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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1369 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 17th/19th Post medieval remains and Post Medieval harbour in-filling. Bulwark Street, Dover |
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Summary
17th-19th century domestic building remains were recorded during work on Bullwark Street associated witrh the A20 road and sewer scheme. Alongside this, evidence of the post-medieval harbour infilling and the old cliff line was revealed. (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3160 4038 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARBOUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
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This project consisted of a major archaeological watching brief and excavation programme, conducted across an extensive part of the maritime and water-front areas of this important historic town, ahead of major road construction and sewer trenching, between the summer of 1991 and the spring of 1993. There were 21 areas of archaeological investigation: the fourth was Bulwark Street. This was a large area, east of Archcliffe Fort, the features uncovered and investigated include: 17th-19th century building remains (domestic), post-medieval harbour infilling and the old cliff line.(1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. |
