Isabella Gilmore and the deaconess movement
Bishop of Rochester’s Chaplain Lindsay Llewellyn-MacDuff discusses the life and work of Isabella Gilmore and the genesis of the Deaconess Movement in the early 19th century.
Dean Reynolds Hole (1819-1904)
Dean of Rochester Philip Hesketh introduces the life and work of Samuel Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester 1887–1904, a celebrated gardener notable for his expertise with roses. First of a two-part series.
Textus Roffensis origins
Dr Christopher Monk explores the origins of Ethelbert’s law-code, foundational document of the Early English Laws portion of the ‘Rochester Book’.
The Papermakers of Snodland c.1740-1854
Dr Andrew Ashbee, 2021, Kent Archaeological Society Paper No. 3. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Cholera and typhoid fever in Kent
Christopher Collins, 2021, Kent Archaeological Society Paper No. 4. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
William Pratt of Greenwich (1717–95): Ship’s carpenter and painter
Merwe van de, P., ‘William Pratt of Greenwich (1717-95): ship’s carpenter and painter’, The Mariner’s Mirror, 107, 3 (2021), 370-373.
Rochester Cathedral Lapidarium and Spolia
Jacob Harry Scott, B.A., ACIfA, 2021, Submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in Archaeology & Heritage School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.
2021, A brief history of Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst, [n.p.] Orpington and District Archaeological Society.
2021, A brief history of Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst, [n.p.] Orpington and District Archaeological Society.
2021, A brief history of the Orchards at Scadbury Manor, [n.p.], Orpington and District Archaeological Society.
2021, A brief history of the Orchards at Scadbury Manor, [n.p.], Orpington and District Archaeological Society.
Margate Caves, Cliftonville
R. F. LeGear and C. M. Pearson, 2021, Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Black Boy Alley, Rochester: Origin and heritage
Jacob Scott investigates the origins of the name of an alley in Rochester.
The Deal Boatmen - Heroes or Villains?
Dr Jacqueline Bower, 2020, Kent Archaeological Society Paper No. 9. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Clandestine Marriage in the Diocese of Rochester during the Mid-fourteenth Century
Dr. Andrew J. Finch History B.A. (Hons); M.A. (Study of Contemporary Japan); D.Phil., 2020, Kent Archaeological Society Paper No. 22. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Hartley remembers the second world war 1939 - 1945
Cramp, Gerald (ed.), 2020, Hartley remembers the second world war 1939 - 1945, Hartley: Hartley Parish Council.
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.
Two unusual sherds of Late La Tene Decorated Pottery from East Wear Bay, Folkestone
Weston, A., 2019, ‘Two unusual sherds of Late La Tene Decorated Pottery from East Wear Bay, Folkestone’, KAR, 206, 214-219.
Ragstone To Riches: imperial estates, metalla and the Roman military in the south-east of Britain during the occupation, BAR, British Series, 638
Elliott, S., 2019, ‘Ragstone To Riches: imperial estates, metalla and the Roman military in the south-east of Britain during the occupation, BAR, British Series, 638’ (Oxford: BAR Publishing).
Finds Tray
Ahmet, J., 2019, ‘Finds Tray’, Current Archaeology, 345 (Dec 2018), 13. [Tenth/eleventh-century sword pommel from Ivychurch.]
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