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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 41 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of York Street Almshouses, Dover. |
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Summary
A group of Almshouses are apparent on the western side of York Street on historic OS mapping. There are at least 23 houses centered around a courtyard which opens onto York Street on the eastern side. Demolished sometime between 1957-1962. (location accurate to the nearest 20m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3176 4143 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ALMSHOUSE (ALMSHOUSE, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- ALMSHOUSE (ALMSHOUSE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
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A group of Almshouses which were constructed pre-1866, with alterations c.1880s-90s, are apparent on the western side of York Street on historic OS mapping. There are at least 23 houses centred around a courtyard which opens onto York Street on the eastern side. Demolished sometime between 1957-1962. (1-2)
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance survey 1:2500 Popular edition: 1912-1923 (often referred to as the 4th edition) (Map). SKE12624.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1868, OS 1st edition (Map). SKE13193.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance survey 1:2500 Popular edition: 1912-1923 (often referred to as the 4th edition). 1:2500. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868. OS 1st edition. |
