What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Kings Arms Built on the site of a tallow chandler's where the Great Fire of 1731 started Recorded plaque organisation: Blandford Civic Society.
The Kings Arms stands on the site where the Great Fire of Blandford Forum began in 1731, destroying much of the town and highlighting the vulnerability of wooden structures to widespread conflagration.
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Places near here
Lime Tree HouseListed building · 63 yd
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Blandford ForumChurch, cross or graveyard · 95 yd
Fire Monument, Blandford ForumMonument or public art · 161 ydDisused Drinking FountainMonument · 168 yd
Blandford Town MuseumMuseum · 221 yd
Blandford Tourist Information CentreVisitor information · 329 yd
Mini waterfall on The River Stour in Blandford ForumWaterfall · 425 yd
Old Warren PlantationForest · 1.1 mi
Fair Mile PlantationForest · 1.3 mi
Sculpture, The White HorsePublic sculpture · 2.4 mi
Hod HillMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Hedge EndVisitor information · 3.4 miOther information
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