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Monument record TQ 76 NW 22 - Probable chapel site, Nashenden, Rochester
Summary
A chapel at Nashenden, shown on a city survey of 1882, and on the last Ordnance Survey map. No trace now remains. Investigation identified walls made of flint, stone and tile courses with a core of rubble and flint with mortar of whole shells, similar to that used in the building of Rochester Castle. Documentary references refer to a Chapel in the 12th and early 15th centuries. There are no extant remains of this chapel, and the date of foundation or dedication was not ascertained during fieldwork.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7315 6588 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NW |
| Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> O.S. 6" 1898 (OS Card Reference). SKE47815.
<2> O.S. 6" 1938-9 (OS Card Reference). SKE47829.
<3> Map of Nashenden 1596 by Philip Symonson (Property of Rochester Bridgewardens). (OS Card Reference). SKE46530.
<4> The Records of Rochester Diocese p.248 (Rev.C.H.Fielding) (OS Card Reference). SKE50486.
<5> Kentish Pilgrim Land 1925 pp.249-51. Map & plan (W.Coles Finch) (OS Card Reference). SKE45970.
<6> Arch. Cant. Vol.44 1932 p.46 (Saxon Churches in the Textus Roffensis) (OS Card Reference). SKE37111.
<7> F1 AC 22.09.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41821.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 22 - September, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4090.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SKE47815 OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1898.
- <2> SKE47829 OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1938-9.
- <3> SKE46530 OS Card Reference: Map of Nashenden 1596 by Philip Symonson (Property of Rochester Bridgewardens)..
- <4> SKE50486 OS Card Reference: The Records of Rochester Diocese p.248 (Rev.C.H.Fielding).
- <5> SKE45970 OS Card Reference: Kentish Pilgrim Land 1925 pp.249-51. Map & plan (W.Coles Finch).
- <6>XY SKE37111 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. Vol.44 1932 p.46 (Saxon Churches in the Textus Roffensis). [Mapped feature: #22532 site of chapel, ]
- <7> SKE41821 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 22.09.59.
- <8> SKE4090 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 NW 22 - September, 1959.
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Record last edited
Jul 23 2021 3:20PM