EDO4372 - Outside Ling's Printing Works, Durngate Street, Dorchester; observations and recording 1965
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 69310 90654 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1965
Description
Observations by Christopher Sparey Green in an electricity cable trench dug outside the printing works (SY 69319065), in 1965, recorded a layer of clean compact yellow sandy gravel at a depth of 1 ft. below the pavement.
It was covered by grey-black soil but the trench was not deep enough to expose any layers sealed beneath it. It is of some interest since it lies on the line of an E-W street, forming part of the grid street plan of the Roman town, found in 1963 at the children’s ward of the County Hospital, W. of Somerleigh Road.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO9703 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1968. Roman Remains in Durngate Street, Dorchester; Durngate Street, Outside Ling’s Printing Works. 89.
- --- 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. 551.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 654526.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 12:12PM
