Nicholas Haddock, one of four admirals in his seafaring family, had a home in Kent. This post provides highlights of his lengthy career.

The Mariners Mirror Podcast hosted by the historian Sam Willis and produced by the Society for Nautical Research is the world’s No.1 maritime history podcast with over 500,000 downloads so far. A recent series on the Cinque Ports focusses on Kent’s links to the confederation. In this blog post Daisy Turnbull of the SNR explains how the series came about and her involvement.

A background survey questionnaire for amateur archaeologists.

In May, over 50 of the original Dunkirk Little Ships set off from Ramsgate to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. This blog highlights Ramsgate’s involvement in the excellent Heritage Harbours initiative, which was instrumental in the planning and preparation of the anniversary events.

The Maison Dieu at Dover was for a long time a naval victualling yard and so, to mark the building’s reopening after a fantastic £10.5m restoration project, this blog post by Andy Plumbly focusses on the supply of beer to the Royal Navy at Dover.

Teacher and researcher Stephen Garnett reflects on ‘Britain’s greatest painting’ and the legacy of J. M. W. Turner on the 250th anniversary of the artist’s birth.

Keith Parfitt - Kent Archaeological Society Archaeology Research Group Chair. KAS Magazine, Issue 123 (Winter 2024). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

In 2025 the Archaeology Research Group (ARG) is proposing to host its annual fieldwork forum with the theme of Challenges Facing Kent’s Archaeology.

Thank you to everyone who attended today's Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent.

Minutes of the meeting held on 27th April 2024 at Shooter’s Lodge, Stringman’s Farm, Lees Court Estate.

Archaeologia Cantiana, Volume 143. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

In July 2021, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings returned to Boxley Abbey in Kent for a week of hands-on learning, site visits and barbecues!

KAS Magazine, Issue 117 (New Year 2022). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

Victor Smith has very kindly supplied scans of a number of reports, now made available on thee Society website.

Chris Harman of the Capel Battery Preservation Group provides an update on a project to restore the remnants of the structures at Capel on the north of the Weald.

Victor Smith, 2021, KAS Magazine, Issue 116 (Summer 2021). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

Paul Tritton, 2023, KAS Magazine, Issue 120 (Summer 2023). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.

David Flintham, 2021, KAS Magazine, Issue 116 (Summer 2021). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.