EDO5045 - Sherborne School main entrance, Abbey Road, Sherborne; observations during the laying of a water main 1955

Please read our .

Location

Grid reference ST 63764 16592 (point)
Map sheet ST61NW
Civil Parish Sherborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1955

Description

C.E. Bean observed the excavation of a water main trench outside the main School entrance in Abbey Road. Some wall footings were observed in this trench which may be connected with the north entrance to the Abbey. If this were the case there may also have been an outer precinct to the north.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1955. Remains of the monastery at Sherborne; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 77. p.143.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Record last edited

Jul 24 2024 12:02PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.