Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

On the CB/R4 site, fragments of earlier medieval buildings (TR 15 NW 637) were used in a complex of industrial buildings. A circular donkey mill was established in the remains of the southern medieval building and a number of other small buildings, including a clay pipe kiln, were built east of it. These buildings were eventually demolished in the 18th century

Monument Types

• CLAY PIPE KILN (demolished 18th, Post Medieval - 1675 AD? to 1799 AD? (at some time))
• DONKEY WHEEL (demolished 18th century, Post Medieval - 1675 AD? to 1799 AD? (at some time))
• INDUSTRIAL SITE (demolished 18th c, Post Medieval - 1675 AD? to 1799 AD? (at some time))

Full description

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On the CB/R4 site, fragments of earlier medieval buildings (TR 15 NW 637) were used in a complex of industrial buildings. A circular donkey mill was established in the remains of the southern medieval building and a number of other small buildings, including a clay pipe kiln, were built east of it. These buildings were eventually demolished in the 18th century. (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.

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