TQ 65 SE 19 - Teston Roman Villa - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 65 SE 19 - Teston Roman Villa

Summary

In excavations in 1872, the remains of an attached Roman bath house were uncovered. In 1991 emergency work on a sewer revealed Roman debris associated with a large building. A 1.5m trench uncovered 4 wall lines, three of which had been robbed out. The remaining wall was built of local ragstone, rendered with mortar and finished with a thin skin of painted wall-plaster. Next to this wall, which appeared to be the outer wall of the structure, was a well preserved floor of opus signinum which had been overlain with tiles in a loose mortar matrix. A possible courtyard was also found made of small ragstone chippings set in clay. Finds included imbrex and tegula, pottery sherds, animal bones, shells and painted plaster. The site suggests a fairly substantial building, possibly linked to the 1872 bath-house find.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 6988 5316 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ65SE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	TESTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> JBAA 29 1873 45-7 71 (J W Grover) plan (OS Card Reference). SKE44928.

<2> Page, W. (ed), 1932, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III, V C H Kent 3 1932 125 126 plan (Monograph). SKE7810.

<3> Maidstone Mus Office 6" (A Warhurst - undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46330.

<4> Maidstone Mus office 6" (L R A Grove - undated) F1 CFW 07 05 59 (OS Card Reference). SKE46331.

<5> JBAA 28 1872 273 282 397 (OS Card Reference). SKE44923.

<6> Page, W. (ed), 1932, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III, VCH Kent 3 1932 page 154 (Monograph). SKe7810.

<7> F2 AC 13.07.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43056.

<8> Mr F Latter, Oral Mr F Latter, Teston, Oral Mr F Latter "The Cabin" Malling Road Teston (Unpublished document). SKE7906.

<9> F3 CFW 12.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43382.

<10> Arch Cant 89 1974 206 (M A Ocock) (OS Card Reference). SKE35975.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 65 SE 19 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3432.

<13> JBBA vol 29 (OS Card Reference). SKE45018.

<14> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Archaeological Evaluation at Teston, Maidstone, Kent, CAT Report 1991 (Unpublished document). SKE7905.

<15> David Staveley, 2012, A Geophysical Survey on Teston Roman Villa (Unpublished document). SKE17573.

<16> David Staveley, 2013, A Geophysical Survey on Teston Roman Villa (Unpublished document). SKE25171.

Sources/Archives (15)

<1> SKE44928 OS Card Reference: JBAA 29 1873 45-7 71 (J W Grover) plan.
<2> SKE7810 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1932. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III. V C H Kent 3 1932 125 126 plan.
<3> SKE46330 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus Office 6" (A Warhurst - undated).
<4> SKE46331 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Mus office 6" (L R A Grove - undated) F1 CFW 07 05 59.
<5>XY SKE44923 OS Card Reference: JBAA 28 1872 273 282 397. [Mapped feature: #13500 Villa, ]
<6> SKE7810 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1932. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III. VCH Kent 3 1932 page 154.
<7> SKE43056 OS Card Reference: F2 AC 13.07.59.
<8> SKE7906 Unpublished document: Mr F Latter. Oral Mr F Latter, Teston. Oral Mr F Latter "The Cabin" Malling Road Teston.
<9> SKE43382 OS Card Reference: F3 CFW 12.02.64.
<10> SKE35975 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 89 1974 206 (M A Ocock).
<12> SKE3432 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 SE 19 - February, 1964.
<13> SKE45018 OS Card Reference: JBBA vol 29.
<14> SKE7905 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Archaeological Evaluation at Teston, Maidstone, Kent. CAT Report 1991.
<15> SKE17573 Unpublished document: David Staveley. 2012. A Geophysical Survey on Teston Roman Villa.
<16> SKE25171 Unpublished document: David Staveley. 2013. A Geophysical Survey on Teston Roman Villa.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Teston Roman Villa Bathhouse (Monument) (TQ 65 SE 76)

Related Events/Activities (5)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation of Roman Remains at Teston (Ref: 279) (EKE5820)
Intrusive Event: FREMLING HOP GARDEN (Ref: EI 14907) (EKE3911)
Intrusive Event: FREMLING HOP GARDEN (Ref: EI 14908) (EKE3912)
Non-Intrusive Event: Further resistivity survey at Teston Roman villa (EKE13047)
Non-Intrusive Event: Resistivity survey at Teston Roman villa (EKE11952)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2021 11:05AM