Monument record TR 15 NE 1950 - Medieval wall at Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road Wall

Summary

The medieval wall at Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road. The aall was excavated as part of an archaeological watching brief comprising repairs to the modern wall (constructed on top of the medieval wall).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1567 5792 (3m by 3m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The medieval wall at Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road Wall was excavated by Canterbury Archaeological Trust as part of an archaeological watching brief comprising repairs to the modern wall (constructed on top of the medieval wall).

The medieval wall "was represented by chalk and flint rubble bonded with orange-brown mortar.
The remains could have formed part of the original fourteenth-century boundary wall, although they were different to those observed previously during work associated with the insertion of dark fibre cabling in 2012. The remains revealed in 2012 were offset from the original wall, and more substantial. Those revealed during the current period of work perhaps instead represented a later, post-fourteenthcentury, rebuild" (from the original report). The original wall footings are described as standing to around 0.33m in height observed in the first of the two pits which were monitored in the watching brief. (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd, 2016, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road Wall Watching brief report (Unpublished document). SKE52672.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd. 2016. Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road Wall Watching brief report.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief report on Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road Wall (Ref: Project Code: CCCU NHRW WB16) (EKE22484)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 11:37AM