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New Shorne Woods activity: Randall Manor Environs Project

Posted on 4th March 2022 by Ruiha Smalley

SWAG are exploring another area of Shorne Woods. It’s a newly discovered medieval site. Test pits have revealed an area of buried tile scatter, near the site of Randall Manor. Keep updated with the new work at this site and … Continue reading →

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Clay Works air raid shelter

Posted on 26th February 2022 by Ruiha Smalley

The excavation of the clay works air raid shelter was undertaken in February 2016. The entrance and part of the roof had been demolished and the rubble dropped into the shelter and also the entrance, so access was not immediately … Continue reading →

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Ted Goodwin and his sister Patricia Cox remember their Dad and the Clay Works in Shorne woods

Posted on 13th December 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Our dad’s name was Edgar (Ted) Amos Goodwin and our mum was Rosina. Our dad was born in 1910 and worked for AEI at Northfleet for 25 years before taking the job of Wet Miller, in the wash plant at … Continue reading →

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V1 Explosion, Woodland Lane, Shorne, 3rd August 1944

Posted on 1st November 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

While I was working on the Oral History for SWAG I met a few of the older Shorne residents and was told about the V1 that landed on an army hut behind the houses, on the west side of Woodland … Continue reading →

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Shorne Woods Open Day

Posted on 29th October 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Yesterday the Park held an Open Day and SWAG joined in with displays covering archaeology that we’ve investigated over the past year. This included the clayworks at the Park and the remains of the Roman villa at Hartlip. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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