Sentinels on the Marsh – Historical and archaeological surveys

This project aimed at helping local people to gain a better understanding of Romney Marsh’s historic churches and the role they played in shaping the communities and landscape of the Marsh. The project was broken down into two separate parts. The first focussing on the churches which remain, and the second on those which are now in ruins.

Using volunteers, the project charted the history of the churches and their relationship with the communities in which they are situated. Churchyards were surveyed to record the memorials and assess their condition. Photographic surveys will help to identify and recorded surviving earthworks, and churches will be photographed as a fixed record of the sites.

A community dig  took place at St Martin’s field in New Romney in 2019 and attempted to define the limits of the building and address the key question of its foundation date. A mobile exhibition created from this work with photographs, maps, plans and text took place in New Romney and Ivychurch in 2022 and showcased the results from the whole project.

 

Sentinels on the Marsh – Historical and archaeological surveys contributes to Rediscover project theme.