EDO4497 - Colliton Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1856

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Location

Grid reference SY 69180 90814 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Date

1856

Description

Two probable cremations were found in 1856 at a depth of 2 ft. in laying sewers in Colliton Street near the Unitarian Chapel, later Holles Hall [1]. The County Chronicle records two oval urns of Black Ware in the possession of Mr. Gould, 'one large and one small, the larger containing the remains of bones. The contents of the smaller are supposed to be the ashes of a heart' [1][2].

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 573, no. 215f.
  • <2> Article in serial: 1856. ANTIQUARIAN RELICS.

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Mar 19 2021 11:47AM

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