{"id":2240661,"date":"2026-01-19T11:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2240661"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:41:15","slug":"ex-military-hospital-to-become-entertainment-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ex-military-hospital-to-become-entertainment-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-military hospital to become entertainment venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A derelict former military hospital is to be transformed into a microbrewery and entertainment venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The building, in Dorchester&#8217;s Grove trading estate, has been empty for 25 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Plans also include a cafe and space for activities such as yoga and crafts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The project, which has gained planning consent from Dorset Council, will likely be part-paid for through crowdfunding.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The venue will host two performance spaces, a cafe and a micro-brewery [LDRS]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The venue in Miller&#8217;s Close will include two performance areas on two levels &#8211; one with a stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_19pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_19pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_19pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_29pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_29pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_29pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The microbrewery will be on the ground floor, along with a reception and ticket office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The brewing equipment will come from the town&#8217;s Copper Street Brewery whose owners are behind the plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A previous application to convert the building into flats was rejected on the grounds that the trading estate was not a suitable place for homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dorchester town planning and environment committee chairman Ralph Ricardo said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve not seen anyone prepared to create a music venue in the town for 30 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Related Links<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A derelict former military hospital is to be transformed into a microbrewery and entertainment venue. The building, in Dorchester&#8217;s Grove trading estate, has been empty for 25 years. Plans also include a cafe and space for activities such as yoga and crafts. The project, which has gained planning consent from Dorset Council, will likely be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2240662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[395509,304725,433584,433582,46957,433583],"class_list":["post-2240661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dorset-council","tag-entertainment-venue","tag-microbrewery","tag-military-hospital","tag-music-venue","tag-trading-estate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ex-military-hospital-to-become-entertainment-venue.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2240663,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240661\/revisions\/2240663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}