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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 2202
Type of record:Monument
Name:Former site of Dover Harbour Board Crane Yard, Wellington Dock, Dover

Summary

The site of Dover Harbour Boards Crane Yard is visible on the eastern side of Wellington Dock on 19th and early 20th century OS maps and the Goad fire insurance map dating to 1905. The fairburn type crane within the yard is still present todat and is a Scheduled Ancient monument. (location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TR 3190 4090
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • STOREHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1898 AD? to 1923 AD?)

Full description

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The site of Dover Harbour Boards Crane Yard is visible on the eastern side of Wellington Dock on 19th and early 20th century OS maps and the Goad fire insurance map dating to 1905. The fairburn type crane within the yard is still present todat and is a Scheduled Ancient monument. (1-4)


<1> C. E. Goad, 1905, Kent Fire insurance plans sheets 1-7 (Map). SKE51666.

<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>XYMap: C. E. Goad. 1905. Kent Fire insurance plans sheets 1-7. [Mapped feature: #99636 Crane Yard, ]
<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 2197Parent of: Fairburn-type crane, Wellington Dock, Dover (Monument)
TR 34 SW 498Part of: WELLINGTON DOCK AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, INCLUDING CRANE SITUATED ON ESPLANADE QUAY (Listed Building)