Monument record TR 13 SE 201 - Modern ragstone wall, floor remnant and chimney/fireplace foundations and Late C19th deposits,Hythe Forge, Chapel Street, Hythe

Summary

Late C19th ragstone wall, floor remnant and 2 chimney/fireplace foundations of the recently demolished forge. Late C19th deposits exposed but not excavated.

Location

Grid reference TR 15967 34694 (point)
Map sheet TR13SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

The ragstone wall ran the length of the western edge of the site which sat directly on the Victorian deposits. The walls survived as 3 roughly hewn ragstone blocks in a sandy lime mortar. Remnant of a light whitish grey mortar floor also survived in the NW corner formed by the two walls. Foundations for two brick and ragstone chinmeys/fireplaces. Separating wall bewteen them had been robbed out. The walls, floor remains and the chimney/fireplace foundations are the remains of the recently demolished forge buildings. The Late Victorian deposits are not described in the report. (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2004, Archaeological watching brief of land at Hythe Forge, Chapel Street, Hythe, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE15649.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2004. Archaeological watching brief of land at Hythe Forge, Chapel Street, Hythe, Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological watching brief of land at Hythe Forge, Chapel Street, Hythe, Kent (EKE10015)

Record last edited

May 12 2010 4:18PM