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Dorchester Voice Crowds Flock to Explore Dorchester Prison by Jerry Bird Featuring Gig Guide and Out & About – full local listings Dorchester VoiceAlso serving local villages Issue No. 15 MAY-JUNE 2015 Far From the Madding Crowd – special feature 80 years on – the mysterious death of Lawrence of Arabia A glimpse inside Dorchester Prison Charles Street: Multi-level car park on Wollaston Field now under discussion Experts in Wills, Probate & Estate Management At Nantes, we have a dedicated team of professionals offering a range of legal services to help you get your family affairs in order and prepare for the future. • Drawing up Wills Hilary Neill • Inheritance Tax and Estate Planning Adam Hillier • Administering Probate • Putting in place Lasting Powers of Attorney Our team have extensive knowledge and experience, and an excellent local reputation. Kathryn Day We provide honest, clear advice to Michelle O’Leary suit your individual circumstances; we are always sympathetic to your needs and aim to make every step as straightforward as possible. For legal advice that gives you peace of mind Call: 01305 250100 or Email: [email protected] Cheryl Ford 48 High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1UT | 69 The Esplanade, Weymouth DT4 7AA www.nantes.co.uk Community News Multi-level parking for Wollaston Field? By Richard Reed A new lightweight multi-level car park could be built on the Wollaston Field car park site as an alter- native to the controversial underground car park planned for the town centre redevelopment. The move follows savage criticism from English Heritage of the basement parking proposals due to the archaeological damage that would occur. Now top-level discussions have taken place with developers Simons and West Dorset District Council to look at Wollaston Field as an alternative. The news comes as the council confirmed its An artist’s impression of the proposed development environment director, David Evans – the officer in charge of the development – is to retire. Wollaston Field site as an alternative to the Charles The car park proposal is revealed in a 10-page Street basement car park has been mooted in the English Heritage report to the council on the Charles Voice by the likes of former County Archaeologist Street scheme – and it pulls no punches in con- Laurence Keen – who suggests some of the Roman demning the impact on the site’s archaeology. baths beneath the site could also be put on display The report states, “The proposed Charles Street as a tourist attraction (see p12). development as presently configured will totally Matt Prosser, chief executive of West Dorset destroy a significant part of the surviving area within District Council, said: “English Heritage set out in the walled Roman town, and represents one of the their planning response to the current application single most significant and harmful impacts on a the suggestion that a lightweight decked car park Roman regional capital in England for many years.” on Wollaston Fields could be explored. This is the However, it continues, “If the lower basement responsibility of the developer, Simons, to pursue at were omitted from the proposals, the archaeologi- this stage as a concept and not the district council. cal impact would be much reduced. In discussions “The district council has not taken a position on with yourselves and the developer, it appears that it this as it is the responsibility of the developer. might be possible to do this through providing the “Should they resolve these issues and think that it necessary car parking opposite the site by construct- is a route to proceed down, then the district council ing a lightweight decked car park above the existing would have to consider the planning implications of Wollaston Fields parking area.” such an application and the impact that this might The proposal to create decked parking on the have on the existing development agreement.” Men’s Shed for Dorchester A new opportunity for men to meet socially and share their skills is set to come to Dorchester. The Men’s Sheds movement started in Australia and now has more than 150 sheds in the UK where members can come together to work on personal or group projects. Co-ordinator Graeme Tinder said, “When I broached the subject I was surprised at the enor- mously positive response I got. We are currently in the process of making an offer on a site.” You can contact Graeme on 01305 267722. www.dorchestervoice.co.uk 3 Dorchester Voice Crowds flock to explore Dorchester prison By Jerry Bird Hundreds of people flocked to see the Dorchester prison at a recent open day – the first time for most to take a peek at the grand architecture behind the forbidding walls. The prison closed in December 2013, and has been bought by the Essex-based company City & Country, for a mixed residential and commer- cial development. The company is keen to involve the local community in discussions about its future, and the open day also gave people a chance to discover its history. The Dorchester ‘Model’ Prison was completed in 1795 and cost £18,000 to build. It was built on the site of the old medieval castle built in 1154, but disused from about 1290. It replaced the previous jail in High East Street. Prisoners were segregated by their sex and the different grades of felony. The prison buildings are of a typical design for the period with wings radi- ating from a central hub with galleried landings. There were originally 88 cells, each 8’6” x 6’6” x 9’. In the early 19th cen- tury prisoners were employed in four trades – timber, hatting, netting and mop-making, though for some reason hatting was discontinued in 1808. For many years public hangings took place outside the prison gates, though they were quite rare. One of the first was John Higham, executed for highway robbery in 1801. Eliza- beth Martha Brown, a mother of two, was the last woman to be hanged in public in Dorset and was executed in North Square for murdering her husband in 1856. Thomas Hardy, aged just 16, was among the crowd of 3,000 who witnessed the hanging. The hanging in Tess of the d’Urbervilles was, no doubt, inspired by this experience. Dorchester Voice 4 May-June 2015 Clockwise from left – the cavernous main hall, visitors quiz staff from City & Country at the open day, the little seen grandeur of the architecture, the tiny cells, and the prison clock. Photos: Jerry Bird www.dorchestervoice.co.uk 5 Dorchester Voice Historic village bridge Minette Walters helps out rebuilt to halt flooding Home-Start barn dance This summer will see a new bridge replace the When novelist Minette Walters offered her lovely existing listed bridge in Charminster. thatched barn as a venue for a fundraising barn The current bridge has small arches and restricts dance, staff and volunteers at local children’s char- the flow of the River Cerne through the village. ity Home-Start West Dorset were thrilled. At times this has caused flooding and damage to Senior Organiser at Home-Start, Helen Horsley homes and the listed parish church. said: “When Minette kindly offered us the use of English Heritage have now agreed that the exist- her barn in Whitcombe we were really delighted ing listed bridge can be dismantled and rebuilt – it’s the picture perfect setting for a summer barn with much bigger arches to allow a better flow of dance.” water through the bridge. Helen added: “I’m sure very many people like Work on the new bridge is planned to start in me have often driven past the barn and admired May and is expected to last several months, with it, so it’s a great opportunity to actually go inside it the road closed to both vehicles and pedestrians. and have a proper look, and to have a fun evening The scheme design has been developed in dis- as well!” cussion with the church, the local community and Helen continued: “Home-Start West Dorset’s key organisations such as English Heritage. barn dance is on Saturday 6 June, we are having a The replacement bridge is intended to reflect the hog roast and there will be a licensed bar. We are character of the existing bridge, using as many of also proud to have Dorset’s premier ceilidh band the original bricks as possible. Up & Running playing at the event.” The existing historic parapets will be carefully Tickets are £15 per person and are available stored and re-used on the new bridge. from the Home-Start office on 01305 265072. Dorchester Voice 6 May-June 2015 Far From the Madding Crowd hits town The new film version of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd is taking the town’s cinemas by storm. Filmed largely in Dorset – unlike Polanski’s Tess – the Thomas Vinterberg film has attracted rave reviews. A lot of work went into finding a site for Bathsheba’s farm at ‘Weather- bury’ – Hardy’s name for Puddletown. Ultimately, production designer Kave Quinn decided on Mapperton House, a Jacobean manor near Beaminster. The film also includes scenes shot in Sherborne, including the abbey. “The people of Dorset were extreme- ly welcoming,” says co-producer Allon Reich. “We recruited a lot of locals – farmers, thatchers and various skilled Carey Mulligan people – who were happy to grow their as Bathsheba Everdene, beards, put on their period clothes and Matthias really get into the Hardy spirit.” Schoenaerts as Three of the costumes worn by Carey Mulligan Gabriel Oak are on display at the Dorset County Museum and Michael until 8 June, and two more can be seen at Sheen as Hardy’s Cottage until 5 July.
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