Monument record TR 15 NE 1976 - Post-medieval features at Canterbury Cathedral Welcome Centre
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 1500 5786 (11m by 12m) |
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Map sheet | TR15NE |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- WALL (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? (About) to 1699 AD? (About))
- DRAIN (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? (About) to 1699 AD? (About))
- STRUCTURE (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? (About) to 1899 AD? (About))
- FLOOR? (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? (About) to 1899 AD? (About))
- FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? (About) to 1899 AD? (About))
- YARD? (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? (About) to 1899 AD? (About))
Full Description
Post-medieval features were excavated in 2016 at Canterbury Cathedral Welcome Centre. The features include walls, a drain, a brick tank, and another brick feature. Some of the features date from the early post-medieval period - 16th-17th century - whilst others appear to date from the 19th century.
The 16th-17th century features include walls thought to be associated with post-medieval shops, a property wall (the lower levels of the extant wall for the building in which pit 7 was located), and a drain.
The later features (mainly 19th century), include a vaulted brick tank, brickwork, yard surfaces, and a curved brick feature.
The vaulted brick tank is thought to have potentially have formed the tank for a water closet.
One of the yard surfaces was found to contain animal remains, tile, brick, and a copper alloy pin with globular heads. It is unclear when this yard surface dated from, however, it may be 19th century or earlier.
The brickwork may have formed a floor surface.
The curving brick feature may have formed the wall of an unidentified structure.
Medieval features were also excavated at the site (TR 15 NE 1975). (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd, 2016, Canterbury Cathedral Welcome Centre Archaeological evaluation report (Unpublished document). SKE52682.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE52682 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd. 2016. Canterbury Cathedral Welcome Centre Archaeological evaluation report.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation of Canterbury Cathedral Welcome Centre (Ref: CC-WC-EV16) (EKE22492)
Record last edited
Jan 29 2025 11:38AM