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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 750 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | A Roman road found in 1892 beneath the Guildhall, Rochester |
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Summary
A small section of what is thought to have been a Roman road was found in 1892 beneath the Guildhall, Rochester.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7422 6873 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROAD? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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A small section of what is thought to have been a Roman road was found in 1892 c.2.13m beneath the Guildhall, Rochester. It was identified as a section of Watling Street but is north of the presently understood alignment for this route. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2007, An Archaeological desk-based study of a site at the junction of George Lane and Corporation Street, Rochester, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16312.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2007. An Archaeological desk-based study of a site at the junction of George Lane and Corporation Street, Rochester, Kent. |
