Monument record MDO18857 - Post-medieval well found at the northwest corner of Dorchester Prison

A brick-lined well was found in the northwest corner of Dorchester Prison. It was constructed from Broadmayne brick and was capped by a stone slab, prior to the construction of the garden wall of the Prison Governor's house in 1874.

A brick-lined well was found in the northwest corner of Dorchester Prison during a watching brief in 1978. The well was about one metre in diameter and built from Broadmayne bricks. The well had been sealed by a large stone slab at a depth of about 1.4 m below ground level. The well was sealed beneath the wall of the Prison Governor's house garden, which was probably constructed in 1874, suggesting it had gone out of use by this date. (1)

<1> Draper, J, and Chaplin, C, 1982, Dorchester Excavations Volume 1: Excavations at Wadham House 1968; Dorchester Prison 1970, 1975 and 1978; and Glyde Path Road 1966, 95-102 (Monograph). SDO9690.

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