Find Spot record MDO3593 - Medieval pottery from No 1 Church Lane, Blandford St Mary

A sherd of medieval pottery found in 1991 during the archaeological evaluation of the site for a proposed extension. The piece of pottery was found in the base of the wall trench of a post-medieval building.

The evaluation of a proposed house extension (ST892054) was carried out in November 1991, consisting of two one-metre square hand-dug trial pits. Within one pit was located a deposit of compacted chalk and a portion of a gulley containing several large chalk blocks. These have been interpreted as a floor and wall foundation trench from a post-medieval building. Although one sherd of medieval pottery was recovered from the base of this wall trench all finds above the floor were of 18th century date or later. (1)

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1992, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991, 185 (Serial). SDO91.

<2> Cox, P W, 1991, Proposed extension to 1 Church Lane, Lower Blandford St Mary: Desk Based Assessment (Unpublished document). SDO12391.

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