In 1902 it is reported that a house called 'Rookelands' was constructed and during excavations for the building several interesting items were unearthed. These included coins, tokens, a silver spur, old fashioned clay water pipes, curious flat brick drains and a quantity of rag stone; old foundaions were met with, and in digging for the cellar, a sepulchral urn was found, made of black unglazed clay, containing what appeared to be burned bones, portions of an iron breast plate, on which was riveted two copper discs about the size of a penny'.

Cozens, W., 1906, Old Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30861.

Woodruff, C. E., 1939, The Register and Chartulary of the Hospital of St Laurence, Canterbury (Article in serial). SKE30862.