In Summer 1949 a large area between Iron Bar Lane and Canterbury Lane was mechanically cleared and investigated by the Canterbury Excavation Committee, it was known as CXV Area R.
The main feature uncovered was a length of NE to SW oriented Roman street measuring 12.2m; this was joined at right angles to the SE by a further street. The main street was laid down in the mid first century and was resurfaced at least 9 times, gaining a more NE course during its lifespan. The intersecting street was constructed later than the former, during the first half of the second century, and lay over a plough soil. It was subsequently resurfaced at least 4 times. To the NW of the former street a part of a Roman building was revealed in trench R I, it had been erected during the first half of the second century and had a lifespan of 110-220 AD. Evidence for the building included a wall with painted plaster. These streets may eventually have fallen into disuses in the fifth century and a two-period timber hut was built over their intersection. The building was of irregular oblong plan with evidence of two internal partitions and seems to belong to the late Roman period.

Ordnance Survey, 1873, 1st edition map of Canterbury 1873 (Map). SKE30447.

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.