TQ 65 NE 7 - Romano-British Cremation burials, St Leonards Street, West Malling

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Monument record TQ 65 NE 7 - Romano-British Cremation burials, St Leonards Street, West Malling

Summary

In 1892 workmen laying gas-pipes in St Leonards Street, unearthed remains of Romano-British cremations halfway between St Leonards Tower and the carriage entrance to Malling Place(House) and about 2 metres from the stone wall opposite. Arch.Cant does not mention other site details. The finds comprised a large and a small vase of Upchurch ware. Both contained calcined bones. There was also a samian patera and a 1st century black bear rim jar. Some items are kept in store at Maidstone Museum. (See also TQ 65 NE 4)

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Grid reference	TQ 6769 5716 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ65NE
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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[TQ 67695716] Roman cremation burials found A.D. 1892 [T.I.] (1) Two Roman cremation burials (mid 1st c. A.D.) where found in 1892 by workmen laying gas mains "halfway between the carriage entrance to Malling House and St. Leonards's Tower," (3) and about six feet from the stone wall opposite. The urns comprised a large and a small vase of Upchurch ware, both containing calcined bones; accompanied by a samian patera with an indistinct maker's mark (early form Drag 18) and a 1st c. black bear rim jar, now in store in Maidstone Museum. (2,3,4) No further information could be obtained regarding these burials. (5)

<1> OS 6" 1936 (OS Card Reference). SKE48337.

<2> Inf H C H Oliver (OS Card Reference). SKE44320.

<3> Arch Cant 21 1895 lv-lvi (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE34833.

<4> Folkestone Observer 17 9 1892 (OS Card Reference). SKE43435.

<5> VCH Kent 3 1932 160 (M V Taylor, R F Jessup & C F C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51073.

<6> Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in prog. (OS Card Reference). SKE46311.

<7> F1 FGA 18.03.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42935.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 7 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3292.

Sources/Archives (8)

<1> SKE48337 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936.
<2> SKE44320 OS Card Reference: Inf H C H Oliver.
<3> SKE34833 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 21 1895 lv-lvi (G Payne).
<4> SKE43435 OS Card Reference: Folkestone Observer 17 9 1892.
<5> SKE51073 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 160 (M V Taylor, R F Jessup & C F C Hawkes).
<6> SKE46311 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Arch Gaz MS in prog..
<7> SKE42935 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 18.03.64.
<8>XY SKE3292 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 7 - March, 1964. [Mapped feature: #11979 burials, ]