EDO4457 - 50 South Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1899
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 69230 90589 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
December 1899
Description
A mosaic pavement was found in December 1899 during the lowering of the ground for the Devon and Cornwall Bank, 50 South Street, Dorchester[1] although Moule says the discovery was made in 1900 [2].
Said to have had an octagonal centre panel with a circular centre and a guilloche border. A fragment of the border is in the DCM.
A length of 'subway' was also found several feet below the floor [1]
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO9552 Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1906. Dorchester Antiquities. 28, 38.
- --- SDO66 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1967. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1966. 88. 111.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650947.
- <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. 564, no. 195; 589, 227c.
- <2> SDO9439 Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1901. Dorchester Antiquities. 8, 18.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 11:53AM
