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Disc Barrow (PooleAM 374) on Canford Heath

A Scheduled Ancient Monument, Disc Barrow PooleAM 374 (HER Number: 5 000 374) was fully excavated in 1975; no human remains were found. This barrow was formerly classified as a Bell Barrow. Information from the Dorset HER and the Heritage Gateway Use the web link above to view the full record on the Heritage Gateway.
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Domesday Survey

Museum Ref No: PLA 942.337
History of the Borough and County of the Town of Poole by H. P. Smith, Poole, J. Looker Ltd., vol. 1 1948. Illus. Pages 113-118.
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Domesday Survey

Museum Ref No: PLA 942.337
History of the Town and County of Poole by John Sydenham, Poole, Sydenham, 1839 Pages 75-77
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Domestic abuse, 1756
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Domestic abuse, 1756

Extract from the Salisbury Journal 30th August 1756. Woman dies from husband's beating.
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Lt. C. Dominey
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Dominey, Lt. C. Dominey

Museum Ref No: F2b_0012 det.
Lt. C. Dominey, O.C. 1 Pl., B. Coy., 21 (4 S.K.), H.H.G., Poole A.Tk. Island Command, July 1944.
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Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers 1782-1901, Poole People

The Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers 1782-1901 can be found at Dorset History Centre and on Ancestry. The registers contain a number of different records documenting prisoners in Dorchester Prison. Details vary but you could find: name, age, place of origin, city of residence, trade, marital status or family, number of children, physical characteristics: height, hair color, eye color, complexion, marks and crimes. There are gaps in the years that are covered. For example, years 1807–1808, 1837, and 1880–1886 are missing. Poole History Centre Volunteers have searched the records and transcribed the Poole people, attached is an alphabetical list by surname.
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Dorset Lake Shipyard charabanc outing
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Dorset Lake Shipyard charabanc outing

Museum Ref No: Wills_89, Wills_89a
Dorset Lake Shipyard pre-war workers day out. From the Wills collection
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Dorset Shipwrecks

Museum Ref No: Mar 363.12309423
Dorset Shipwrecks by David Burnett, published Dovecote Press 1982 ISBN 0946159041 pages 49-51
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Dorset Shipwrecks

Museum Ref No: Mar 363.12309423
Dorset Shipwrecks by David Burnett, published Dovecote Press 1982 ISBN 0946159041 pages 41-46
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