Features relating to a medieval building were excavated at St Peter's Methodist Church, Canterbury in 2002. The building was thought to have two or more rooms and is described as "substantial". The floor surfaces were chalk and clay respectively and were divided by an internal partition wall formed of chalk block foundations. Several other walls were present at the site and appeared to be part of the same building. One was formed of roughly coursed chalk blocks on a raised gravel footing. Another of the walls was comprised of randomly coursed chalk and flint with an observed width of 0.42m and a minimum height of 0.14m, and was aligned NE-SW. Also present at the site was the potential clay footing for a ground beam or timber upright. Further chalk flooring appears to have been present to the north of the site, extending southwards. The other feature identified at the site was a peg-tile hearth, thought to represent part of the service range near to the western wall of the structure. The hearth measured 0.6x0.6m and was inset into a chalk floor with a peg-tile base.
The building appears to have fronted the street as the western side of the strcuture was aligned parallel with the modern line of St Peter's Grove. Further walls were identified to the east of the structure; these have been interpreted as an outhouse or an extension to the rear of the main building.
Finds associated with the site include brick and mortar fragments, charcoal, daub.
The main building is thought to have existed between the early 15th century and the mid 16th century. It is thought to have been demolished by the late 16th century, an event which may have been associated with the demolition of Greyfriars Monastery. Following its demolition, the area in which the structure stood was converted into gardens, which appears to have been its function prior to the construction of the house in the late medieval period. The only features present in the post-medieval period were rubbish pits, a brick soakaway and a wall foundation. (1, 2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, Archaeological watching brief of ground works at St Peter's Methodist Church, St Peter's Grove, Canterbury (Unpublished document). SKE54988.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, St Peter's Methodist Church, St Peter's Street (Canterbury) (Unpublished document). SKE55628.