Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 88 1973 page 130

The cultivated nature of the site has, of course, imposed obvious restrictions on such activities and the location of our trenches has been conditioned to a large extent by horticultural as well as archaeological considerations. In spite of this, the results of three short periods of digging have been most rewarding, and it is now possible to draw a revised plan based on sound evidence.
The Society is appreciative of the kindness of Sir John and Lady Best-Shaw for permitting the excavation in their grounds. Mr. J. E. L. Caiger has given freely of his time in making plans and conducting a resistivity survey. Our Honorary General Secretary, Mr. A. C. Harrison, B.A., F.S.A., ably managed the labour force and has supplied the translation of the fourteenth-century document in Appendix II. Mr. A. P. Detsicas, M.A., F.S.A., assisted throughout with the excavations and undertook the photographic recording. Mr. L. R. A. Grove, B.A., F.S.A., F.M.A., provided the drawings of the chalk capital and the grave coverstone and has written the description of the latter in Appendix I. The tiles have been drawn by Mr. A. C. Hart, and Dr. R. P. S. Jefferies, B.A., Ph.D., F.G.S., reported on the chalk samples.
In the digging considerable help was given by members of the Archaeological Society of Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, the Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group, and the Maidstone Area Archaeological Group. Thanks are also recorded to the following

individuals for their sustained support: Mesdames P. Day and R. M. Tester, B.A.; Misses H. Balsdon, B.A., H. Bright, E. Butler, U. Taylor and J. Trebilcock; Messrs. R. Chapman, B.A., B. C. Cooker, P. Cooker, N. Cuff, S. J. Dockrill, R. A. W. Earl, T. German, 0. K. Hales, A. Hargreaves, S. Hart, T. Ithell, B.Eng., D. T. Jones, D. B. Kelly, B.A., A.M.A., J. Keon, R. Lowson, B.A., P. E. Oldham, B.A., P. H. Pearce, D. J. Robertson, A. Sears, P. Sadler, S. Skinner, R. Stibbs, A. Thomas and P. Thomas.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REMAINS

THE NAVE
The outline of the nave of the mid-twelfth-century church is represented by standing walls, largely rebuilt or re-faced, on the north, west and south sides, now enclosing the remains of a derelict water-garden. The western part of the south wall is original and contains a round-headed doorway. This and the rectangular opening just west of it were unblocked by Payne, and subsequently a small area was enclosed to the north and roofed over to form a modern chapel. In the west wall the splayed jambs of a blocked medieval window are apparent. The rectangular opening in the south wall shows little evidence of medieval origin and has jambs of much-weathered Tudor bricks. Payne is said to have found it blocked by numerous fragments of a

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