This is Architectural Archaeology - Standing structures

We like to think the business name "does what it says on the headed paper" but it isn't always clear to people what we can do.

Archaeology related to architecture,. so we don't do bones, treasure, skeletons, Egyptian mummies, or all the exciting stuff people want to read about.  If we come across any of these in the course of our work, we call in the experts.

Buildings through the ages?

Yes - although we don't have much to do with post holes and hearths and pre-historic dwellings. And there isn't usually enough of any Roman or Anglo-Saxon building standing to call us in.   AA deals with standing structures and so we tend to get started in the middle ages: churches, abbeys, castles, cottages, farm buildings, priories and friaries, Irish tower houses, or tower houses anywhere (if you want to hire us in Italy).

After the middle ages/early modern period, there's a bit more variety, we've dealt with Georgian farmhouses and townhouses, Victorian factories, granaries, barns of all periods, a Georgian icehouse, a boathouse, an oasthouse, a lime kiln - whatever, whether domestic, commercial or industrial.  If it needs an archaeological report for planning permission we can supply it.


Dr Mark Samuel is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and has an Institute of Field Archaeology specialism in "Standing Structure Recording".  He is currently recording the large Victorian Buckland mill in Dover, which are being converted to housing by Gillcrest Group, ably assisted by site assistant Ned Samuel (during the school holidays), and with administrative backup from Kate Hamlyn.  It's a small family business - rather medieval really.

We will be putting up pictures shortly!