King's Arms, Dorchester
50°42′56″N 2°26′09″W / 50.7156°N 2.4359°W
The King's Arms is a large pub and hotel on High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset.[1][2][3] It is grade II* listed.[4][5] The Buildings of England describes its frontage as a "fine expansive early [nineteenth-century] composition", with an attached assembly room,[6] although the hotel is older than this.[7] It is a former coaching inn.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Nash, Vicky (18 September 2020). "Inside reopened hotel as customers 'thrilled' with venue's return". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Russello, Sabrina (15 February 2023). "The King's Arms, Dorchester: a charming escape two hours from London". Evening Standard.
- ^ Howse, Christopher. "'I've shared a platform with worse people. As a journalist one cannot always choose': Christopher Howse's Notebook". The Tablet. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "King's Arms Hotel (1110587)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Thomas Dowler (1914). On Old-World Highways. Boston, L. C. Page. pp. 300–302.
- ^ Hill, Michael; Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2018). Dorset. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780300224788.
- ^ Ryall's New Weymouth Guide. Weymouth: J. Ryall. 1790. p. 67. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Savage, James (1833). The History of Dorchester During the British, Roman, Saxon, and Norman Periods: With an Account of Its Present State. Weston, Simonds & Sydenham. pp. 217–218. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
