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Monument details

Summary

Work carried out in association with the A20 road and sewer works in Dover between 1991-1993, revealed a series of post medieval and 19th century boundary/cellar walls, to the west of Bench Street. These relate to the buildings which once fronted onto old Snargate Street (north side), and which had been demolished in 1970-71 to make way for road improvements (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).

Monument Types

• CELLAR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
• STORAGE TANK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Full description

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Work carried out in association with the A20 road and sewer works in Dover between 1991-1993, revealed a series of later post medieval boundary/cellar walls, to the west of Bench Street.

The excavations consisted of a single curved trench following the proposed line of the sewer, running from the old Snargate Street frontage across the site of the demolished Crypt Restaurant building (destroyed by fire in 1977 and formerly the Shakespeare Hotel) and into Bench Street. The trench was some 2.50 m. in width and 40.00 m. in length. At the south-west end a series of rubble-filled nineteenth century cellars, post-medieval pits and tanks were located, relating to buildings which once fronted onto old Snargate Street (north side), and which had been demolished in 1970-71 to make way for road improvements. (1-2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1991-1992, Canterbury's Archaeology, Sites Outside Canterbury 1991-1992 (Article in serial). SKE31645.

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