EDO5396 - The National Westminster Bank, The Commons, Shaftesbury; salvage recording

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8620 2301 (17m by 15m)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Shaftesbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group

Date

1974

Description

Recording of a stone-built cellar undertaken by the Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group before pouring of concrete for a new building. It was possible to record only part of the cellar. The west wall had an archway 6ft wide and at least 2ft deep. The head of the archway was 4ft 2ins below present ground level, and it was filled with loose rubble. Part of a medieval floor tile was found. A cobbled surface, possibly a road, was recorded on the south side of the site, between 3 and 6ft below the ground surface.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group. 1974. Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group; Interim Report 1974. 1974.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1978. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1976. 98. 59.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651773.

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Record last edited

May 11 2020 4:25PM

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