# SHIRE HALL (DORCHESTER) TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163252
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 21, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1163252


## Contact

- **Address:** Shire Hall, High West Street, DORCHESTER
- **Postcode:** DT1 1UY
- **Phone:** 01305 261849
- **Email:** info@shirehalldorset.org
- **Website:** shirehalldorset.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF DORCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SHIRE HALL DORCHESTER FOR THE PROVISION OF A VISITOR CENTRE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** The Shire Hall (Dorchester)Trust is an independent charity that operates the Historic Courthouse Museum at Dorset&#x27;s Shire Hall. Our mission is to make Shire Hall into a place that engages visitors with the history of justice and injustice in Dorset and beyond. It inspires people to make a difference to society, politics, and justice for all.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Dorset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Rose WALLIS** | Chair | Aug. 1, 2021 |
| Ian Francois Bernard Gosling |  | March 16, 2017 |
| Ines Lage |  | March 10, 2023 |
| THOMAS DE WIT MA |  | Aug. 21, 2015 |




