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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 229 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 17th - 18th Century Basement at 67 High Street, Gravesend |
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Summary
Fragments of early brickwork is visible in the basement cut into the natural chalk. The front comprises possible 18th century brickwork with 2 1/4 inch bricks. At the rear the fabric is of perhaps 17th century with 2 inch red bricks. South wall of cellar is carved out of natural chalk of which a baulk survives at the rear.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 64749 74328 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CELLAR (Post Medieval - 1600 AD? to 1600 AD (post))
Full description
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Four storey early 19th century building. Fragments of earlier brickwork is visible in the basement cut into the natural chalk. The front comprises possible 18th century brickwork with 2 1/4 inch bricks. At the rear the fabric is of perhaps 17th century with 2 inch red bricks. South wall of cellar is carved out of natural chalk of which a baulk survives at the rear.(1)
Long rectangular brick-lined basement. Now demolished.(2)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, High Street, Gravesend: Site Inspection Report & Documentary Study (Unpublished document). SWX6737.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief of the Re-Development Works at 65 - 83 High Stret, & 40 Princes Street, Gravesend Kent 1999 - 2000 (Unpublished document). SKE12212.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. High Street, Gravesend: Site Inspection Report & Documentary Study. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief of the Re-Development Works at 65 - 83 High Stret, & 40 Princes Street, Gravesend Kent 1999 - 2000. |
