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Dorchester - the county town of Dorset. There has been a settlement here since Roman times. There was plenty of museums to visit, although we only went to a couple of them.

The High Street in Dorchester.

This is All Saints Church on High Street East in Dorchester. Grade II* listed.

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In the entry for:- 1. 5191 HIGH EAST STREET (South Side)

7/2 Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints. SY 6990 8.5.50 B

The Grade shall be amended to II*

HIGH EAST STREET 1. 5191 (South Side) 7/2 Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east comer of Church of All Saints. SY 6990 8.5.50 B

The Grade shall be amended to II*

HIGH EAST STREET 1. 5191 (South Side) Church of All Saints. Railings at west end, and churchyard steps at south east corner of Church of All Saints. SY 6990 7/2 8.5.50. B 2. 1843-5. Architect: Benjamin Ferrey, assisted by A D H Acland-Troyte, who also helped (physically) to build it. Hammer dressed limestone with ashlar Ham stone dressings. Pitched stone slate roofs, with coped gables on kneelers. 4 bay nave, 2 aisles, vestry, chancel and north west tower. Moulded plinth, string below windows, carved ornament in eaves cornice. Buttresses. Windows with reticulated tracery. Tower has deeply moulded and traceried bell openings. Octagonal broach spire with 3 storeys of traceried lucarnes, each with its gablet over. Deeply moulded and elaborately carved door in base of tower, with crocketed gable and circle with inscribed trilobe in tympanum: the carving was personally excuted by Acland-Troyte. Interior has hammer-beam roof with elegant wind braces. Fine monument to Matthew Chubb (16l7) in porch. Ornamental iron railings and gates at west end, and lamp bracket at south east corner lighting ashlar steps into churohyard. All Saint's Church and Nos 21 to 26 (consec) form a group with No 1 Cornhill.