EDO4437 - Plaza Cinema, 32 Trinity Street, Dorchester; salvage recording 1932

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Location

Grid reference SY 69170 90570 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Date

May 1932

Description

A piece of coarse tesselated pavement was found in 1932 on the site of the Plaza Cinema, 32 Trinity Street. It was red and white and about 7ft were said to have been taken up. This is nearly opposite the site of a similar discovery at Marks and Spencer's and is probably from the same building [1].

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Article in serial: 1932. ROMAN PAVEMENT DISCOVERED; Dorset County Chronicle.
  • <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. 564, no. 194d.

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Mar 19 2021 11:56AM

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