EDO4171 - Eldridge Pope Brewery Site, Weymouth Avenue,Dorchester, Evaluation Trench 8.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 69552 90075 (25m by 4m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
2004
Description
Wessex Archaeology undertook an archaeological evaluation on land within the area of the former Eldridge Pope Brewery on the south side of Dorchester. Five machine-dug test pits and two trenches, one 6m and the other 20 m in length, were excavated at various points, according to access, to provide an assessment of deposits across the site and any likely levels of truncation.
Trench 8 measured 20m long (E-W) and 2m wide and was excavated at the east end of the site in a vacant yard adjacent to the railway. Here 0.3m of made ground directly overlay a clean chalk surface at 67.66m OD. The archaeology seems to have been completey truncated as a result of the construction of the railway.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO9606 Unpublished document: Harding, P. 2004. Eldridge Pope Brewery Site, Dorchester, Dorset: Results of Archaeological Test Pit and Trial Trench Evaluation..
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4172 Eldridge Pope Brewery Site, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester; evaluation 2004
Record last edited
May 22 2006 11:20AM