Monument record MDO19054 - Gasworks, Icen Way, Dorchester; Roman building

The remains of a Roman building have been found on the site of the former gasworks on Icen Way, Dorchester. The only evidence for this building is a fragment of a tessellated floor and some tegulae found in 1902. Very little detail on this find survives. The design of the tessellated floor included a guilloche pattern. Further fragments of Roman buildings have been found in the vicinity, but it is unclear whether they form part of the same building or separate structures.

The remains of a Roman building have been found on the site of the former gasworks on Icen Way, Dorchester (1). The only evidence for this building is a fragment of a tessellated floor and some tegulae found in 1902 (2) (3). Very little detail on this find survives. The design of the tessellated floor included a guilloche pattern (4). A few red, white and grey tesserae remain in the Dorset County Museum (1).

Further fragments of Roman buildings have been found in the vicinity, but it is unclear whether they form part of the same building or separate structures (1).

National Record of the Historic Environment, 1410278 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 566-7, no.203 (Monograph). SDO150.

<2> Haverfield, F, 1902, Quarterly Notes on Roman Britain, No xxxv. The Antiquary, 108 (Article in serial). SDO10186.

<3> Moule, H J, n. d., Notes made by Mr H. J. Moule on Roman mosaic floors found in or around Dorchester, no. 9 (Unpublished document). SDO10092.

<4> Cosh, S R, and Neal, D S, 2005, Roman Mosaics of Britain. Volume II South-west Britain, 105 (Monograph). SDO10182.

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Aug 22 2024 7:35PM