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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2200 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of Capstans, Western Docks, Dover |
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Summary
Numerous Capstans (rotating machines designed to multiply the pulling force of seamen when haulling ropes) are labelled on Historic OS maps dating to the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, on land bordering Wellington Dock, Granville Dock and the tidal Harbour in Dover. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available informaiton)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3176 4068 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CAPSTAN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1897 AD? to 1929 AD?)
Full description
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Numerous Capstans (rotating machines designed to multiply the pulling force of seamen when haulling ropes) are labelled on Historic OS maps dating to the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, on land bordering Wellington Dock, Granville Dock and the tidal Harbour in Dover. The abbriviation used on the OS mapping is "Cn2" and at least 8 are visible on the Second Edition. (1-3)
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.
<2> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.
<3> 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 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2. [Mapped feature: #99626 Capstans, ] |
| <2> | Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3. |
| <3> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4. |
