Listed Building record MDO19240 - Town Pump, Cornhill, Dorchester

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Summary

Stone obelisk erected in 1784 on the site of the market house.

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The Town Pump, Cornhill, consists of a rusticated Portland stone obelisk with tapered squared shaft on a pedestal-base, surmounted by a ball-finial. On the north side is the inscription 'The Town Pump. This obelisk was erected AD 1784 on the site of the cupola or ancient market house'. <1>

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 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 115.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453529.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 69264 90714 (1m by 1m)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 137
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453529
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Dorchester 11

Record last edited

May 24 2023 12:43PM

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