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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NE 30
Type of record:Monument
Name:Anglo Saxon Burial Ground, Wheeler Street, Maidstone

Summary

Anglo Saxon burial ground. Anglo-Saxon burials (skeletons, weapons, brooch with garnets, shoeshaped stud, bronze wheel ornament, wire bracelet) were found in 1823 on the site of Lancastrian School and on the east side of Wheeler Street, Maidstone, in 1836. Urns, one with two handles, were also found. A 6th century AD circular brooch, a bone pendant, a buckle, a stud and a wheel ornament from this site are in Maidstone Museum.

The site lies on a gentle south-west slope towards the River Medway.

Grid Reference:TQ 7626 5616
Map Sheet:TQ75NE
Parish:MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Finds

  • (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BRACELET (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • PENDANT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STUD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNASSIGNED (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • URN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 599 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 76265617]. Anglo Saxon burial ground [NR] (1) Anglo-Saxon burials (skeletons, weapons, brooch with garnets, shoeshaped stud, bronze wheel ornament, wire bracelet) were found in 1823 on the site of Lancastrian School and on the east side of Wheeler Street, Maidstone, in 1836. Urns, one with two handles, were also found. The objects are in Maidstone Museum.(2-5) Vinters Boys Secondary School, formerly Lancastrian School, (building dated 1823) is centred at TQ 76285616 on the E side of Wheeler Street. (The OS siting is incorrect). On display in Maidstone Museum are a 6th c. AD circular brooch, a bone pendant, a buckle, a stud and a wheel ornament from this site. (Accession numbers AS 283-287). (6) Additional bibliography. (7-10)


<1> OS 1:1250 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48175.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (RA Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50874.

<3> Arch 30 1844 535 (T Charles) (OS Card Reference). SKE34391.

<4> Arch Cant 1 1858 166 (Beale Poste) (OS Card Reference). SKE34504.

<5> Arch Cant 15 1883 72 (WAS Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE34739.

<6> F1 ASP 24-FEB-1964 (OS Card Reference). SKE42259.

<8> BAR AS Garnet Inlaid Disc & Composite Brooches 1975 21 (R Avent) (OS Card Reference). SKE37588.

<9> Anglo Saxon Jewellery 1950 113 illus (R Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE33078.

<10> Arch of Kent 1930 234 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36897.

<11> Med Arch 21 1977 22 (R Avent D Leigh) (OS Card Reference). SKE46755.

<12> Field report on TQ 75 NE 30 - 24-FEB-1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6475.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1957.
<2>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 385 (RA Smith).
<3>OS Card Reference: Arch 30 1844 535 (T Charles).
<4>XYOS Card Reference: Arch Cant 1 1858 166 (Beale Poste). [Mapped feature: #19200 Cemetery, ]
<5>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 15 1883 72 (WAS Robertson).
<6>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24-FEB-1964.
<8>OS Card Reference: BAR AS Garnet Inlaid Disc & Composite Brooches 1975 21 (R Avent).
<9>OS Card Reference: Anglo Saxon Jewellery 1950 113 illus (R Jessup).
<10>OS Card Reference: Arch of Kent 1930 234 (RF Jessup).
<11>OS Card Reference: Med Arch 21 1977 22 (R Avent D Leigh).
<12>Bibliographic reference: Field report on TQ 75 NE 30 - 24-FEB-1964.