CTRL Talk

Helen Glass, Chief Archaeologist for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, gave a talk on the archaeology encountered during the undertaking of this massive construction as part of the University of Kent's free public lecture series. Around 250 people attended the Brabourne Lecture Theatre to hear the highlights of the excavations and finds. Helen guided her audience through in chronological order, from the thousands of worked Mesolithic flints at Sandway, the Neolithic longhouse at White Horse Stone, the Roman remains at Thurnham and Springhead, to the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Saltwood. Finally, she described how a listed house at Marsham near Ashford was moved in its entirety on greased rails some few hundred yards to escape the path of the line!

Following the talk, the University hosted a dinner in Darwin College. From left to right are Dr John Williams (County Archaeologist), Professor Phil Davies (Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University), Helen Glass, and Dr Anthony Ward (Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Master of Darwin).