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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 2578
Type of record:Building
Name:Expense Magazines on the eastern terreplein, Dover Castle

Summary

Four large rectangular expense magazines are located on the eastern terreplein at Dover Castle. All are constructed in brick and covered in earth and were likely constructed in 1850 as part of a major overhaul of the Castle's defences which was undertaken in the 18th and 19th centuries. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TR 3268 4189
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • MAGAZINE (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Four large rectangular expense magazines are located on the eastern terreplein at Dover Castle. All are constructed in brick and covered in earth and were likely constructed in 1850 as part of a major overhaul of the Castle's defences which was undertaken in the 18th and 19th centuries. (1-2)


<1> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.

<2> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYUnpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. [Mapped feature: #102588 Magazine, ]
<2>Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover.

Related records

TR 34 SW 2577Part of: Eastern Terreplein, Dover Castle (Monument)