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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1629 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Human Remains, 22 St. George's Street |
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Summary
Four inhumations from the cemetery of the Austin Friary were uncovered together with a fragmentary child burial. They were all oriented EW and lay south of the EW wall which had been previously found on site C IX B Trench I, and which probably formed the north boundary wall of the Friary Precincts.
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In the Summer of 1949 The Canterbury Excavation Committee dug a total of three trenches on the site of the current 22 St George's Street. The site was coded CXV B.
The trenches were dug in a cellar and only trench IV proved to be of archaeological interest, revealing Roman street metalling. The metalling was 1.12m thick and was part of a NE to SW street of which 12.2m had been seen in excavation trench CXV R to the NE.
All other features were Medieval and the street itself was cut by a large pit which yielded a number of cooking pot sherds, the latest being 13th century AD. Above this was a loam floor with tiled hearth; the floor yielded a 13th century sherd. Four inhumations from the cemetery of the Austin Friary were uncovered together with a fragmentary child burial. They were all oriented EW and lay south of the EW wall which had been previously found on site C IX B Trench I, and which probably formed the north boundary wall of the Friary Precincts. Inhumation 2, beneath which was Inhumation 4, and Inhumation 3 lay immediately adjacent to the wall with Inhumation 1 a little to south of 3.
A Medieval tile hearth and floor yielding Group III pottery dated to the first half of the 12th century were also found.
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Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document).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| --- | Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985.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. |
