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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 34 SW 227 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Medieval and post-medieval finds, Woolcomber Street, Dover. |
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Summary
Medieval and post-medieval finds including a wall and pottery were located at the site of the Dover Sports Centre off Woolcomber Street (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information).
Grid Reference: | TR 3228 4150 |
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Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SETTLEMENT (SETTLEMENT, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1499 AD?)
- SETTLEMENT (SETTLEMENT, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- SHERD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1837 AD? to 1901 AD?)
Full description
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(TR 3241)(sited to place name only) Medieval and post medieval finds from Dover. Three coins, a token and 150 assorted sherds ranging from 14th century brown-glazed ware to Victorian pottery bearing the name "Payn's York Hotel" were found in a trench 20ft deep at the site of a proposed sports centre at Dover. (1) A large wall 4ft 6ins wide and 9ft deep built of chalk blocks, flint and Caen stone, running approximately north-south, was also found. The wall is believed to be of fifteenth century, or possibly earlier, construction. (2)
<1> KAR 34 1973 101 (J Gaunt and D Crellin) (OS Card Reference). SKE45304.
<1> John Gaunt and Dough Crellin, 1973, Kent Archaeological Review: Dover Archaeological Group, KAR 34 1973 101 (J Gaunt and D Crellin) (Article in serial). SKE31835.
<2> Kent Archaeological Society, 1973, Archaeologia Cantiana: Investigations and Excavations during the year. Vol. 88, Arch Cant 88 1973 219 (TD Crellin) (Article in serial). SKE31836.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Article in serial: John Gaunt and Dough Crellin. 1973. Kent Archaeological Review: Dover Archaeological Group. Vol. 34 (Winter 1973) pp. 101. KAR 34 1973 101 (J Gaunt and D Crellin). |
<1> | OS Card Reference: KAR 34 1973 101 (J Gaunt and D Crellin). |
<2> | Article in serial: Kent Archaeological Society. 1973. Archaeologia Cantiana: Investigations and Excavations during the year. Vol. 88. Vol 88. pp. 211-226. Arch Cant 88 1973 219 (TD Crellin). |
Related records
TR 34 SW 591 | Part of: Medieval deposits at Dover Sports Centre site, Townwall St/Woolcomber Street, Dover (Monument) |