Thurnham Parish News
Days when life was ‘well hard’
THIS artist’s impression of family life in the Thurnham area about 1,800 years ago is one of the fascinating insights in a new book about the High Speed 1 archaeol- ogy dig. ‘Tracks & Traces’ de-
tails the excavations on the route from St Pan- cras to the Channel Tun- nel.
Meetings normally held on the third Monday of each month at the Marriott Tudor Park Hotel. Public welcome.
CHAIRMAN:Richard Morley CLERK: Sherrie Babington 01634 867173
Councillor
vacancy filled RESIGNING councillor Pat Sandford was thanked for his years of service by the chairman. In his response, he con- firmed his availability for any specialised jobs that the council may want done. Meanwhile, MikeWise
had applied to be co-opted as a member. Following a presentation
and questioning he was co- opted to serve in place of Mr Sandford.
Archaeologists dis- covered there had origi- nally been an Iron Age farmstead on the site. But around 60AD, not long after the Roman conquest, dramatic archi- tectural changes took place. A rectangular build- ing, with a tiled roof and painted plaster walls, was erected in a distinctly Roman style. This was then replaced by a larger elaborate
A PROPOSAL to replace Old School House in Thurnham Lane, Thurnham, with three detached homes has been re- fused.
Permission already exists for
a performing arts studio on the site, but it has yet to be imple- mented, as the applicants could apparently not obtain funding.
Applicant Clarendon Homes
wrote in its planning state- ment: “The building has been marketed for over two years as a single residential dwelling,
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It took nine years to build the high-speed rail link, a total of more than 50m man-hours. The work went hand-in-hand with the UK’s largest archaeological project, involving more than 70 sites in seven years. One of the most interesting finds was a 400,000-year-old prehistoric ele- phant skull in the mud of Ebbsfleet Valley
stone villa which, in turn, was extended. In the 2nd century, a large timber barn building was added outside the villa com- pound.
Remains were found
of millstones, quern- stones and a corn dryer - suggesting the villa was processing grain on a large scale - plus a well, beehives and skeletons of various farm animals. But by the 3rd cen- tury the villa was in
decline, indicating the estate owners no longer lived at Thurnham, and the buildingswere turned over to farm use. The book, priced £15, is published by Inte- grated Communications, call 0207 430 1555.
Demolition blocked
with no interest. The degree of repair and upgrading work now required to achieve a sus- tainable building is prohibi- tive.
“The original use as a school building is no longer relevant and the poor condition and layout makes the building un- economic to repair and alter. The proposal makes good use of a brownfield site, currently making little contribution to the locality.”
But Maidstone Council felt
the application would have caused “unacceptable harm” to a Special Landscape Area, adding: “The Old School House building is considered to represent a heritage asset as it is an attractive and typical Victorian school building in a relatively unaltered state with local historic interest. “The proposed development would result in the complete loss of this heritage asset detri- mental to the historic environ- ment.”
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