EDO4459 - All Saints Church House, Icen Way, Dorchester; salvage recording 1898
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6944 9067 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
March 1898
Description
During the digging of the foundations for All Saints' Church House in March 1898, a fragment of tesselated floor was found (1) (2). This was probably on the south side of the building as apparently the floor seemed as if it extended under Durngate Street (2). It was found at a depth of about 2.1-2.4m (7 or 8 feet) (1). The fragment was lifted and given to the Dorset County Museum (2) (3), but cannot be traced (1). It was a length of guilloche in black, white and two greys (4) (5).
No trace of the associated building was recorded. The size of the fragment is not known, nor is it clear whether it was in situ.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SDO9805 Serial: Anon. 1898. Dorset County Chronicle. 24 March 1898. 4.
- --- SDO10181 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Activity Record. 650968.
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 69 SE 288.
- <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. 566, no. 201.
- <2> SDO10092 Unpublished document: Moule, H J. n. d.. Notes made by Mr H. J. Moule on Roman mosaic floors found in or around Dorchester. no. 8.
- <3> SDO10183 Article in serial: Richardson, N M. 1898. 'The Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club during the Season 1897-8' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Club. 19. liv.
- <4> SDO9552 Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1906. Dorchester Antiquities. 38.
- <5> SDO10182 Monograph: Cosh, S R and Neal, D S. 2005. Roman Mosaics of Britain. Volume II South-west Britain. 101.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 11:53AM