SDO9552 - Dorchester Antiquities

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Type Bibliographic reference
Title Dorchester Antiquities
Author/Originator
Date/Year 1906

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

Second edition. Published by Henry Ling, Printer & Publisher, Dorchester. The main body of the text is as the first edition, with an additional introductory essay on H. J. Moule by Thomas Hardy.

Location

Referenced Monuments (14)

  • 18 Icen Way, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • Culliford House, South Walks, Dorchester; trackway (Monument)
  • Dorchester Prison Burial Ground, Roman building (Monument)
  • Late Roman building, Glyde Path Road, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Maumbury Rings Roman amphitheatre, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Maumbury Rings standing stone (Monument)
  • Old Grammar School, South Street, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • Roman building, 50 South Street, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Roman building, All Saints Church House, Durngate Street/Icen Way, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Roman building, Cedar Park, South Street, Dorchester (Monument)
  • Salisbury Field, Fordington, Dorchester; Roman burials (Monument)
  • Somerleigh Court, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • Somerleigh Court, Dorchester; Roman building (Monument)
  • South Court / St Genevieve's Convent, South Walks, Dorchester; Roman town defences (Monument)

Referenced Events (18)

  • 18 Icen Way, Dorchester; casual observation around 1850
  • 50 South Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1899
  • All Saints Church House, Icen Way, Dorchester; salvage recording 1898
  • All Saints Glebe, Dorchester; salvage recording 1897 to 1901
  • Cedar Park, South Street, Dorchester; salvage recording 1895
  • Culliford House, South Walks, Dorchester; casual observation 1865
  • Dorchester Prison Burial Ground, North Square, Dorchester; excavation 1858
  • Durngate Street, outside Wollaston House, Dorchester; casual observation 1883
  • Glyde Path Road, Dorchester; excavation 1880
  • Methodist Chapel, South Street, Dorchester; observation of a Tesselated Pavement 1875
  • Old Grammar School, South Street, Dorchester; casual observation
  • Salisbury Field, Fordington, Dorchester; excavation 1894
  • 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
  • Unitarian Meeting House (Holles Hall), Colliton Street, Dorchester; casual observation 1718 or 1719

Record last edited

Dec 6 2023 1:02PM