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a series of photographs of Trottiscliffe Church
together with elaborate measurements made at the request of Canon G. M.
Livett, by the donor, Canon F. F. Key; Archaeologia Cantiana (8
Vols.) (presented by Mr. G. C. Bennett), and 16 Vols. (presented by Mr.
Henry S. Gunnis).
The Accounts show a satisfactory result, due mainly to the
wartime reduction in content of the 1942 volume of Archaeologia
Cantiana. A new volume, similarly limited in content, is on the
point of issue to members.
It had been confidently hoped that 1943 would see the
publication by the Records Branch of Volume XVI of Kent Records, The
Register of Daniel Rough, but the difficult conditions under which
the General Editor, the Special Editor, and the printers alike have been
working made publication during the year impossible. It is, however,
expected that the volume will be issued during the late Summer of 1944,
and the Records Committee hope that subscribers will find the interest
and scope of the volume some compensation for the delay in its
publication.
The records preservation work continues unabated, and still
remains, in present circumstances, one of the most important sides of
the work of the Records Branch.
The Chief Engineer of the Southern Railway reported in May,
1943, that "recently a small cavity showed itself in the 4 ft. of
the Up Hastings branch near the East Yard signal box at Tonbridge
Station. On examination it was found that under the line was an old
brick chamber, approximately 12 ft. by 8 ft., which it is thought formed
part of the old St. Mary Magdalene Priory. Unfortunately in the
interests of safety, it became necessary for me to have the cavity
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A plan of the site and chamber has been
received by the Society.
Part of the brick walling of a Roman building has been
uncovered on the site of the gas works at Snodland. Further particulars
will, it is hoped, be available at a later date.
CORRECTION. In the Report for 1942, page 2,
paragraph numbered (5), line 3, insert "to" before
"just."
The site of a medieval habitation has been disclosed at
Monkton Marshes, Thanet, on an alluvial mound shown on the 1"
Ordnance Survey map, 19 ft. O.D. and ¼ mile N.N.W. of Plucks Gutter on
the Stour. Mr. P. Brachi of Walton on Thames, who had noticed that
digging was taking place on the site, visited it and found pottery
sherds, many oyster and mussel and whelk shells; with chalk and patches
of burnt clay. The sherds are undoubtedly medieval and similar in
character to much of the l3th-l4th century material from the site of
that date at Stonar. I have visited the site. A fuller report will be
submitted later (Mr. W. P. D. Stebbing).
The Council have been asked to commend to the generosity of
members an appeal that has recently been made for funds to preserve and
make suitable for its intended use as an almshouse the timber framed
house called High House, Lenham, stated to have been built in 1621 by
Anthony Honywood as a residence for the governor of the Honywood
charity. The appeal was printed in the Kentish Express of 2nd
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