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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 637 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Medieval Timber Hall-Houses, (Site of) 69a Stour Street |
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Summary
During excavations in 1980-81 at the CB/R4 site two possible hall houses were excavated separated by a large flint wall, on the frontage of the site. The frames of both houses rested on small, low dwarf walls. The floors were of brickearth or clay, and each house had a central hearth. Once house had a detached kitchen which contained a well preserved bread oven. Both structures were demolished in the mid to late 17th century. Part of one of the buildings was preserved to cover part of a donkey track (TR 15 NW 638).
| Grid Reference: | TR 14693 57702 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HALL HOUSE (demolished Mid-Late 17th C, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1250 AD? to 1675 AD? (at some time))
- KITCHEN (demolished Mid-Late 16th Century, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1250 AD? to 1675 AD? (at some time))
- OVEN (demolished Mid-Late 17th century, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1250 AD? to 1675 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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During excavations in 1980-81 at the CB/R4 site two possible hall houses were excavated separated by a large flint wall, on the frontage of the site. The frames of both houses rested on small, low dwarf walls. The floors were of brickearth or clay, and each house had a central hearth. Once house had a detached kitchen which contained a well preserved bread oven. Both structures were demolished in the mid to late 17th century. Part of one of the buildings was preserved to cover part of a donkey track (TR 15 NW 638).(1-3)
<1> Bennett. P., 1982, Interim Report on Excavations in 1981 by CAT: 2. 68-69a Stour Street, Arch Cant 97 1981 279-281 plan (P Bennett) (Article in serial). SKE8281.
<2> Bennett. P, 1981, Research and Discoveries in Kent: Interim Report on Excavations in 1980 by CAT: 4. 68-69 Stour Street, Arch Cant 96 1980 406-410 plans (P Bennett) (Article in serial). SKE8280.
<3> Bennett, P., 1981, 69a Stour Street & Adelaide Place, CAT Annual Report 1980-81 (Article in serial). SKE8279.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Bennett. P.. 1982. Interim Report on Excavations in 1981 by CAT: 2. 68-69a Stour Street. XCVII p 279 - 281. Arch Cant 97 1981 279-281 plan (P Bennett). |
| <2> | Article in serial: Bennett. P. 1981. Research and Discoveries in Kent: Interim Report on Excavations in 1980 by CAT: 4. 68-69 Stour Street. XCVI p406-410. Arch Cant 96 1980 406-410 plans (P Bennett). |
| <3> | Article in serial: Bennett, P.. 1981. 69a Stour Street & Adelaide Place. 1980-1981 pages 8-10. CAT Annual Report 1980-81. |
