EDO4482 - Dorset County Museum, High East Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1880

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Location

Grid reference SY 69220 90760 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1880

Description

In digging the foundations of the Dorset County Museum in 1880, an underground passage was found running NNE-SSW. The lower part of the passage was cut in the solid chalk, but the depth was not ascertained. About 2ft of the height of the sides comprised flints laid in mortar. These walls were set back 6ins on each side [1].

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 589, no. 227c.
  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1901. Dorchester Antiquities. 8.

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Mar 19 2021 11:48AM

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