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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1456
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of railway track turntable at Town Yard, Dover

Summary

An evaluation was undertaken prior to redevelopment of the Town Yard site. A circular brick lined pit was located in trench three which represents the remains of a railway track turntable. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Grid Reference:TR 31746 40283
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • RAILWAY TURNTABLE (brick lined pit, Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 2002 AD?)

Full description

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An evaluation prior to the redevelopment of the Town Yard site was undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust in 2002. The evaluation revealed a circular brick lined pit some 3.75m in external diameter located near the centre of Trench 3. This pit was dug into the pebble foundation and contained a central square brick pier. The 1858 map marks a circular structure at precisely this point and this is the base of a railway track turntable. (1)

Additional Reference (2)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, Report on Archaeological Evaluation Trenching at Town Yard, Dover Western Docks (Unpublished document). SKE8245.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2000, Town Yard, Dover Western Docks: Archaeological Impact Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE8244.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2002. Report on Archaeological Evaluation Trenching at Town Yard, Dover Western Docks.
<2>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2000. Town Yard, Dover Western Docks: Archaeological Impact Assessment.

Related records

TR 34 SW 2186Part of: Former Site of Town Station and railway works, Beach Street, Dover (Monument)