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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1625 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Occupation rear of 23 St. George's Street |
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Summary
Approximately fifty medieval rubbish and cess pits were found cutting into a Roman street beneath. Some of these pits provided useful pottery groups of the 13th and 14th centuries. One large pit contained debris from a wattle-and-daub building, much 13th century pottery and sherds from at least twenty crucibles.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1508 5769 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OCCUPATION SITE (Medieval - 1201 AD to 1300 AD)
Full description
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In summer 1949 an excavation of the area to the rear of 23 St. George's Street was undertaken by the Canterbury Excavation Committee.
Approximately fifty medieval rubbish and cess pits were found cutting into a Roman street beneath. Some of these pits provided useful pottery groups of the 13th and 14th centuries. One large pit contained debris from a wattle-and-daub building, much 13th century pottery and sherds from at least twenty crucibles. Documentary sources indicate the presence of moneyers in this area in the 13th century, and it is possible that the pit represents their dumped waste.
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Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document).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.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Frere, S. S and Stow, S.. 1983. Excavations in the St. George's Street and Burgate Street Areas.. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985. The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment. |
