TQ 75 NE 32 - Romano-British Cremation Burials near the junction of Earl Street and Pudding Lane, Maidstone

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Monument record TQ 75 NE 32 - Romano-British Cremation Burials near the junction of Earl Street and Pudding Lane, Maidstone

Summary

Romano-British cremation burials are indicated by urns found in 1715 below the foundations of a warehouse at the junction of Earl Street (then Bullock Lane) and Pudding Lane. The urns are said to have contained ashes, and human remains were scattered nearby. In 1932 Romano-British burial groups were uncovered during the relaying of a gas main in the roadway at the Earl Street end of Havock Lane, and in the subsequent construction of Museum Street.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7589 5585 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TQ75NE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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CREMATION (CREMATION, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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

<2> Pte 6" Maidstone Museum (L R A Grove undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE48890.

<3> Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated (OS Card Reference). SKE46417.

<5> Inf Mr Crowhurst Vetinary Surgeon Museum St Maidstone (OS Card Reference). SKE44335.

<6> VCH Kent III 1932 101 (OS Card Reference). SKE51180.

<7> F1 ASP 25.02.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42271.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 31 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3802.

<9> Lawson-Price Environmental, 1994, Desk based assessment of land around the Fremlins Brewery for Whitbread Development Ltd (Unpublished document). SKE6889.

<10> 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Desk Based Assessment of Land bounded by Earl Street, Week Street, St.Faith Streets & New Spine Road, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document).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 (9)

<1> SKE48176 OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1958.
<2> SKE48890 OS Card Reference: Pte 6" Maidstone Museum (L R A Grove undated).
<3> SKE46417 OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum Arch Gazetteer (in progress) Anon undated.
<5> SKE44335 OS Card Reference: Inf Mr Crowhurst Vetinary Surgeon Museum St Maidstone.
<6> SKE51180 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent III 1932 101.
<7> SKE42271 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 25.02.64.
<8> SKE3802 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 31 - February, 1964.
<9>XY SKE6889 Unpublished document: Lawson-Price Environmental. 1994. Desk based assessment of land around the Fremlins Brewery for Whitbread Development Ltd. [Mapped feature: #19202 burials, ]
<10> 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.