Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

AOC Archaeology carried out a watching brief and recording work following scrub clearance on the eastern side of Ingress Park. The remains a sunken pathway, which provided a pedestrian route for tours around the estate, was uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)

Monument Types

• PATH (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1920 AD?)

Full description

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AOC Archaeology carried out a watching brief and recording work following scrub clearance on the eastern side of Ingress Park. The remains of sunken pathway, which provided a pedestrian route for tours around the estate, was uncovered. The route of the path is visible south of the bridge, where the bank is extant between the base of the historic quarry and the route of lovers Lane as it runs north from London Road. It was cut into the naturally-lain chalk, resulting in a bank to the east and west, which were overlain by small – medium blocks of chalk rubble. The finds evidence for the banks of the sunken path beneath the bridge prove it to have been established no earlier than 1820, and probably after 1840. This may be a surviving element of a walk around the park for visitors, a walk which would have encompassed the follies and grottoes, as well as providing vistas across plantings and views to the Thames. (1-2)

<1> AOC Archaeology Group, 2012, Eastern Access, Ingress Park, Greenhithe, Kent; Historic Building Record and Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17561.

<2> AOC Archaeology, 2013, Ingress Park Secondary Access, Greenhithe, Kent: Archaeological and Historical Record (Unpublished document). SKE25207.

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