Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

A Medieval building with at least three phases was also discovered to the west of the street. The NE corner of the phase one building lay within the trench; the walls were built of stone blocks on loose flint-and -mortar footings. In phase two the building was extended to the north, the new wall being built of chalk, flint and dark sandy mortar.

Monument Types

• STRUCTURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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Drainage trenching in 1951 in Link Lane to the South of St Thomas's Church revealed the line of an earlier street, composed of layers of gravel metalling (perhaps an earlier version of the lane). A Medieval building with at least three phases was also discovered to the west of the street. The NE corner of the phase one building lay within the trench; the walls were built of stone blocks on loose flint-and -mortar footings. In phase two the building was extended to the north, the new wall being built of chalk, flint and dark sandy mortar. The phase three walls lay on the phase two alignment but were of chalk.

Frere, S. S and Stow, S., 1983, Excavations in the St. George's Street and Burgate Street Areas. (Monograph). SKE29967.

Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.

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