TR 15 NW 1977 - Roman Forum, High Street/Guildhall Street

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Monument record TR 15 NW 1977 - Roman Forum, High Street/Guildhall Street

Summary

Only random traces have been found of the Roman Forum and Basilica at Canterbury. Pilbrow discovered foundations in 1868 and more recently work along the sewer system has revealed further evidence of the Forum complex. These mostly consist of large expanses of courtyard gravel, a stone-paved portico and blocks of masonry lie below the County hotel, Museum environs and in cellars below the High Street.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 1488 5785 (154m by 119m) (14 map features)
Map sheet	TR15NW
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Jenkins, F., Jenkins Archive Material (Unpublished document). SKE30008.

Unknown, Unpublished map of Roman Canterbury (Cartographic materials). SKE30650.

Brent, J., 1861, Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants (Article in serial). SKE17548.

Pilbrow, J., 1871, Discoveries made during excavations at Canterbury in 1868 (Serial). SKE30226.

Ordnance Survey, 1874, 1st Edition Map of Canterbury 1874 (Map). SKE30106.

Roach Smith, C., 1883, On Roman Tessellated Pavements (Serial). SKE29798.

Robertson, S., 1883, Roman Canterbury (Durovernum) (Serial). SKE29799.

Bennett, P., 1984, 9 High Street (Article in serial). SKE30651.

Andrews, G., 1985, An Assessment. Gazetteer of Excavations. Prehistoric, Belgic and Roman Excavations (Monograph). SKE30006.

Frere, S., Bennett, P., Rady, J., Stow, S., 1987, Excavations Intra- and Extra-mural Sites 1949-55 and 1980-84 (Monograph). SKE29800.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Excavations at No. 11 The High Street, Canterbury (Excavation archive). SKE30011.

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.

Sources/Archives (12)

--- SKE17548 Article in serial: Brent, J.. 1861. Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants. Arch Cant 4: 27-42.
--- SKE29798 Serial: Roach Smith, C.. 1883. On Roman Tessellated Pavements.
--- SKE29799 Serial: Robertson, S.. 1883. Roman Canterbury (Durovernum).
--- SKE29800 Monograph: Frere, S., Bennett, P., Rady, J., Stow, S.. 1987. Excavations Intra- and Extra-mural Sites 1949-55 and 1980-84.
--- SKE29969 Monograph: 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.
--- SKE30006 Monograph: Andrews, G.. 1985. An Assessment. Gazetteer of Excavations. Prehistoric, Belgic and Roman Excavations.
--- SKE30008 Unpublished document: Jenkins, F.. Jenkins Archive Material.
--- SKE30011 Excavation archive: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Excavations at No. 11 The High Street, Canterbury.
--- SKE30106 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1874. 1st Edition Map of Canterbury 1874.
--- SKE30226 Serial: Pilbrow, J.. 1871. Discoveries made during excavations at Canterbury in 1868.
--- SKE30650 Cartographic materials: Unknown. Unpublished map of Roman Canterbury.
--- SKE30651 Article in serial: Bennett, P.. 1984. 9 High Street. Canterbury's Archaeology 1983-84.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Roman courtyard surface and Forum wall, 11 High Street, corner of Guildhall Street (Monument) (TR 15 NW 2177)

Related Events/Activities (9)

Intrusive Event: 32-33 High Street (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13531)
Intrusive Event: 34a High Street (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13975)
Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation at No. 11 High Street, Canterbury, 1992 (Ref: CAT: 115 / site code: GS92) (EKE13533)
Intrusive Event: County Hotel, 30 High Street, 1758 (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13439)
Intrusive Event: County Hotel, 30 High Street, 1951-8 (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13440)
Intrusive Event: High Street, County Hotel (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13974)
Intrusive Event: High Street, near County Hotel (no.30), 1868 (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13973)
Intrusive Event: No 9 High Street (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13976)
Intrusive Event: Opposite 34a High Street (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13972)

Record last edited

May 3 2024 11:37AM