Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley

Event : The Brennan Torpedo Launch, Cliffe Fort, Kent

Installed in the late 19th century, the Cliffe Fort torpedo installation is one of only seven that were built in England (fifteen were planned). Yet the superstructure of this fascinating invention is now extremely eroded and in desperate need of recording. … Continue reading

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CLD update

This week we will be out tree surveying – weather permitting – on Wednesday and Thursday. The week after we’ll prep the cottage site for the 2 week dig in Cobham Woods. The dig starts on Saturday the 23rd, when … Continue reading

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Summer dig 2016: update on dates

Our annual excavation for this year will now take place from Saturday 23rd July to Saturday 6th August, excluding Saturday 30th June. We will be excavating one of the lost cottages of the Cobham estate, in Cobham Woods. Places will be … Continue reading

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Pottery workshops

Pottery workshops with Nigel Macpherson Grant were held this week at the National Trust South Lodge Barn in Cobham.  They were funded by the Kent Archaeological Society. Pottery excavated from the site of Randall Manor was laid out in sequence … Continue reading

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Churches Conference September 2016

The Society for Church Archaeology Conference has been announced. The 2016 Conference will be held in Canterbury on Sept 2nd-4th, 2016, on the subject of ‘Church and Industry’. The conference will be held at Canterbury Christ Church University, and will … Continue reading

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