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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 594 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman street running north-west to south-west |
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Summary
Roman Street
| Grid Reference: | TR 1495 5782 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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During a watching brief on hand dug pits of support posts at 8/8A Mercery Lane substantial metallings of a major Roman street aligned north-east to south-west were found. This street a continuation of that seperating the Theatre and Temple Precinct from the Forum Basilica and Public Baths had been located in 1987 at Nos 1-2 High St.
Overlying the street were deposits of dark loam containing building debris and abrased mortar consistant with the gradual decay and collapse of buildings. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Canterbury's Archaeology 1988-1989, Pages 4-5 (Monograph). SKE6722.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Canterbury's Archaeology 1988-1989. Pages 4-5. |
