Prehistoric Kent
If you have an interest in the prehistoric history of the Kent landscape you may find these publications useful.
Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive
The KM Group digital archive is available online. It has been expanded to include the newspapers from both the First and Second World Wars. The archive provides a fascinating insight into Kent’s leading role in the Great War, World War II (especially the Battle of Britain) and will prove an invaluable tool for anyone interested in the period.
Acquisition: Workhouses of London and the South East
One of the latest acquisitions for the library includes "Workhouses of London and the South East" by Peter Higginbotham.
Kent and Literature: The Stories of Our Story
A talk delivered by Kerry Brown at the Kent Archaeological Society Annual General Meeting at the University of Kent.
New Defence Project at Gravesend
With a study of Kent’s defences during the Great War submitted to the editor of Archaeologia Cantiana for publication and an historical overview of the 20th century defences of Thanet near completion, two research and publication projects by Victor Smith are scheduled to begin in 2016.
The artillery of the Great War anti-invasion defences of Swale
Volume 23 of the Journal of the Ordnance Society has been published including a pap“r The artillery of the Great War anti-invasion defences of the Swale area of Kent” by Alan Anstee.
Guns at Gravesend
New Tavern Fort (armed from the 1780s-1908) on Gravesend’s riverside displays a regionally important collection of 12 pieces of historic artillery.
Preparing for Doomsday
The history and archaeology of a Cold War bunker at Gravesend: a research and reporting project.
- Archaeology Research Group
- Ashford
- Barham
- BBC
- Benenden
- Bethersden
- Bridge
- Canterbury
- Centre for Kent History and Heritage
- Charing
- Chatham
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Chislehurst
- Church History
- Crayford Manor House Historical Society
- Deal
- Education Committee
- Excavations
- Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society
- Faversham
- Geophysics
- Hasted Prize
- Historic Buildings Research Group
- History & Archives Research Group
- Isle of Sheppey
- Isle of Thanet
- Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society
- Kent Defences Research Group
- Kent Messenger
- Lees Court Estate Project
- Little Chart
- Maidstone
- Maritime
- Maritime Kent Research Group
- Medieval
- Military History
- Modern
- Monasticism
- Norton
- Orpington & District Archaeological Society
- Place Names Research Group
- Pluckley
- Prehistoric
- Romney Marsh
- Selling
- Snargate
- Students
- The Faversham Society
- Thirsk Prize
- Trust for Thanet Archaeology
- Volunteering
- Westerham
- Westwell
- Women's Histories
- Wye