary’s display today! Amazing to see her finally celebrated at last by our county museum. Go and check it out if you are in Dorchester, especially her commonplace book – see our other post!

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This Sunday at the Roman Town House, Dorchester. Look out for Tessa Bide Productions The Anarchist’s Mobile Library, and cloud gazing with Gobbledegook Theatre. Both these fun family events are FREE. To book go to the website for more details https://t.co/NbbbPiNuTL

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• roxana agrece
• hillis inoaden
• arbella camulita
• lynn dorchester

kin-nim supremacy 🦋🌸🕊✨

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Congratulations to Dorchester Amateur Dramatics Society (DADS) whose production of The Wind in the Willows opened last night! This weekend is but tickets are available for next weekend at the Summer Roadshow: https://t.co/VfCEwRTzEM

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Babcia had taken the 9.15 bus to Dorchester to buy a new kettle – Wolf had forgotten about his tea the night before, and burnt the bottom out of Old Fox’s copper grandling. How bright the world on St David’s morning! Daffodils sudden on the banks; gulls stilling in the fields.

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Our final 'Shepherd' in the scene is yet another Samuel!

A skilled lawyer, this Shepherd's deafness initially stood as a barrier to his entering Parliament, but after his appointment as solicitor general, he became MP for Dorchester 1814-19 👇
https://t.co/qaEuhtL9Ol

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Born in 1657: Countess of Dorchester (1657-1717), mistress of King

Portrait by (ca. 1645-1724), ca. 1685-90

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Remember, remember the 5th of November. On this Day, 1605, when heard the news of the failed Gunpowder Plot, bonfires and fireworks were lit, whilst a sermon was read and bells rang out from St Peter's Church

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