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Monument details

Summary

Romano-British town house.

Monument Types

• HOUSE (Roman - 100 AD to 399 AD?)
• HYPOCAUST (Roman - 100 AD? to 399 AD?)

Associated Finds

• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SHERD (Roman - 100 AD to 399 AD)

Full description

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(TR 14945769 sited from CAT map, Arch Cant 97 1981 facing 279). Roman Town House situated on the south east side of Roman Watling Street, south of the baths. A Roman Town House dating to the second century was excavated between November 1979 and May 1980 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust. The house was first located by Professor Frere during the 1940's and 1950's. In a later phase of the building the rooms comprised; a sweating room (Laconicum), two hot baths, at least two hot rooms (Caldoria), a warm room (Tepidarium), a cold room/bath (Frigiderium) and two separate stoking rooms (Praeturnia). The building went out of use in the fourth century. (1) Additional bibliography. (2-6)

<1> Cant Arch Trust Ann Rep 1979-80 9-10 (K Blockley) (OS Card Reference). SKE38496.

<2> Arch Cant 97 1981 279 plan (OS Card Reference). SKE36286.

<3> The Arch of Cant; An Assessment 1985 97 (G Andrews) (OS Card Reference). SKE50032.

<4> JRS 37 1947 177 (OS Card Reference). SKE45082.

<5> JRS 39 1949 110 (OS Card Reference). SKE45084.

<6> JRS 48 1958 149 (OS Card Reference). SKE45108.

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