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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1374 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 19th Century and possible earlier post medieval lime kilns, Limekiln Street, Dover. |
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Summary
The remains of a 19th century lime kiln was uncovered during an investigation at the eastern end of Limekiln Street which was part of the works associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme. Limekilns are located on a number of cartographic sources from the early post medieval period onwards suggesting that these 19th century examples were replacements of earlier kilns. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 315 406 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LIME KILN (Demolished, Post Medieval - 1641 AD? to 1800 AD?)
- LIME KILN (Demolished, Post Medieval - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Full description
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A20 road and sewer scheme; 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 8th was the Railway Bridge over railway at eastern end of Limekiln Street, adjacent to old Strond Street. An extended watching brief and palaeo-environmental sampling was undertaken ahead of bridge building. The features uncovered include the foundations of 19th century Holy Trinity Church, possible 19th century lime-kilns predating the church, 18th century clay pipe-manufacturing debris found in a pit, a post-medieval cellar walls and a well. The finds recovered include post-medieval pottery, glass and a large sample of clay-pipes. (1)
Limekilns are located on a number of cartographic sources from the early post medieval period onwards suggesting that these 19th century examples were replacements of earlier kilns. These sources include that by Thomas Digges dating to 1595 (2) William Eldred dating to 1641 (3) Foquet dating to 1737 (4)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.
<2> Thomas Digges, 1595, The state of Dover Haven with the New workes (Map). SKE31987.
<3> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.
<4> J. Foquet, 1737, Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover (Map). SKE31991.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. |
| <2> | Map: Thomas Digges. 1595. The state of Dover Haven with the New workes. Unknown. Unknown. |
| <3>XY | Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor. [Mapped feature: #84032 lime kilns, ] |
| <4> | Map: J. Foquet. 1737. Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover. Unknown. 1:2400. |
