Through the Uncovering Front Brents project the Kent Archaeological Society alongside Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group, Faversham Society, Faversham Creek Trust and the Coasts in Mind Project over 300 participants from the local community took part in a ten-day community archaeology project revealing the foundations of 19th century brickmakers' cottages. Participants aged 3 - 93 took part revealing the physical traces of communities who once call Front Brents home.
Revealed alongside the remains of the 19th century creekside housing are the voices of a working coastal community that once was. Discover how archaeological investigation combined with memory and local knowledge sharing events has shed light on coastal change along Faversham Creek and out into the Swale Estuary.
Coasts in Mind is bringing together community groups, local museums, and archives in four key regions: Sefton Coast (Merseyside), Poole Harbour (East Dorset), the Swale Estuary (North Kent), and the Taw-Torridge Estuary (North Devon). The aim of the project is to empower communities to map the impact of coastal change on some of England's most vulnerable coastlines.
Harry Farmer is Current Archaeology Award nominated archaeologist working as project Officer for Museum of London Archaeology. His work includes diverse sites from the sealing place of Magna Carta and shipbuilding sites to Sutton Hoo and Pre-Incan settlements in the Amazon rainforest.
Joining instructions for this online event will be listed here closer to the time.