Ancient Dorchester Tunnels, Dorset, UK After years of searching for possible ancient tunnels in Dorchester and finding dead end after dead end, local newspaper The Dorset Echo reported on two successive finds by Antelope Walk caretaker Terry McGrath within a week of each other. The Dorchester tunnels that run under Antelope Walk and the notorious Judge Jeffreys are stories which are often told hand-in-hand. Legend was, that the judge who lodged in High West Street during the Bloody Assizes would take a secret passage to the court room (now a tea rooms) in Antelope Walk to preside over the awful trials following the Monmouth Rebellion. As Dorchester town councillor, David Taylor continues to explore these tunnels along with Terry (and hopefully Dorset County Museum in the near future) were sure they’ll find more interesting parts and be able to piece together more of the fascinating history of Dorchester. It is anticipated that the tunnel is over a kilometre long. It seems anything is possible at the rate new discoveries are being made in Dorchester. One thing is for sure, there’s more to be found and you’ll see the photos here.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 21:14:00 +0000
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