Charter Quay, the Spirit of Change is a Wessex Archaeology publication which describes the results of these important excavations. This area of the website contains specialist reports and interactive plans of the site.

General Introduction

Charter Quay is located at the historic core of Kingston-upon -Thames, 20km south west of the City of London. The area, located between the Thames and the market place at Kingston-upon-Thames, was part of a Saxon royal estate, and was at the centre of Kingston during the Medieval and later periods, when the town was an important market and inland port.