EDO4440 - Tilley's Garage, 26 Trinity Street, Dorchester; casual observation

A Roman floor was unearthed during an excavation that was being made for the purpose of building an inspection pit in one of the series of new garages belonging to Messrs. Tilleys in Trinity street during June 1925. The pavement was discovered about 4ft below the surface, being in three separate parts. The largest is several feet in length and extends beneath the concrete floor of the garage, another piece is under a wall. The third piece, was an oblong panel with a red and white design down the centre on a black background with a bordering in white and black. The site was visited by two well-known local antiquarians – Captain J. E. Acland (curator of the County Museum) and Mr. Chas. S. Prideaux [1].