EDO4637 - King's Arms, High East Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1900

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Location

Grid reference SY 6932 9074 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1900

Description

In High East Street, Outside the King's Arms , some 10ft below the road, the top of a 'large brick arch…like the crown of an ancient arched drain' was seen in a cutting about 5ft wide. The arch was thought to come from the NW to the S [1].

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1901. Dorchester Antiquities. 8-9.
  • <1> 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.

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Mar 19 2021 11:35AM

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