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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2187 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of train engine house associated with Town Station, Great Street, Dover |
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Summary
The former site of a train engine shed is visible in this location on historic OS maps dating to the later decades of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is likely that this engine house is associated with the former Town Station which was constructed in 1844 to serve the South Eastern Railway Company and was located approximately 10m to the south west of it. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3163 4030 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ENGINE SHED (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1844 AD? to 1929 AD?)
Full description
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The former site of a train engine shed is visible in this location on historic OS maps dating to the later decades of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is likely that this engine house is associated with the former Town Station which was constructed in 1844 to serve the South Eastern Railway Company and was located approximately 10m to the south west of it. (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, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. [Mapped feature: #99592 engine house, ] |
| <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. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2186 | Part of: Former Site of Town Station and railway works, Beach Street, Dover (Monument) |
