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Town Hall

Site Name: Shire Hall
Location: Dorchester
County: Dorset
Location Type: Town - in town at determined location

Overview

Located in High West St

History of the Venue

Nothing is known about a shire hall predating the present hall.

Hall built in 1795-7

Bibliographic Sources

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Hutchins, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 1773. 4 vols. Westminster: J.B. Nichols & Sons, 1861–73.
Perkins, Thomas. Memorials of Old Dorset. London: Bemrose & Sons, 1907.