The Collection consists of 55 folders which contain historical documents and photographs relating to buildings, residents and archaeological excavations mainly in the Eastry area. A large number of the folders contain reports about Bronze-Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon archaeological excavations and discoveries. We have digitised this collection and it is far too big to host on this website. If you would like to see one of these items then please contact us and we will email you.
1.Letters
(a)about meetings at Bull Inn, Eastry in 1887,1895 for payment Eastry Vicarial Rent Charge
(b) Payment of Poor Rate for Eastry Union 1887
2.Photographs, map (1522) and letters relating to Eastry Mills and owners (pre 1914 to 2008)
3. 2 Pictures of Eastry Mills In Mill Lane Eastry
4. 2 Pictures of Eastry Mills + Harold Hudson Clark in 1930
5.Pictures of Mill owner Charles Deveson,1930, Mill Green, Mill houses, and Mill conversion 1984
6.Pictures of Clark family 1922, Marsh family (pre 1914), Mr. & Mrs. Harold Clark Golden wedding.
7.Map of Eastry 1769
8.Map of Eastry 1819 showing Turnpike Road
9.(a)Tenancy Agreement 1924 between Lady Lyall (Statenborough) and Walter Philpott
(b) Betts, Eastry Butcher in 1920s.
10.Map of Eastry c1840-3: Apportionment of Rent in Lieu of Tithes
11.Auction sale of property at 5 Bells, Eastry in 1892
12.(a)Rescue Excavations on Anglo-Saxon cemetery in 1989 (prior to Eastry Bypass);
(b)Excavations Eastry Court 2007-8 interim report (Keith Parfitt)
(c)Neolithic /Bronze Age site at St. Margaret’s at Cliffe (Keith Parfitt)
(d)5 sites investigated in 1989-90 prior to construction of Eastry Bypass by Kent Arch Rescue Unit (Roman, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Prehistoric). Supervised by John Wilson, assisted by Alison Borlase, Keith Parfitt, Andrew Richardson
13.“Thornton Lane, Eastry -An early boundary”: Sister O’Grady.
14.Anglo Saxon grave site at Updown, Eastry (Arch Cant. Vol 92, 1976) by Mrs. S. C.Hawkes.
15.“Eastry-A Selective Bibliography Part II ” References to Eastry in Arch. Cant. Vol.1(1858)- Vol.104 (1987).
16.Dr. J. Oglivie brief reports 1961:Updown Farm, Claypits Goodnestone, Wingham R.F. LeGear : report 1966:Chillenden Chalkwell
17.Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites by Audrey Meaney 1964 Broadstairs, Canterbury, Eythorne, Faversham, Folkestone) etc)
18.Antiquity 48 (1974) Notes and News. Air Reconnaissance : includes Sangrado’s Wood, Eastry
19.Interim Report by Mrs. S.C. Hawkes on Excavations at Eastry Arch. Cantiana vol 92 (1976)
20.Copy of “A New and Complete History of the County of Kent”
by W.H.Ireland 1829: reference to grave discoveries by W. Boteler 1792
21. New Discoveries and Interpretations: “Richborough, A Roman and medieval port!” By T. Wilmott and J. Tibber
22.Report on trial trench at 3 Hillcrest Gardens, Eastry Keith Parfitt 2009
23. Letter to Keith Parfitt from S.C. Hawkes in 1993 (Institute of Archaeology, Oxford) regarding finds at Buttsole Cemetary, Eastry
24.(a) Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities 1909:
W. Boteler finds in 1792
(b) Notes and News in Antiquity vol.48 (1974): “Finglesham Man: A documentary postscript” by M.J.Swanton
25.(a) Picture of Ghost Priest in Eastry Church 1956. Published 1987 in
“Modern Mysteries of Britain”
(b)Boteler painting of Eastry Church before 1869.
26.A RETURN document (1851 Census) for Eastry showing congregation numbers (290 in morning, 420 in evening).
27. Providence Chapel 1946 :Envelope System “Notes for your Guidance”;
list of contents in this Wesleyan Chapel in 1918
28.(a) 1884 Invoice for building work done to Eastry properties
(to Mr Foord, secretary to Mrs. Boteler)
(b) 1888 payment to Thomas Soames, bricklayer, from Mrs. Boteler
(c) 1897 payment to Mr. E. Moat for his work by Captain Boteler
29.Ordinance Survey Map of Eastry 1877 (copy from Mr.Jack Bones)
30.(a)The Arts in Early England , vol.3 1915:
G. Baldwin Brown “Saxon Art and Industry in The Pagan Period”.
b) G.Baldwin Brown “Gilton to Eastry”
31.(a)Letter to Keith Parfitt in 1993 from Maidstone Borough Council about “Buttsole Material in Maidstone Museum”
(b) to/from John Walton, Crossways Cottage, Eastry in 1993 about the above Saxon finds
32.(a) “A Mapp of the Mannor of Eastry Court” in 1728
(b) East Kent Mercury article in 2006 “No Palace found but signs of
Riches” describing archaeological investigation by Time Team.
c) notes about Church and Eastry Court archaelogy
33.(a) Pictures of Neolithic Axe and accompanying letter.
(b)Letter to Douglas Welby forwarded by Keith Parfitt“Great Selson Farm Neolithic Axe” in 2011.
34.“Anglo-Saxon Origins” of place names around Eastry and Tilmanstone by Michael D. King (1984)
35.Letters to Maidstone Museum from Revd. W. F Shaw (at St. Andrews Vicarage, Huddersfield) dated 1894, Anglo-Saxon remains in Eastry.
36.Letters from Mr. Cobb (at Bredgar House) to Maidstone Museum dated 1866-67, about Anglo-Saxon remains at Buttsole
37.Extracts from “An Archaeology of South East England”, 1958 p.139
by Gordon Copley about Iron Age/ Romano-British occupation.
38. “South Foreland Lighthouse -a History” (National Trust information)
39(a)“Crown Jewel from the Iron Age” article in Daily Telegraph 1990, Iron Age warrior burial remains discovered at Mill Hill, Deal (Keith Parfitt).
(b) Article British Museum (BM) magazine 1990 “Iron Age Burial in Deal“
(c) Domesday Survey of Kent Kent Arch. Society Victoria County History of Kent Vol. 3 1932, p177-201
40.(a) Kent Archaeological Review 1990 p229 -231 “Rescue excavations on the Anglo-Saxon cemetery Eastry 1989” by John Willson,
(b) Kent Archaeology Review 1993 p38-47 “A Bronze Age site on the Eastry By-Pass (Site 3)” by John Willson
41.(a) Report of the Society of Antiquities: Excavations at Richborough.
“Richborough-The Physical Geography” p224-230 by S.C. Hawkes
(b) “Richborough Castle” pamphlet by Department of Environment 1983
(c) “Richborough Castle Kent -History” by J.F.Bushe-Fox published1956 (reprinted 1968)
42.Articles from the Eastry Church Magazine
(a) Eastry Cricket Club article (~2000) including tributes, to Revd. F. J. Cartman (vicar 1942) and all the team players
(b) Recollections and Memorials -Eastry and District 1914
(c) Eastry Workhouse -The great Changes of 1835
(d) “The Glorious First of June” and the passing of an Eastry Hero:
(e) “Around Eastry- Down on the Farm”
(f) The Greville Homes
(g) The Underground Passages at Beckets, Eastry
(h) Chillenden Mill
(I) A Haydn Cantata
43.Articles from the Eastry Church Magazine
(a) “Henry of Eastry Prior of Christ’s Church 1285-1331” by Jack Bones
(b) “Eastry Coins from the Past” by John Walton
(c) “Girls in Khaki” by Joan Ratcliff and Barbara Williamson
(d) “Prior Henry of Eastry:1285-1985” by David Trustram
(e) “More on Eastry Crypt” by Jennifer Pilcher
(f) “Eastry Workhouse” by David Trustram
(g) “Eastry Mills” by W. Philip Clark
(h) “Eastry Parish Register, 1559-1744” by John Barnes:
(I) “St. Alban’s Court in Nonington Village” by Aubrey Sutton, April 1990
(j) “The Postcard” by Bob Barwick
(k) “Random Reflections on early Eastry” by John Walton
(l) “A history of the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Eastry”
(m) “A Remembrance of Wartime Britain”
44.Eastry Bypass- Excavation of Graves Sangrado’s Wood ( Pictures)
45.“Historic Churches in Sandwich, Deal and Surrounding Villages“ pamphlet published by Sandwich Deanery in Christian Heritage year
46.(a) Eastry Heritage: “Fairfield” by Brian Kendall
(b) “Eastry Fair” from “Memorials of Eastry” Revd.W. F. Shaw 1870
47.“Eastry Court, Eastry, Kent” Architectural Notes
48.Eastry Material in Maidstone Museum” letter from John Walton 1993 to Maidstone Museum
49.Map of Proposed Locations and Directions for future Aerial Surveys
Eastry Archaeology Survey: descriptions of locations A-I on the map
Recorder Transcript of Helicopter Survey 10/7/89 (John Walton)
Halliwell Helicopter Survey 1989 : Photographic Prints details
Letter to Flt Lieut. Moody 19/7/1989 from John Walton about this survey
“Secrets of the Stone Age” article in East Kent mercury May 5th 1988
Aerial map of Eastry: Electrostatic copy by Aerofilms Limited 1967
50.Dover Archaeological Group Nov.1993 Watching Brief report including map of the site:
drawing of Anglo-Saxon bowl found Cross Farm 1987
Map showing positions of Archaeological Sites A-H Eastry district area.
51.Medieval Britain in 1967 by David. M. Wilson and D. Gillian Hurst:
Part 1 Pre Conquest: Includes Eastry (TR303544). Four burials: One includes a small Iron knife found in Garden of “The Mill”. 3 others 100 yards to S (Hospital site?)
Letter from Bill Claque to John Walton regarding this burial site location
52.Map of Ringlemere site (Woodnesborough): location excavated Henge
barrow (M1), adjacent ring-ditches, other discoveries (Keith Parfitt, Stuart Needham)
53.article “Anglo-Saxon Brooch (approx 650AD) excavated at Eastry House 1970.”
Discovered by Peter Rogers in October 1970. Ref: British Archaeology Report
(BAR) 72, 1979 pp 81-113.
Photographs show people excavating the site under direction of Sonia Chadwick Hawkes.
54.Photographs of Sonia Chadwick Hawkes and Anglo-Saxon Brooch
55 Photographs of archaeological finds Buttsole Eastry by W.Boteler in 1792
and other sites in 19th century:arrowheads, swords, buckles, Anglo-Saxon bowl and ring.