Late 1940's Through To 1954

A Memory of Dorchester.

I moved to Dorchester in 1949 with my parents and lived at 2 Castle Row, North Square. I have nothing but fond memories of growing up in Dorchester and even though I haven't been back since the early 60's and have lived in Canada since 69, through the medium of Google Earth I have been able to ‘virtually’ visit the town again and was not surprised to see that most of it hasn't changed, after all why would it? It has been much the way it is now for at least a few hundred years, or maybe longer, however the house we once lived in has been demolished and turned into a parking lot and I noticed the building that was once a (Eldridge Pope) pub has closed, probably when the brewery closed its doors in 2003, and now looks like a family residence. The Boy Scout hall has also gone along with Christopher's the butcher's which was opposite and Mr Browns grocery store, just a few doors down from the pub. Sadly I didn’t keep in touch with friends I had growing up because when I joined the military in 54 and moved away, my parents moved to Maidstone in Kent at about the same time and I never went back, other than on the odd holiday. But my family has a long association with Dorchester, ever since my grandfather served with the Dorset Regt and was stationed in Dorchester back in the early 1900’s and through WW1, so it is great to see this photo tribute to the town, makes for a nice trip down memory lane as the saying goes. thank you. David S A Bawden.

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