Title: |
An Archaeological Watching Brief at the Former Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Church Street, Maidstone |
Series: |
Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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DOI |
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken at the former Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital site, Church Street, Maidstone, Kent (NGR TQ 76207 55939). The work was undertaken between the 24th January and 29th February 2008 for CgMs Consulting Ltd. Three trenches were excavated to a cumulative length of 88.5m in advance of a proposed new residential construction (Planning Reference: MA/07/0637) to assess the archaeological potential of the site. Although the site lies within an area of high potential for Roman and medieval remains only one trench revealed features and artefacts of archaeological interest. The underlying natural comprising firm light orange clay with frequent gravels was encountered at a maximum height of 26.24m OD in the north-east of the site falling away to 21.95m OD in the south-west. Above the natural the deposits varied from trench to trench. The archaeological features encountered in Trench 1 include three pits, one posthole and three linear features. Whilst five of the features contained no dating evidence, two pit features contained datable finds. Five pottery sherds were found dating between the mid 14th and early/mid 15th centuries. Four bone fragments and four oyster shell fragments were also found within a pit fill. Twenty-four fragments of 14th to 15th Ceramic Building Material were recovered from one pit with some evidence of post-medieval material intrusion. Six fragments of slightly later 15th to 16th century CBM fragments were found in the other pit. |
Author: |
Katheryn Grant
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Publisher: |
Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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Locations: |
Site: |
Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Church Street, Maidstone |
Parish: |
MAIDSTONE |
District: |
Maidstone |
County: |
Kent |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Aural Hospital site Church Street Maidstone Kent |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Aural Hospital Church Street Maidstone |
Grid Reference: 576207, 155939 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
(Monus)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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CERAMIC
(Object England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Pottery, Cbm, Bone Shell
(Find)
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Later 15th To 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Mid 14th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
14th To 15th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
15th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
archaeol6-41083 |
OBIB: |
report number 2008049 |
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Note: |
grey literature
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |