<< Our Photo Pages >> Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Greater London

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 20 July 2025  Page Views: 655

Multi-periodSite Name: Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse Alternative Name: Fordcroft Anglo Saxon Cemetery, Coronation Hall, Fordcroft Modern Stone Sculptures
Country: England County: Greater London Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Orpington  Nearest Village: St Mary Cray
Map Ref: TQ4676767578
Latitude: 51.388272N  Longitude: 0.107912E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

Internal Links:
External Links:

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B : Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse, only open a couple of times a year, in St Mary Cray, SE London. With knowledgable members of Orpington and District Archaeological Society showing how they know it to be a bath house. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This site is only open a couple of times a year including for the Festival of British Archaeology so I was pleased to chat with the volunteers. It's in St Mary Cray, SE London. With knowledgable members of Orpington and District Archaeological Society (ODAS) in attendance showing how they know it to be a bath house.

Although I have this down as 'settlement' I should point out that the associated Roman villa has never been found, which is a bit of a mystery. Was it a community baths perhaps?!

Note: On Sunday 20th July I visited the open day of the Romano-British Bathhouse near Orpington. There was an interesting little tour and also an exhibition in the nearby Coronation hall with many Roman and other artefacts
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B : Fragments of pottery from the bath-house. These are from pots called "mortaria" which were used for preparing food. Mortaria were lined with grits so that spices could be ground in them. You can see grits on these pieces. On display in the little Coronation Hall nearby, itself an interesting artefact from days gone by. I’m told some influential members of Bromley Council were in attendance ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B : ODAS write: We find large amounts of butchered animal bone on Roman sites. The most common bones found are of cattle, sheep and pig. We also find large numbers of oyster shells. Oysters were gathered from the beds along the north Kent coast and transported by boat or cart to London and local markets. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B : Plan of the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B : Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse, only open a couple of times a year, in St Mary Cray, SE London. With knowledgable members of Orpington and District Archaeological Society showing how they know it to be a bath house. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B : These Mên-an-Tol referencing concrete almost-sculptures seem to be a feature around London and elsewhere. Here are some rather incongruously in this area rich in Roman remains. They are opposite the Coronation Hall on the way to the Roman Bathhouse (which is usually locked)

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B

Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse submitted by Andy B

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive OS map

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 1.1km SSW 196° Bromley Museum Museum (TQ465665)
 1.9km NW 324° Hobling Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ456691)
 3.7km NW 316° Mound Chislehurst Artificial Mound (TQ441702)
 3.8km NE 39° Chalk Wood Denehole Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (TQ491706)
 4.0km WNW 301° Chislehurst Caves Cave or Rock Shelter (TQ433695)
 5.0km NE 50° Stonebill Green Deneholes Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (TQ505709)
 5.1km NE 42° Joyden's Wood Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ501715)
 5.9km SW 233° Caesar's Camp (Keston) Hillfort (TQ422639)
 6.0km SW 235° Caesar's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ419640)
 6.1km WNW 286° St Blaise's well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ40806911)
 6.2km NE 35° Cavey's Springs Deneholes Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (TQ502728)
 6.4km WSW 250° Hayes Common 2 Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ408652)
 6.7km W 260° Hussey Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ402662)
 6.9km SW 232° Warbank Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ414632)
 7.3km WSW 253° Hayes Common 1* Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ398652)
 7.5km ESE 108° Eynsford Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ540655)
 8.6km ENE 65° Holy well (Hawley) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ545715)
 8.9km E 80° Sutton At Hone Enclosures Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ555694)
 9.8km NE 52° Dartford Borough Museum* Museum (TQ5431773920)
 9.9km NNW 345° Shrewsbury Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (TQ439771)
 10.2km SE 145° Colet's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ5283459333)
 10.4km N 356° Winn's Common Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (TQ457779)
 10.5km SE 144° St Thomas a Becket's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ532592)
 10.6km SE 140° Stumblebury Round Barrow(s) (TQ53845966)
 11.7km S 188° Holy Well (Westerham) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ455559)
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Trappeskov rundhøj

Dolmen du Pré de Linar >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Contribute!

· NEW: I have visited
· I would like to visit
· Submit an Image
· Add a description
· Give accurate position
· Add a comment or news about this site

Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne

Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse" | Login/Create an Account | 1 comment
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Re: Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse by Anonymous on Monday, 28 July 2025
I live locally. Was surprised to read this article. There was no local advertising that my wife or I were aware of. Very big shame - would have loved to have attended.
[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.