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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 04 SW 5
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Cremation burial, Albert Road, Ashford

Summary

A Romano-British cremation in a large cinerary urn was found during excavations for foundations of a house being built in Albert Road, Ashford, in July 1896. The urn was accompanied by a number of other vessels, including Samian and Upchurch ware. Based on these finds the cremation was dated to the late 1st to 3rd centuries.

Grid Reference:	TR 008 431
Map Sheet:	TR04SW
Parish:	ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

CREMATION (Roman - 70 AD? to 300 AD?)

Associated Finds

VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD? to 299 AD?)

Full description

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A Roman cremation in a large cinerary urn, accompanied by other vessels, including Samian and Upchurch ware, was found during excavations for foundations of a house being built for a Mr Challis in Albert Road, Ashford, in July 1896. (1) Kelly's Directory for 1899 lists a Mrs. Challis at Clifton Villa, Albert Road. (2). The names of the houses in Albert Road have largely been superseded by numbers. Clifton Villa is no longer known and was not traced. (3) The 1901 census lists Arthur and Fanny Challis living at 33 Albert Road.

<1> Arch Cant 22 1897 lviii (J Broad) (OS Card Reference). SKE34852.

<2> Kelly's Directory 1899 (OS Card Reference). SKE45658.

<3> F1 CFW 07-MAY-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42471.

<4> Field report for monument TR 04 SW 5 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5175.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>XY	OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 22 1897 lviii (J Broad). [Mapped feature: #39556 burial, ]
<2>	OS Card Reference: Kelly's Directory 1899.
<3>	OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 07-MAY-1963.
<4>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 04 SW 5 - May, 1963.