What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Tabernacle Formerly Winchester Square Site of a temporary wooden chapel (tabernacle) built here after the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1731 Recorded plaque organisation: Blandford & District Civic Society.
The Tabernacle marked a temporary site for worship following the destruction of the original church in the Great Fire of 1731, serving as a vital center for religious community and resilience during reconstruction.
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Places near here
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Hod HillMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
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