King's Arms, Dorchester Explained

50.7156°N -2.4359°WThe King's Arms is a large pub and hotel on High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is grade II* listed.^[4] The Buildings of England describes its frontage as a "fine expansive early [nineteenth-century] composition", with an attached assembly room,^[5] although the hotel is older than this.^[6] It is a former coaching inn.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Nash . Vicky . Inside reopened hotel as customers 'thrilled' with venue's return . 8 August 2023 . . 18 September 2020 . en.
2. News: Russello . Sabrina . The King's Arms, Dorchester: a charming escape two hours from London . Evening Standard . 15 February 2023 . en.
3. Web site: Howse . Christopher . 'I've shared a platform with worse people. As a journalist one cannot always choose': Christopher Howse's Notebook . . 8 August 2023 . en.
4. Book: Murphy . Thomas Dowler . On Old-World Highways . 1914 . Boston, L. C. Page . 300–302 .
5. Book: Hill . Michael . Newman . John . Pevsner . Nikolaus . John Newman (architectural historian) . Nikolaus Pevsner . Dorset . 2018 . 252. Yale University Press . New Haven London . 9780300224788.
6. Book: Ryall's New Weymouth Guide . 1790 . J. Ryall . Weymouth . 67 . 8 August 2023 . en.
7. Book: Savage . James . James Savage (antiquary). The History of Dorchester During the British, Roman, Saxon, and Norman Periods: With an Account of Its Present State . 1833 . Weston, Simonds & Sydenham . 217–218 . 8 August 2023 . en.