Some recent investigations of the historic stone bridges of the British Isles
Robertson, T., 2021, Some recent investigations of the historic stone bridges of the British Isles. Edinburgh: Rigg Free Publications.
Medieval Tonbridge revealed
Cole, Deborah, 2021, Medieval Tonbridge revealed. Tonbridge: Tonbridge Historical Society.
The Wandering Herd: the medieval cattle economy of South-East England c.450-1450
Margetts, A., 2021, The Wandering Herd: the medieval cattle economy of South-East England c.450-1450. Oxford: Windgather Press.
Evidence for a Neolithic midden, later prehistoric and Anglo-Saxon settlement at the site of the new Ellington and Hereson school, Ramsgate
Rady, J., 2021, Evidence for a Neolithic midden, later prehistoric and Anglo-Saxon settlement at the site of the new Ellington and Hereson school, Ramsgate. Occasional Paper 13. Canterbury: Canterbury Archeological Trust.
Prehistoric Sites on the Kent M25 Motorway
2021, Prehistoric Sites on the Kent M25 Motorway. Kent Archaeological Rescue Unity.
The Deedes Family in Hythe, Kent 1580-1800
McGonigal, C., 2021, The Deedes Family in Hythe, Kent 1580-1800. Hythe: Hythe Civic Society Local History Group.
The Great Tower of Dover Castle – history, architecture and context
Pattison, P., 2020, The Great Tower of Dover Castle – history, architecture and context. Swindon: Historic England.
Country Matters
Vincent, P., 2020, Country Matters. Tenterden: Canterley Publishing [Farming at Elham].
Old Breweries of Tunbridge Wells: the history of brewing beer in and around the town
Sankey, G., 2020, Old Breweries of Tunbridge Wells: the history of brewing beer in and around the town. Tunbridge Wells: Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society.
Could Hitler have captured ‘Tonbridge Fortress’? How a market town prepared to confront a Nazi invasion during Britain’s darkest hour
Tritton, Paul, Kent Defence Research Group, 2020, ‘Could Hitler have captured ‘Tonbridge Fortress’? How a market town prepared to confront a Nazi invasion during Britain’s darkest hour. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society
A history of the North Foreland Lighthouse
Stacpoole-Ryding, Richard J., 2020, A history of the North Foreland Lighthouse, self published.
Foreigners, aliens, citizens: Medway and its Jewish community 1066-1939
Fridman, Irina, 2020, Foreigners, aliens, citizens: Medway and its Jewish community 1066-1939. Birch Leaf Books.
Before the NHS: Sittingbourne's Health Care in the Early 20th Century
Allinson, H., 2020, Before the NHS: Sittingbourne's Health Care in the Early 20th Century, Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Cobham Landscape Detectives: a community archaeology odyssey
Mayfield, Andrew, 2020, Cobham Landscape Detectives: a community archaeology odyssey. Maidstone: Kent County Council.
Ceremonial living in the third millennium BC: excavations at Ringlemere site M1, Kent, 2002-2006
Parfitt, Keith, 2020, Ceremonial living in the third millennium BC: excavations at Ringlemere site M1, Kent, 2002-2006. London: British Museum.
Stanford parish through the centuries: including Stanford and Westenhanger villages
Goodwin, Katharine, 2020, Stanford parish through the centuries: including Stanford and Westenhanger villages. Stanford: Stanford and Westenhanger History Society.
Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: excavations and research in advance of High Speed 1 and South Thameside Development Route 4, 1989-2003
Wenban-Smith, Francis et.al., 2020, Prehistoric Ebbsfleet: excavations and research in advance of High Speed 1 and South Thameside Development Route 4, 1989-2003. Oxford: Oxford Wessex Archaeology.
Meanderings in Sturry, Fordwich, Broad Oak, Hersden and Westbere
Stennet, Heather (ed.), 2020, Meanderings in Sturry, Fordwich, Broad Oak, Hersden and Westbere. Canterbury: Society of Sturry Villages.
London Gateway: settlement, farming and industry from prehistory to the present in the Thames Estuary
Biddulph, E. et al., 2020, London Gateway: settlement, farming and industry from prehistory to the present in the Thames Estuary: archaeological investigations at DP World London Gateway Port and Logistics Park, Essex, and on the Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology.
The Discovery of a Roman Settlement in the Centre of Gravesend
Philp, B. and J. Wilson, 2020, The Discovery of a Roman Settlement in the Centre of Gravesend. Dover: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit.
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