TR 13 SE 5 - Site of church - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 13 SE 5 - Site of church

Summary

Site of chapel located in the 19th century when sculptured stone and bones were discovered. This is possibly the site of St Mary's Chapel.

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Grid reference	TR 1710 3496 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR13SE
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

CHURCH (CHURCH, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

(TR 17113496) Church (NR) (site of) (1) About 1874, when Canongate Road, Hythe, was under construction through a plot "always called Chapel Field", (a) sculptured stones and some bones were turned up. This may be the site of either the Chapel of St Mary or the Chapel of St Barnard. Only one reference to the latter is known (1685) (b) and may be an error. Leland (c) refers to the former. (2) Nothing visible on ground and no further information on the dedication obtained. (3)

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Archaeol Cant 30 1914 257 261 (G M Livett) (OS Card Reference). SKE37220.

<3> Mr Horton (OS Card Reference). SKE47383.

<4> Hythe Hospital Map 1685 (T Hill) (OS Card Reference). SKE44190.

<5> Leland's "Intinerary" (OS Card Reference). SKE46008.

<6> F1 CFW 18-APR-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42623.

<7> Field report for monument TR 13 SE 5 - April, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5372.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>XY SKE37220 OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cant 30 1914 257 261 (G M Livett). [Mapped feature: #41778 Chapel, ]
<3> SKE47383 OS Card Reference: Mr Horton.
<4> SKE44190 OS Card Reference: Hythe Hospital Map 1685 (T Hill).
<5> SKE46008 OS Card Reference: Leland's "Intinerary".
<6> SKE42623 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 18-APR-1963.
<7> SKE5372 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 SE 5 - April, 1963.