An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east

The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey of Dorset, covering the south east of the county; particular attention is given to Corfe Castle, Dorchester and Poole. Please note that this volume was originally published in three books, hence features such as three frontispieces and dual lists of plates.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Frontispiece to Part 1: Corfe Castle, Keep and S.W. Gatehouse
Frontispiece to Part 2: Poole, Custom House
Frontispiece to Part 3: Dorchester, Roman Building, Mosaic Pavement
List of Parishes in the Inventory iv
List of Plates v-xviii
List of Plates and Figures in Part 3 v-ix
Preface xix-xxi
The Royal Warrants xxiii-xxv
List of Commissioners xxvi
Report xxvii-xxxiv
Introduction xxxv-xlii
Sectional Preface xliii-lxx
Affpuddle 1-8
Arne 8-11
Bere Regis 11-22
Bincombe 22-24
Bloxworth 25-30
Broadmayne 30-33
Chaldon Herring 33-37
Chickerell 37-41
Church Knowle 41-49
Coombe Keynes 49-52
Corfe Castle 52-100
Corfe Mullen 100-104
Dorchester 104-132
Holme, East 132
Kimmeridge 132-135
Knighton, West 135-140
Langton Matravers 140-144
Lulworth, East 144-151
Lulworth, West 151-154
Lytchett Matravers 154-157
Lytchett Minster 157-160
Morden 160-173
Moreton 173-178
Osmington 178-183
Owermoigne 183-188
Poole 189-240
Portesham 240-246
Portland 246-259
Poxwell 259-263
Stafford, West 263-268
Steeple 268-273
Stoke, East 274-276
Studland 276-283
Sturminster Marshall 283-290
Swanage 290-297
Turners Puddle 297-299
Tyneham 299-303
Wareham Lady St. Mary 303-326
Wareham St. Martin 326-327
Warmwell 327-329
Watercombe 329-330
Weymouth 330-374
Whitcombe 374-376
Winfrith Newburgh 376-380
Winterbourne Abbas 380-382
Winterborne Came 382-387
Winterborne Herringston 388-390
Winterborne Monkton 390-391
Winterborne St. Martin 391-394
Winterbourne Steepleton 394-397
Woodsford 397-402
Wool 402-410
Worth Matravers 410-416
Southampton and Dorchester Railway 416-417
Prehistoric, Roman and Undated Earthworks 419
Earthworks: Long and Round Barrows 420-430
Earthworks: Long Barrows 431-433
Earthworks: Round Barrows 434-480
Mounds 480-483
Hill-Forts 483-501
Enclosures 502-508
Settlements 508-512
Stones 512-515
Dykes 515-519
Roman Remains 520-527
Roman Roads 528-531
Roman Dorchester (Durnovaria) 531-592
Other Roman Monuments 592-621
Ancient Fields 622-634
Glossary 635-645
Abbreviations 647-648
List of Blazons of Unidentified Arms 648
Index 649-701
Plate 1: Church Exteriors 1
Plate 2: Church Exteriors 2
Plate 3: Church Exteriors 3
Plate 4: Altar, etc. 4
Plate 5: Clock, etc. 5
Plate 6: Pre-Conquest Crosses, etc. 6
Plate 7: Carvings in Stone 7
Plate 8: Fonts 8
Plate 9: Fonts, etc. 9
Plate 10: Monumental Effigies 10
Plate 11: Monumental Effigies 11
Plate 12: Monuments 12
Plate 13: Monuments 13
Plate 14: Monuments 14
Plate 15: Monument Details 15