EDO4380 - Boots, 13 Cornhill, Dorchester; observations and recording 1965
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 69223 90661 (29m by 16m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
Date
1965
Description
A junior member of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Christopher J. Green, made important discoveries as a result of observation and trial excavation mainly since 1963.
One of these discoveries,observed in building works behind Messrs. Boots in South Street (69219066) in 1965, was a length of street, which continues the line of the N-S street found in 1937 at Skyrme's workshops behind Messrs. Thurman's, High West Street.
The metalling, at least 16ft wide, was traced northwards for some 21ft. The end of the handle of a bronze skillet, perhaps a military mess tin, was found below the metalling [1].
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 654553.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1047276.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 654553.
- <1> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 552, no. 179a.
- <2> SDO9900 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1965. Recent Roman Discoveries in Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 87.
- <2> SDO65 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1966. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1965. 87. 109.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 12:17PM