Monument record MDO19829 - Parish workhouse, Saunders' Garage, Digby Road, Sherborne

Evidence for a the parish workhouse was recovered during an archaeological evaluation at the former Saunders’ Garage, Digby Road. This comprised the partially robbed foundations of one wing of the building.

Niall Oakey conducted an archaeological evaluation at the former Saunder’s Garage, Digby Road, Sherborne during 2002 in advance of proposals for a residential development on the site. The evaluation consisted of the excavation of four trenches.

The earliest documented structure on the site was the parish workhouse, in use from the late 18th to the early 19th century and demolished by the late 1860’s. partially robbed wall foundations of one wing of this building were revealed at a depth of 0.81m.

Other features included a thick layer of topsoil (0.5-0.8m) over much of the site suggesting a long period of agricultural or horticultural use; and a functioning late 19th century stone culvert in Trench 2. there was also extensive disturbance from 20th century buildings a services up to 1.2m deep in places.
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<1> Oakey, N, 2002, Report of an Archaeological Evaluation of former Saunders' Garage, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO10416.

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