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Picture source: Sue McArdle

The Fleur De Lys was situated at 9 High Street. This independent grade-II listed pub (opposite Dorchester Abbey) featured in "Master Class" an episode of "Midsomer Murders" in 2010. It closed on 28 February 2026. Parts of the building date to 16thC, and at one time it functioned as a Coaching Inn. It previously closed for a 3 month period in 2023.

Source: Kathryn Ludlow

Listed building details:

Fleur de Lys Inn. Possibly late medieval, extended and remodelled late C18/early C19.Rendered walls, partly timber framed; brick; old plain-tile and Welsh-slate roofs with brick stacks. Three-unit plan, extended to rear. Two storeys. Three-window rendered front has wide panelled and glazed door, sixteen-pane sash to right, double twelve-pane sash to left, and a carriage entrance to extreme left; three twelve-pane sashes at first floor. Slate roof has stacks to right and left. Rear is timber framed with a tiled roof and much lower eaves. Hipped-roofed brick rear wing has further sashes.Interior not inspected but noted as containing crucks.

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