Kent: Building Stones of England
Willett, C. et al., Kent: Building Stones of England. 2nd edition (Swindon: Historic England).
Nine lives: The story of Biggin Hill
Martin, A., Nine lives: The story of Biggin Hill (London: Unicorn Publishing).
‘Eadgifu, Governor of Kent, in a Lost Charter of Edgar’
Lloyd, J., ‘Eadgifu, Governor of Kent, in a Lost Charter of Edgar’, Anglo-Saxon England. Cambridge University Press 2023: 1-17.
Farming, Everyday Life and Ritual: 6,000 years of archaeology of Thanet Earth
Weekes, J. et al., Farming, Everyday Life and Ritual: 6,000 years of archaeology of Thanet Earth (Canterbury: Canterbury Archaeology Trust).
‘In The Shadow Of Saints: the long duree of Lyminge, Kent, as a sacred Christian landscape
Gabor, T., ‘In The Shadow Of Saints: the long duree of Lyminge, Kent, as a sacred Christian landscape’, Archaeologia, 112 (London: Society of Antiquaries).
A Trip Down Angerstein Line
Mills, M., ‘A Trip Down Angerstein Line’, Bygone Kent, 43, 2, 24-28 [development of wharf and railway at Blackheath & Greenwich].
It’s a Brilliant Theory Mr Harrison But…
Holman, N., ‘It’s a Brilliant Theory Mr Harrison But….’, Bygone Kent, 44, 1, 32-39 [authenticity of Benjamin Harrison’s archaeological finds].
The Venal Family, Watch and Clockmakers in Rye, Smarden and Deal
Goodshop, H., ‘The Venal Family, Watch and Clockmakers in Rye, Smarden and Deal’, Kent Family History Society Journal, Pt 1:17, 4, 231-238 & Pt 2: 17, 5, 330-337.
The Curel Barges
George, D., ‘The Curel Barges’, Topsail, 56, 36-60 [barge building dynasty of John Curel at Frindsbury].
Sandwich Haven Part 1: when sail was king’
Eeles, D., ‘Sandwich Haven Part 1: when sail was king’ Topsail, 54, 11-38.
‘The Austens’ Residences In Sevenoaks Part I: a forgotten Austen property - The Old House, 18 High Street
Ballard, M., ‘The Austens’ Residences In Sevenoaks Part I: a forgotten Austen property - The Old House, 18 High Street’, The Jane Austen Society Report for 2022, 104-112.
The Possibilities Of Painting In Kent c1540-1640
Tittler, R., ‘The Possibilities Of Painting In Kent c1540-1640’, The Local Historian, 53, 2, 2-23.
Rochester Castle watergate, c.1380
The north-west curtain wall of Rochester Castle forms a bastion, or projection, at the point where the medieval Rochester Bridge crossed the Medway. An excavation in 2017 revealed the watergate in the west face of the bastion for the first time in decades.
Rochester Castle in the time of Odo and Gundulf, 1067-1088
Archaeologist Alan Ward discusses what we know - or what little we know - about Rochester Castle in the time of Odo and Gundulf (1067-1088).
Intertidal Cohesive Foreshores: erosion rates and processes illustrated by a shore platform at Warden Point, Kent
Moses, C., ‘Intertidal Cohesive Foreshores: erosion rates and processes illustrated by a shore platform at Warden Point, Kent’, Marine Geology, 442 December, 2021.
Black Boy Alley, Rochester: Origin and heritage
Jacob Scott investigates the origins of the name of an alley in Rochester.
The Outer Grounds of St Augustines Abbey, Canterbury
Boden, D., 2019, ‘The Outer Grounds of St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury’, Canterburys Archaeology, 2016-2017, 8-12.
Canterbury Cathedral
Hicks, A., 2019, ‘Canterbury Cathedral’, Canterburys Archaeology, 2016-2017, 1-7.
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