Lord of the Manor, Kent

The Lord of the Manor is a former pub and road junction near Cliffsend on the Isle of Thanet in Kent.

The former pub in 2010

History

The pub was on the southeast corner of a crossroads; one carrying the road from Canterbury to Ramsgate, the other from Sandwich to Margate.[1] It was named after the original manor house at this location, which belonged to the Marquess Conyngham.[2]

In 1966, several Anglo Saxon burial grounds were discovered near the pub following utility works. The remains were re-interred at the Duckworth Laboratory in Cambridge and the associated objects housed in Ramsgate library.[1] Further excavation took place between 1976 and 1981.[3] In 1981, the site was made a scheduled monument.[4][5]

The junction is now a roundabout between the A299 Thanet Way from London and the A256 from Dover. The two roads share a single dual carriageway to the south of the junction, and then branch off to Ramsgate and Margate respectively.[6]

References
  1. Millard, Louise (6 November 1966). Anglo-Saxon Burials near the Lord of the Manor, Ramsgate (PDF). Kent Archaeological Society. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. "Lord of the Manor Pub of Ramsgate". Dover Kent Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Early medieval burials and grave goods, Ozengell cemetery, near Monkton". Kent County Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1004228)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. "Lord of the Manor Junction". Archaeology Data Services. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. "Provision of a new strategic dual carriageway and associated works (East Kent Access Phase 2), Minster, Cliffsend and Richborough" (PDF). Kent County Council. Retrieved 11 February 2020.


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