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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 55 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Romano-British bronze figurine and lamp found near St Peter's Hospital, Maidstone |
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Summary
A Romano-British bronze figurine of Sylvanus, 2 inches long, was found circa 1820 together with a Romano-Brirish lamp in a garden beside the chapel of St. Peter's Hospital, now St. Peter's Church.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7556 5563 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- LAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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A Roman bronze figurine of Sylvanus, 2 inches long, was found c.1820 together with a Roman lamp in a garden beside the chapel of St. Peter's Hospital. Area centred TQ 7557 5563. The present whereabouts of the finds has not been discovered. (1)
Additional bibliography. (2)
St. Peter's Hospital is now known as St. Peter's Church (7).
<1> Arch Cant 15 1883 73 (Canon Scott Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE34740.
<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 101 (R E M Wheeler) (OS Card Reference). SKE50988.
<3> Arch Cant 1 1858 166 (Beale Post) (OS Card Reference). SKE34503.
<4> F1 ASP 19.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42172.
<5> BAR 24 A Corpus of Religious Material from the Civilian Areas of Roman Britain 1976 229 (M J Green) (OS Card Reference). SKE37513.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 54 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3823.
<7> Goacher, D.J., 2008, Personal Communication By Heritage Volunteer. (Verbal communication). SKE13345.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 15 1883 73 (Canon Scott Robertson). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 101 (R E M Wheeler). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 1 1858 166 (Beale Post). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 19.02.64. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: BAR 24 A Corpus of Religious Material from the Civilian Areas of Roman Britain 1976 229 (M J Green). |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 54 - February, 1964. |
| <7> | Verbal communication: Goacher, D.J.. 2008. Personal Communication By Heritage Volunteer.. |
