EDO4993 - Dorchester Prison Lodge, North Square, Dorchester; casual observation 1854

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Location

Grid reference SY 6925 9083 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Date

1854

Description

The remains of a Roman tessellated floor were found during the construction of the new lodge to the prison off North Square (1) (2) (3). Fragments of two strands of guilloche in dark grey, white and red with a coarse red border were recovered (4). These were lifted and reset, part in the former prison governor's hall and part in the Dorset County Museum (4).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Article in serial: Anon. 1854. 'Roman Antiquities' Dorset County Chronicle. 20.
  • <2> Article in serial: Anon. 1858. 'The Roman Tessellated Pavement' Dorset County Chronicle. 144.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 568-9, Dorchester 209b.
  • <4> Monograph: Cosh, S R, and Neal, D S. 2005. Roman Mosaics of Britain. Volume II South-west Britain. 109.

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Mar 19 2021 11:46AM

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