Monument record TQ 75 NE 395 - Maidstone Barracks (Site of)

Summary

Site of barracks first built in 1797 as barracks for the local West Kent Militia and cavalry. By 1813 it was being used for training army horses and as a depot for cavalry units for India.

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Grid reference TQ 756 564 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Oxford Archaeological South, 2016, First World War Wireless Stations in England. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31551.

<1> Clark, P. & Murfin, L., 1995, The History of Maidstone: The Making of a Modern County Town (Monograph). SKE8080.

<2> Russell, J. M., 1881 & 1978, The History of Maidstone, Page 368 (Monograph). SKE8081.

<3> Douvet, J., 1998, British Barracks 1600 - 1914, Page 81-2, 104, 196 (Monograph). SKE8083.

<3> Oxford Archaeology, 2002, James Whatman Way, Maidstone: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKe8082.

<4> Douvet, J., 1998, British Barracks 1600 - 1914, Page 81-2, 104, 196 (Monograph). SKe8083.

<4> Oxford Archaeology, 2002, James Whatman Way, Maidstone: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE8082.

<5> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2010, Land off James Whatman Way, Maidstone, Kent: Assessment of an Archaeological Investigation (Unpublished document). SKE16381.

<6> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2010, Rediscovering The Cavalry Barracks: Archaeological Investigations Adjacent to James Whatman Way, Maidstone (Unpublished document). SKE17121.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological South. 2016. First World War Wireless Stations in England..
  • <1> Monograph: Clark, P. & Murfin, L.. 1995. The History of Maidstone: The Making of a Modern County Town.
  • <2> Monograph: Russell, J. M.. 1881 & 1978. The History of Maidstone. Page 368.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2002. James Whatman Way, Maidstone: Archaeological Evaluation.
  • <3> Monograph: Douvet, J.. 1998. British Barracks 1600 - 1914. Page 81-2, 104, 196.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2002. James Whatman Way, Maidstone: Archaeological Evaluation.
  • <4> Monograph: Douvet, J.. 1998. British Barracks 1600 - 1914. Page 81-2, 104, 196.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2010. Land off James Whatman Way, Maidstone, Kent: Assessment of an Archaeological Investigation.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2010. Rediscovering The Cavalry Barracks: Archaeological Investigations Adjacent to James Whatman Way, Maidstone.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at James Whatman Way, Maidstone (Ref: OA Job 1182) (EKE5892)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation off James Whatman Way, Maidstone (Ref: KMBM 10) (EKE10656)

Record last edited

Mar 29 2016 2:54PM