Monument record TR 37 SE 35 - Anglo Saxon inhumation cemetery, Gas (Gorse) Alley, Margate
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3573 7089 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR37SE |
| Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
TR 35737089. There is a tradition that many skeletons were found in Gas (Gorse) Alley in 1840 when the Gas Company laid pipes. The burials were said to be side by side, and to have spears with them. Two human skeletons with an iron knife found in Gasworks Yard. These are to be associated with the above. Classified as "Inhumation Cemetery". (1,2) TR 358709. Anglo-Saxon burials discovered in the C19th (3). Information can be gleaned from authorities 1 and 2. (4). Additional reference (5).
<1> CW Phillips DA Index (OS Card Reference). SKE39539.
<2> Isle of Thanet Gaz Jan 1923 (A Rowe) (OS Card Reference). SKE44780.
<3> Gaz of Early AS Burials Sites 1964 128 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43553.
<4> Thanet The Arch Heritage c1982 4 (Thanet Dist Coun & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49892.
<5> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 8 (OS Card Reference). SKE44719.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1>XY SKE39539 OS Card Reference: CW Phillips DA Index. [Mapped feature: #66901 cemetery, ]
- <2> SKE44780 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Gaz Jan 1923 (A Rowe).
- <3> SKE43553 OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early AS Burials Sites 1964 128 (A Meaney).
- <4> SKE49892 OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c1982 4 (Thanet Dist Coun & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
- <5> SKE44719 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 8.
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Record last edited
Aug 13 2024 8:25AM