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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 400 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Early Norman Building, Near The Old Palace, Maidstone |
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Summary
The remains of an early Norman building consisting of portions of the two side walls of a building of indeterminate length running north-south. One of the walls formed the boundary of the churchyard of All Saints Church (TQ 75 NE 40) and the other forming the eastern end of the Dungeon (TQ 75 NE 46).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7595 5542 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full description
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The remains of an early Norman building consisting of portions of the two side walls of a building of indeterminate length running north-south. One of the walls formed the boundary of the churchyard of All Saints Church (TQ 75 NE 40) and the other forming the eastern end of the Dungeon (TQ 75 NE 46).(1)
In 1989 the Maidstone Area Archaeological Group excavated a under of pits either side, to the north and south, of the Dungeon. In addition to a number of garden features and ditches ragstone foundations were found in both area which may be form the early Norman building. (2)
<1> Livett, G. M. Rev., 1899, Early-Norman Masonry At Maidstone (Article in serial). SKE11888.
<2> Maidstone Area Archaeological Group, 1989, Excavations at The Old Palace, Maidstone, 1989 (Unpublished document). SKE11887.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Livett, G. M. Rev.. 1899. Early-Norman Masonry At Maidstone. XXIV pages 91 - 95. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Maidstone Area Archaeological Group. 1989. Excavations at The Old Palace, Maidstone, 1989. |
