{"id":977,"date":"2025-04-25T10:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/?page_id=977"},"modified":"2025-10-13T14:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:02:23","slug":"our-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/our-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\">\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-slick-carousal-wrp wpsisac-clearfix \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slidestoshow&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slidestoscroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;centermode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;variablewidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;hover_pause&quot;:&quot;true&quot;}\">\r\t\t\t<div id=\"wpsisac-slick-carousal-1\" class=\"wpsisac-slick-init wpsisac-slick-carousal design-1  simplecarousal\">\r\r\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/the-cloister-gallery\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the_cloister_gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories Slide 5\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/the-romans\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/museum-roman-pot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 4\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/our-building\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Museum-looking-to-Abbey-doors-and-blue-sky_v1.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 3\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/the-big-rings\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the_big_rings_henge_v1.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 2\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/our-treasures\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/museum_-website-treasures-shoe.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 1\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/div>\r\t\n\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\">\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-slick-carousal-wrp wpsisac-clearfix \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slidestoshow&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slidestoscroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;centermode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;variablewidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;hover_pause&quot;:&quot;true&quot;}\">\r\t\t\t<div id=\"wpsisac-slick-carousal-2\" class=\"wpsisac-slick-init wpsisac-slick-carousal design-1  simplecarousal\">\r\r\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/the-cloister-gallery\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the_cloister_gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories Slide 5\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/the-romans\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/museum-roman-pot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 4\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/our-building\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Museum-looking-to-Abbey-doors-and-blue-sky_v1.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 3\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/the-big-rings\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the_big_rings_henge_v1.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 2\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div><div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide\">\r\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/our-treasures\/\">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsisac-image-slide-wrap\" style=\"\">\r\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/dorchesterabbeymuseum.org.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/museum_-website-treasures-shoe.jpg\" alt=\"Our Stories &#8211; slide 1\" \/>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/a>\r\t<\/div>\r\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/div>\r\t\n\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dorchester-on-Thames is steeped in history. It evolved from a prehistoric settlement, with associated ritual, to become a Roman garrison town. Christianity was established here in 635 AD, with a cathedral and later an Augustinian monastery, Dorchester Abbey. The Abbey, or part of it, survived the Reformation, but the town remained poor, only moving from poverty to prosperity in more recent times. 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