Between 1974 and 1975 Frank Jenkins undertook excavations on the Nave and Chancel of St Pancras Chapel, St Augustine’s Abbey. The latest pit dug contained early fourth century sherds, after this pit was closed it was eventually covered by a low mound of dumped soil. The Chapel of St Pancras was built over this unlevelled surface during the seventh century, the area having been unoccupied since the end of the Roman period.