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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 85 SE 303 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post-medieval building at Lenham Court |
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Summary
Post-medieval building at Lenham Court.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8843 5196 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ85SE |
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| Parish: | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BUILDING (Post Medieval to Modern - 1797 AD? to 1940 AD?)
Full description
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Post-medieval building at Lenham Court. Present on tithe map of 1841, 1st-3rd Ed OS 25" (4th Ed unavailable). Location confirmed through geophysics. 5m x 13m. Single-course wide brick foundation. (1)
The building is shown on the OS drawing of 1797.
In 2010 Lenham Archaeological Society excavated a number of trenches over the geophysical anomalies under the lawn. The foundations of the post medieval building were found, along with a possible sump and a 19th century latrine. (2)
<1> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2008, Various finds from Lenham - Lenham Archaeology Society (Unpublished document). SKE16597.
<2> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2011, Discovering Ancient Lenham: Volume 1 Edition 3 (Serial). SKE16752.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2008. Various finds from Lenham - Lenham Archaeology Society. |
| <2> | Serial: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2011. Discovering Ancient Lenham: Volume 1 Edition 3. vol1 edition3. |
