EDO4626 - King's Road, near Prince's Bridge, Dorchester; casual observation 1926

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Location

Grid reference	SY 7002 9052 (point)
Map sheet	SY79SW
Civil Parish	Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

CASUAL OBSERVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1926

Description

C. D. Drew noted, in 1926 on an OS plan in the DCM, a paving of hand laid 'black flints' under Standfast (now King's Road) near Prince's Bridge. This metalling is most likely to represent an earlier road, although not necessarily Roman.

Sources/Archives (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. 539.

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2021 11:56AM

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