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Monument details
Summary
During an excavation underrtaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in 1967/68 an earlier phase of building was identified in the walls and foundations of St. Edmunds Chapel (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31659 41663 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALL (Medieval - 1101 AD? to 1199 AD?)
Full description
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Rescue excavations were carried out by Kent Archaeological rescue unit between the 29th of December 1967 and the first of January 1968 at St Edmunds Church ahead of the restoration of the church which included laying a new floor. An examination of the foundations confirmed what was suspected by looking at the windows of the chapel, that the eastern wall was earlier. Both the east and north walls were found to rest on foundations of crushed chalk 0.96m deep and about 1.2m wide. These extended beyond the walls of the church and appear to have formed part of an earlier building, probably of 12th century date. (1)
<1> C. Buckingham, 1968, Kent Archaeological Review: St. Edmunds Chapel, Dover Vol. 12 (Article in serial). SKE32316.
<1> Brian Philp, 1970, Kent Archaeological Review: Excavations at St. Edmunds Chapel, Dover 1968 Vol. 21 (Article in serial). SKE31838.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Brian Philp. 1970. Kent Archaeological Review: Excavations at St. Edmunds Chapel, Dover 1968 Vol. 21. Vol 21. pp. 3-5. |
| <1> | Article in serial: C. Buckingham. 1968. Kent Archaeological Review: St. Edmunds Chapel, Dover Vol. 12. Vol 12. pp. 16-18. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 893 | Part of: ST EDMUNDS CHAPEL, PRIORY ROAD, DOVER (Listed Building) |
