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Monument details

Summary

A lighthouse is visible on a number of cartographic sources dating to the mid post medieval period right through to the 20th century at the end of the South Pier, Dover. It would have been removed when the pier was extended and the train ferry dock was added in 1937. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Monument Types

• LIGHTHOUSE (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1737 AD? to 1937 AD)

Full description

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A lighthouse is visible on a number of cartographic sources dating to the mid post medieval period right through to the 20th century at the end of the South Pier, Dover. It would have been removed when the pier was extended and the train ferry dock was added in 1937. The earliest source to depict a lighthouse in this location is that produced by J. Foquet in 1737, 19th century OS maps also show it, though it has been removed by the time the Fourth Edition (1929-1952) was surveyed. (1-5)

<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.

<5> J. Foquet, 1737, Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover (Map). SKE31991.

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