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Monument details
Summary
The former site of the military hospital can be clearly seen on numerous plans of the castle, to the south of the Officers New Barracks. It was likley constructed at the same time as the barracks as part of a generous scheme of expansion and modernisation undertaken within the castle during and after the Crimean War (1853-1856). (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3273 4165 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HOSPITAL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD to 1960 AD)
Full description
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The former site of the military hospital can be clearly seen on numerous plans of the castle, to the south of the Officers New Barracks. It was likley constructed at the same time as the barracks as part of a generous scheme of expansion and modernisation undertaken within the castle during and after the Crimean War (1853-1856). It is visisble on the 1957 Ordnance survey plan of Dover (1) and was liley demolished in the 1960’s along with numerous other garrison buidlings located at the castle. Several archaeological excavations undertaken within the vicinity of this former structure have revealed walls and remains of it. Summarised from sources (2-3)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1957, Ordnance Survey national grid map (1940s-1960s) TR34SW & part of TR33NW - A (Map). SKE52143.
<2> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.
<3> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1957. Ordnance Survey national grid map (1940s-1960s) TR34SW & part of TR33NW - A. |
| <2>XY | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. [Mapped feature: #102529 Hospital, ] |
| <3> | Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2407 | Parent of: Wall relating to the former site of the Garrison Hospital, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent (Monument) |
| TR 34 SW 2226 | Parent of: Walls and surfaces relating to the former site of the Garrison Hospital, Dover Castle, Kent (Monument) |
