TQ 75 NE 31 - Roman Urns found in St Faith's Street, Maidstone

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Monument record TQ 75 NE 31 - Roman Urns found in St Faith's Street, Maidstone

Summary

Romano-British Urns are reported as being found c. A.D. 1850. Two Roman urns were found in St. Faith's Street, Maidstone, while excavating for a building, opposite to the top of what was the Green. Likewise, about twenty years before, a few small urns, were found in digging foundations for four of five houses higher up the street.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7598 5598 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ75NE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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CINERARY URN (CINERARY URN, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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<1> OS 1:1250 1958 (OS Card Reference). SKE48176.

<2> Arch 30 1844 535-6 (T Charles) (OS Card Reference). SKE34392.

<3> Arch Cant 1 1858 164 (Beale Poste) (OS Card Reference). SKE34501.

<4> F1 ASP 24.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42250.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 30 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3801.

<6> Lawson-Price Environmental, 1994, Desk based assessment of land around the Fremlins Brewery for Whitbread Development Ltd (Unpublished document). SKE6889.

<7> Lawson-Price Environmental, 1998, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment of Land bounded by Earl Street, Week Street, St.Faith Streets & New Spine Road, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE7289.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SKE48176 OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1958.
<2>XY SKE34392 OS Card Reference: Arch 30 1844 535-6 (T Charles). [Mapped feature: #19201 Roman finds, ]
<3> SKE34501 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 1 1858 164 (Beale Poste).
<4> SKE42250 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24.02.64.
<5> SKE3801 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 30 - February, 1964.
<6> SKE6889 Unpublished document: Lawson-Price Environmental. 1994. Desk based assessment of land around the Fremlins Brewery for Whitbread Development Ltd.
<7> SKE7289 Unpublished document: Lawson-Price Environmental. 1998. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment of Land bounded by Earl Street, Week Street, St.Faith Streets & New Spine Road, Maidstone, Kent.