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 and the additional material provided by the QR tag by either clicking on the tab to the left or on the list of boards below:-
Maumbury Rings Cornhill and the Corn Exchange The Roman Walls
John's Pond at the Mill Stream The Dorchester Henge Fordington
The White Hart All Saints' Church, High East Street
The Dorset Martyrs Fairfield Market Eddison Everywhere
Fordington Vicarage
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.
Heritage Tourism Projects
DORCHESTER PEDESTRIAN WAYFINDING SCHEME
This project will provide a linked series of pedestrian wayfinding signage across the town centre to increase pedestrian flow to heritage and cultural sites across the town. The project is part funded by the European Fund for Rural Development.
The European Agricultural Fund
for rural development
Europe investing in rural areas
Other Heritage Notes
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