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Shorne Woods Clay Works project gets air time

Posted on 21st October 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Andrew was recently interviewed on the BBC radio Kent show ‘The Wake Up Call’. Click here to listen – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09xt344 If anyone has memories about the Park, and particularly the clay works, we would love to hear from you. 2024 … Continue reading →

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Clay Works at Shorne

Posted on 30th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

The clayworks projects at Shorne are coming to an end. We confirmed that the bank carrying our narrow gauge railways has been revetted and reinforced with a series of vertical rails set into the old concrete road. These rails held … Continue reading →

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Reserach into nails found at Randall Manor

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Nails were valuable. Horseshoe nails were even used as a form of currency in certain circumstances. They were made from English iron which was less carboniferous than the imported iron from Spain and Sweden (used in the making of cannons). … Continue reading →

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The wonder of volunteers, working as a community archaeologist in Greenwich and Kent

Posted on 27th August 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Reposted from Festival of Archaeology Created for A Day in Archaeology 2021 by Andrew Mayfield 2020 was all about running community archaeology projects through a pandemic, but 2021 has brought new challenges and opportunities… At the end of May I … Continue reading →

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Archaeology at the Park!

Posted on 24th July 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Coming next weekend…. Visit Shorne Woods Country Park (DA12 3HX) between the 29th July and 1st of August to learn more about some of the fascinating archaeology that is being uncovered at the Park today, as well as visit some of the sites we … Continue reading →

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