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Cunnington tells me that Mr. Jowitt, formerly borough surveyor, 

 in drainage works close to Culliford House, found what he felt sure 

 were the foundations of gateway jambs. Now Durngate-street in 

 Domesday is several times described as leading "versus Durngate." 

 This, it seems to me, is of somewhat doubtful meaning, as perhaps 

 not excluding the sense of leading towards it round a corner 

 namely, that of Gallows' Hill. This sense seems most to agree 

 with another description in 13 Hen. YL, 1434 (f. xcvi.) speaking 

 of " venellam extendentum ab est strete usque Durngate." This 

 " venella " would appear to be Bell Street and Gallows Hill, and 

 Durngate to be the one whose foundations were seen by Mr. Jowitt 

 close to Culliford House. But I do not quote the above description 

 as being conclusive. To end this long section about the gates I am 

 glad to have a pretty good testimony of the site of the north gate, 

 towards which Shirehall Lane is in Domesday several times said to 

 lead. In f. xcix., 19 Hen. VI., 1440, a burgage is described as in 

 that lane, and " ad portam borialem et ex parte orientali vici 

 ibidem inter clausum dominii de ffordyngton in parte boriali et 

 burgagium W. Fowler." Now this is distinct enough, and seems 

 to place the north gate in Glyde Path, opposite the upper boundary 

 of Gator's Close, which is the limit of the manor and parish of 

 Fordington there. This north gate must be one of the " back 

 gates" of 1642 " That on Gallows Hill," Durngate as I suppose, 

 was another, and the second east gate a third. I do not see 

 anything in Domesday about a gate at the foot of Friary Lane, a 

 second north gate at the end of the second north street. But in 

 one or more of the old plans of Dorchester a bridge is marked 

 there. Now, if the wall extended right round Dorchester, north 

 side and all, as Stukeley asserts, this bridge almost necessarily 

 implies a gate. Much more, of course, might be said about the gates 

 and walls very much more but this is not a fitting opportunity. 



I have now to note the indications of the possessions of the 

 Church in the borough, including a few money legacies, simply 

 naming the religious communities or persons owning property. I 

 take them nearly as they occur in my notes : The Fraternity of 



