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Hotel History – The Kings Arms, Dorchester

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Thanks to funding from Dorset Archives Trust, DHC acquired an interesting if rather battered item at auction in November 2023.  This was The Old Kings Arms Hotel, Dorchester, a short historical sketch (D-3353).  Written in 1914 by notable antiquarian Harry Pouncy in large format paper typescript, it provides a fascinating account of one of the… Read more Hotel History – The Kings Arms, Dorchester

Thomas Hardy – exploring a new collection (part 1)

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Thanks to the generosity of donors including the V&A purchase fund and the Friends of the National Libraries , DHC was fortunate enough to acquire a substantial new collection of material created by or relating to Dorset’s literary titan Thomas Hardy.  We thought that it would be good to share a little more information about the purchase and to explain a little more about why… Read more Thomas Hardy – exploring a new collection (part 1)