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Category Archives: News & Events
Greenwich Grand Ascent
The current project at Greenwich has been the investigation of the Grand Ascent, the slope below the General Wolfe statue. A consistent clay layer under the topsoil was found across the whole Ascent and believed to be Victorian in date. Where … Continue reading
The Shorne Woods archaeology programme
There is now a video available about the Lower Thames Crossing and in it Andrew gives a brief run down of the archaeology of the park and our current situation. It also features the platform dig from this Autumn :
Knights Hospitaller at St John’s Jerusalem
During October volunteers from SWAG joined the Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme and the National Trust in an excavation at the moated house of St John’s Jerusalem in Sutton-at Hone. For more detail on the dig click through to The … Continue reading
Kent County Council consultation on windmills
The consultation on the future of KCC maintained Windmills will close in January 2024. The Kent County Council (KCC) owns and is responsible for the preservation of eight historic windmills across the county. Due to the ongoing financial challenges faced … Continue reading
Our current project at Shorne
We are excavating a building about 100 metres from Randall Manor. The building appears to have had at least two phases and to be from the medieval period. Much of it has been constructed using reclaimed material from the Manor … Continue reading