We expect the Conference venue, Lenham Community Centre, to open at 9.30 a.m. for a 10.00 a.m. start, on Saturday 11th October 2025, for a programme of presentations on the theme of 'Historic Buildings Research', with an additional option to visit nearby historic buildings at the end of the afternoon. It is hoped that a representative of the Kent History and Library Centre will be attending, and also providing an interesting display of relevant documentary material.

Provisional Programme 30/8/25

Title: Researching Historic Buildings

Venue: Lenham Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham ME17 2QT

Date and Time: Saturday 11th October 2025, 9.30 am for a 10 am start.

Cost: £15 per head (for KAS Members and the general public).

Booking: Via KAS website:

https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/kas-historic-buildings-conference

Programme All times approximate, titles are provisional.

Morning

9.30 Registration and refreshments.

10.00 - 10.05 Debbie Goacher (HBG Chairman) - Welcome.

10.05 - 10.50 Mark Ballard (Kent Archive Service) - Researching Austen Properties in West Kent from Title Deeds: rewards and frustrations.

10.50 - 11.45 David Carder - The Development of Houses.

Break, questions

12.05 - 13.00 Jacob Scott - 3D Building Surveys.

Lunch: Own arrangements - packed lunches can be eaten at the venue and tea and coffee will be available. Note that pubs and shops in Lenham are a 10-minute walk away.

Afternoon

14.00 - 15.00 Short talks

Debbie Goacher - The Cottage, Little Buckland Farm, Maidstone

Henny Shotter - Lenham's Tithe Barn

Finish with discussion and refreshments.

Tours: Optional tours of Lenham, including the barn and church.

Transport: Free car parking at venue. Lenham Station is a 20-minute walk away. Stagecoach 510 bus service between Maidstone and Ashford stops at Lenham.