EWX622 - Carter's Tile Works, Hamworthy, Poole; excavations 1926 to 1933
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 00280 90407 (125m by 72m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09SW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1926-33
Description
In 1926, Messrs Carter & Co extended their tileworks at Hamworthy and discovered a Claudian coin and a series of ditches, pits, etc, when excavating a gravel pit and during the construction of a new kiln. H P Smith collated the evidence and plotted the approximate positions of the features noticed by the Carter's workmen and in 1926-8 carried out some excavations (using schoolboys from the South Road Boys School) in the area surrounding the original gravel pit, which revealed at least one kiln and several other features described as 'huts'. Gravel which was interpreted as part of a Roman road was found in the southern part of the site. (1) (2)
Further investigations took place in 1928-1933, but no details survive. It is not thought these later investigations were very extensive. (3)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO13162 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1927. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1926-1927. 48.
- <2> SWX3194 Article in serial: H P Smith. 1930. Occupation of the Hamworthy Peninsula in the Late Celtic and Romano-British Periods. Vol 52. p96-130.
- <3> SWX3200 Monograph: Smith, H P. 1948. History of the Borough and County of the Town of Poole. Origins and Early Development (vol. 1). Vol 1. 51-74.
- <4> 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. 603-4.
- <5> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650651.
Record last edited
Dec 3 2020 11:22AM