In April 1957 a segmented trench was dug by the Canterbury Excavation Committee on the site of the current 1 Marlowe Arcade. Evidence of a building of Roman date was seen with a brown occupation earth, post hole, loam floor and the remains of an oven. A cobble floor was also revealed, possibly belonging to the 1st century timber building, it was covered with a thick occupation layer which contained Samian sherds. This was overlain by a collapsed clay wall containing a pot dated to c. 60-75 AD, probably the time when the building went out of use.

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.