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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1929
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of former Salem Baptist Chapel, Biggin Street, Dover

Summary

The site of the former Salem Baptist Chapel is shown in this location on historic maps dating to the later decades of the 19th and early 20th centuries. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TR 3178 4164
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1840 AD? to 1975 AD?)

Full description

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The former Salem Baptist Chapel was built in Biggin Street in 1840. It is shown on the 1862-75, 1897-1900, 1907-23 and 1929-52 maps. It was demolished in about 1975 and the site was developed for commercial uses. (1-4)


<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

<3> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

<4> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYMap: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. [Mapped feature: #99392 Baptist chapel, ]
<2>Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
<3>Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3.
<4>Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3.