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Monument details

HER Number:TR 13 NW 6
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of fishpond and shrine

Summary

Site of fishpond; shrine (mentioned 1550)

Grid Reference:TR 1389 3820
Map Sheet:TR13NW
Parish:POSTLING, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • FISHPOND (FISHPOND, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • SHRINE (SHRINE, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Full description

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[TR 13753871] Banked enclosure, 150 by 60 paces. (1) Enclosure and building shown on sheet and named "Shrine or Suringe". (2) Enclosure visible. (3) [Field centred: TR 13733870] Fishpond Meadow [TR 13893820] Shrine (4) A short distance S of Postling Church on the other side of what was the village common, stands a small building called Shrine Farm beside an old bridle path. There is strong reason for supposing that it was one of the recognised houses of rest for Canterbury pilgrims landing at any of the ports of SE Kent. (5) The retaining banks of the fishpond have been almost ploughed out but can still be traced, giving the feature a length of about 140.0m and a width of about 45.0m. The pond lay alongside a stream which flowed around the S and W sides. The Postling Tithe Map (Authy 4) shows 'Shrine' as the small building at TR 13893820 on the OS 6" Prov. It no longer exists. The `F.P.', running SE-NW, 90.0m to the N of it is clearly a Bridle Road. (6)


<1> Pte. 6" (Kent Arch. Soc. 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE48891.

<2> 2" Map of Kent sheet 19 (1769) (J. Andrews A. Drury, W. Herbert) (OS Card Reference). SKE32748.

<3> APs 541/484 (4199-4201 (4242-4244 (OS Card Reference). SKE34283.

<4> Tithe Map for Postling, 1838. Canterbury Cathedral Chapter Library (OS Card Reference). SKE50579.

<5> Home Counties Magazine. Vol.5, No.19, July 1903. (A.R. Cheney) (OS Card Reference). SKE44178.

<6> F1 ASP 07-DEC-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE41979.

<7> Field report for monument TR 13 NW 6 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5358.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Pte. 6" (Kent Arch. Soc. 1950).
<2>XYOS Card Reference: 2" Map of Kent sheet 19 (1769) (J. Andrews A. Drury, W. Herbert). [Mapped feature: #41527 shrine, ]
<3>OS Card Reference: APs 541/484 (4199-4201 (4242-4244.
<4>OS Card Reference: Tithe Map for Postling, 1838. Canterbury Cathedral Chapter Library.
<5>OS Card Reference: Home Counties Magazine. Vol.5, No.19, July 1903. (A.R. Cheney).
<6>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07-DEC-62.
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 NW 6 - December, 1962.