Monument record MDO19297 - 37 Glyde Path Road, Dorchester; post-medieval well

The remains of a well were found within the area of a Roman building partially exposed in 1957. It had a circular shaft and only the southern half was exposed. The well was lined with unmortared flint and limestone rubble. It lay immediately west of a wall of the Roman building, within the room containing a mosaic floor. The well presumably post-dates the building and is probably post-medieval in date. Some 'recent' pottery sherds were recovered from the top of the well.

The remains of a well were found within the area of a Roman building partially exposed in 1957 (1) (2). It had a circular shaft about 1.5m (5ft) in diameter and only the southern half was exposed. The well was lined with unmortared flint and limestone rubble. It lay immediately west of a wall of the Roman building, within the room containing a mosaic floor. The well presumably post-dates the building and is probably post-medieval in date. Some 'recent' pottery sherds were recovered from the top of the well.

<1> Farrar, R A H, 1960, A fragment of mosaic in Glyde Path Road, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO9737.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 567, no. 207a (Monograph). SDO150.

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