Library | Kent Archaeological Society

Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
St. Faith's Street, Maidstone, ME14 1LH
librarian@kentarchaeology.org.uk

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Opening hours

The library and archival collections are managed by volunteers who currently attend on Fridays.We can arrange a visit for other days of the week (note that the Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesday). Please email the Librarian to request a visit and we can arrange a suitable time - librarian@kentarchaeology.org.uk.

When you arrive please check in at the Museum Front Desk and you will be directed to the KAS Library.

Parking

Parking is not permitted in the Museum Car Park. Collection and delivery is possible but you must leave the site immediately thereafter.

Library Blog

Snargate Cobbler 1748

Posted by Ruiha Smalley - On 6th Dec 2021

Here is a transcripton from one of the items in our collection. This document is the account of a cobbler, John Hall, who lived in Snargate in 1748.

Northfleet Riot c.1586

Posted by Ruiha Smalley - On 5th Oct 2021

The Transcription Interest Group has transcribed a Kentish related document held at the Kent History & Library Centre (with permission of South Staffordshire County Council).

Mereworth Transcription

Posted by Ruiha Smalley - On 5th Oct 2021

Our Transcription Interest Group has been working on papers in the Gordon Ward collection. This document relates to the sale of lands in Mereworth in 1627.

Buckinghamshire Heritage Volunteers needed

Posted by Ruiha Smalley - On 8th Sep 2021

Our associated organisation in Buckinghamshire have alerted the KAS Library to a new project. There is currently a government led Local Heritage Listing initiative to record local sites, buildings,

Cheddar Man and the Genetic Prehistory of Britain: free lecture

Posted by Ruiha Smalley - On 19th Apr 2021

One of our associated groups has informed the library of an upcoming, free lecture, held by the Flag Fen Archaeology Park. The talk will be by Dr Tom Booth of the Crick Institute in London.

Virtual Conference "Until death do us part"

Posted by Ruiha Smalley - On 12th Apr 2021

The Royal Holloway, University of London are holding a virtual conference which may be of interest.

KAS collections - Portrait of Anne Wyatt/Twysden

Anne Wyatt Twysden

The Romano-British villa and Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Eccles

On Thursday the 7th April there will be a mini conference to host the launch of a monograph summarising the excavations at Eccles (1962-76) and assessing the significance of the central and lower Medway valley during the 1st millennium AD.

Steve Cosh (the Roman villa) and Nick Stoodley (the Anglo-Saxon cemetery) present an overview and discussion of the more significant results to emerge from this work.