Between July and October 1982 The Canterbury Archaeological Trust excavated upon the site of the current 1-6 and 10-11 Marlowe Arcade prior to redevelopment of the area. The sitecode was MT82.

The earliest features dated to the pre- and early Roman period and were two structures, B3 and B4. A hearth was also found (1277). 16 pits and two gullies were also found within area MT. A cremation was also excavated and consisted of cremated bones within a pedestal urn which had been set upright in a small hole.

The Hearth was bowl-shaped in plan, a few fragments of bronze slag were located within an adjacent gulley (1210) that were possibly from this hearth.

Blockley, K., Blockley, M., Blockley, P., Frere, S. and Stow, S., 1995, Excavations in the Marlowe Car Park and Surrounding Areas. Part 1: The Excavated Sites (Monograph). SKE29969.