Bournemouth: Dorchester House
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Bournemouth: Dorchester House
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 28 Mar 2013
One of the most distinctive new buildings in the town, Dorchester House is a block of student accommodation for Bournemouth University. The 540-room block was opened for the 2012-13 academic year. Like most of the uni buildings, it is named after local towns and villages - others, for example, are Lyme Regis House, Studland House and Hurn House. Dorchester House is built on the site of the former B&Q superstore, which took on a new life after the DIY chain vacated it as the home of a church. It was demolished in December 2008 (see Image for a comparable view taken from the same spot; today's view is slightly wider because the new building takes up a lot of the B&Q front car park).
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Image Location
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50.726189
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-1.861531