EDO4467 - Cedar Park, South Street, Dorchester; salvage recording 1895
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Location
Grid reference | SY 69210 90550 (point) |
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Map sheet | SY69SE |
Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
February 1895
Description
A fragment of coarse Mosaic was found in 1895 against the South wall of Cedar Park, now under Marks and Spencer's store, South Street, Dorchester, during the course of levelling the ground at the back of new houses under construction there [1].
It became necessary to remove a large quantity of earth and the mosaic was revealed at a depth of about 6 feet [2].
The remains measured 8ft by 5ft and ran approximately N-S. They were situated east of building remains and another pavement found during the construction of Marks and Spencer's. The mosaic had a red lattice pattern on a grey background within a border of four alternating red and grey bands. The piece was relaid in the Dorset County Museum without the outermost band [1].
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO9439 Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1901. Dorchester Antiquities. 17-18.
- --- SDO9552 Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1906. Dorchester Antiquities. 37-38.
- <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. 564, no. 194b.
- <2> SDO9800 Article in serial: 1895. DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN PAVEMENT.
- <3> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650955.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 11:52AM