Monument record TR 15 NE 1496 - Roman Walls in former Simon Langton's School Yard, Gravel Walk

Summary

The most important discoveries were those of a Roman street and of six Anglo-Saxon huts of the sixth and seventh centuries which lay in the demolished remains of a Roman building lying NW of the street.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1500 5760 (29m by 22m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

In 1960 excavations were undertaken in the yard of the former Simon Langton School by The Canterbury Excavation Committee. The site was coded CXXXI and CXXXIIS. The site lay within the precincts of the pre-Reformation Austin Friary, but few remains of this period were found. The most important discoveries were those of a Roman street and of six Anglo-Saxon huts of the sixth and seventh centuries which lay in the demolished remains of a Roman building lying NW of the street. The latter was a continuation of the NE to SW street found on Site CXVR, but on the present site there was a greatly reduced thickness of metalling.


Cross, R., Canterbury : St George's Street, Simon Langton Boys School (Machine readable data file). SKE30420.

Rady, J., DB1 (Digital archive). SKE29774.

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.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Digital archive: Rady, J.. DB1.
  • --- 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.
  • --- Machine readable data file: Cross, R.. Canterbury : St George's Street, Simon Langton Boys School.
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. 1873. 1st edition map of Canterbury 1873. 1:2000.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Former Simon Langton School Yard (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13753)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Simon Langton School (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13741)

Record last edited

Mar 9 2015 12:20PM