SDO9439 - Dorchester Antiquities

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Type Bibliographic reference
Title Dorchester Antiquities
Author/Originator
Date/Year 1901

Abstract/Summary

A short summary of the antiquities and finds from Dorchester. It is divided into eight thematic chapters (Fortification; Road; Tesselated floor; Pottery; Glass, Kimeridge Shale, Stone and Bone; Coins; Objects of Bronze and other metals, apart from coins; Buildings) and a brief description of the discoveries is given, together with some sketches of objects and buildings. A useful summary of early finds from Dorchester.

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Description

Published by Henry Ling, Printer & Publisher, Dorchester.

Location

Referenced Monuments (40)

  • 18 Icen Way, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • 47 South Street, Dorchester; ?post-medieval culvert (Monument)
  • Albert Road/Cornwall Road, Dorchester; Roman burials (Monument)
  • All Saints Glebe, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • Beggar's Knap, Great Western Road, Dorchester; Roman burials (Monument)
  • Bronze borer, hook, spout and buckle from Gallows Hill, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Civil War 'covered way', County Police Station, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester (Monument)
  • County Police Station, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester; Roman burials (Monument)
  • Culliford House, South Walks, Dorchester; trackway (Monument)
  • Dorchester Greyfriars, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Dorchester Prison Burial Ground, Roman building (Monument)
  • Dorchester Prison, Dorchester; ?Roman building remains? [EDO4477] (Monument)
  • Dorset County Museum, High East Street, Dorchester; culvert? (Monument)
  • Great Western Hotel Garden, Great Western Road, Dorchester; Roman town defences (Monument)
  • High Street, Fordington, Dorchester; Roman burials (Monument)
  • King's Arms, High East Street, Dorchester; post-medieval culvert (Monument)
  • Ladle from South Street, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Late Roman building, Glyde Path Road, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Maumbury Rings Roman amphitheatre, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Maumbury Rings standing stone (Monument)
  • Medieval tiles, Orchard Street, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Old Grammar School, South Street, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • Olga Road, Dorchester; Roman burials (Monument)
  • Poundbury Railway Cutting, Dorchester; Roman burial (Monument)
  • Poundbury Railway Cutting, Dorchester; Roman burial (Monument)
  • Roman Brooch from Somerleigh Court, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Roman Brooch from Victoria Park, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Roman building, 50 South Street, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Roman building, Cedar Park, South Street, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Roman building, Olga Road, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Roman building, Woolworth's, 47 South Street, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Roman Coin Hoard from Fordington Moor, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Roman coins from Somerleigh Court garden, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Roman gate, Gallows Hill, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Somerleigh Court, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • South Court / St Genevieve's Convent, South Walks, Dorchester; Roman town defences (Monument)
  • Stables, later ambulance garages, Princes St, Dorchester; Roman hoard (Monument)
  • Stone Bust of Jupiter Tonans from 28 High East Street, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Tesserae and a Roman Coin from The River Frome near Poundbury, Dorchester (Find Spot)
  • Tilley's cycle showrooms, South Street, Dorchester; Roman road (Monument)

Referenced Events (36)

  • 18 Icen Way, Dorchester; casual observation around 1850
  • 47 South Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1989
  • 50 South Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1899
  • Albert Road/Cornwall Road, Dorchester; casual observation 1896 and 1898
  • All Saints Glebe, Dorchester; salvage recording 1897 to 1901
  • Beggar's Knap, Great Western Road, Dorchester; casual observation 1889
  • Cedar Park, South Street, Dorchester; salvage recording 1895
  • County Police Station, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester; salvage recording
  • Culliford House, South Walks, Dorchester; casual observation 1865
  • Dorchester Prison Burial Ground, North Square, Dorchester; excavation 1858
  • Dorchester Prison, North Square, Dorchester; casual observation 1885
  • Dorset County Museum, High East Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1880
  • Durngate Street, outside Wollaston House, Dorchester; casual observation 1883
  • Gallows Hill, Dorchester; casual observation 1856 to 1860
  • Glyde Path Road, Dorchester; excavation 1880
  • Great Western Hotel Garden, Great Western Road, Dorchester; observations and recording 1896
  • High Street, Fordington, Dorchester; casual observation 1839
  • King's Arms, High East Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1900
  • Laurence Barrow, Bridport Road, Dorchester; excavation 1885
  • Maumbury Rings, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester; excavation 1901
  • Noah's Ark, High Street, Fordington, Dorchester; casual observation 1892
  • Old Grammar School, South Street, Dorchester; casual observation
  • Olga Road, Dorchester; excavation before 1899 (Ref: NMR UID: 650960; 650880)
  • Poundbury Railway Cutting, Dorchester; casual observation 1854
  • Poundbury Railway Cutting, Dorchester; casual observation 1855
  • Railway Cutting, Wareham Bridge, Dorchester (Ref: DCM 1884.9)
  • Roman Town Wall, Albert Road, Dorchester; excavation 1879
  • Somerleigh Court, Dorchester
  • Somerleigh Court, Dorchester
  • Somerleigh Court, Dorchester
  • South Court Stables, Culliford Road, Dorchester; observations and recording
  • South Court, Culliford Road, Dorchester; observations and recording
  • Stables, later ambulance garage, Princes Street, Dorchester; excavation 1898 to 1899
  • Tilley's cycle showrooms, South Street, Dorchester
  • Unitarian Meeting House (Holles Hall), Colliton Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1718 or 1719
  • Wareham House (Trumpet Major), Alington Avenue, Dorchester (Ref: DCM 1938.10.1-5)

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Dec 6 2023 1:02PM