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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 2759
Type of record:Monument
Name:Former site of Slipway, Eastern Docks, Dover

Summary

Slipway visible on the Ordnance Survey 1908 edition. The extent of this feature was cut to the east due to the availability of mapping. This was not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition, suggesting it had been removed by this time (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TR 32944 41635
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • SLIPWAY (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Slipway visible on the Ordnance Survey 1908 edition [1]. The extent of this feature was cut to the east due to the availability of mapping. This was not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1938 edition [2]. It was also not visible on MasterMap dating to 2009 [3]. The area was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYMap: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500. [Mapped feature: #5716 Slipway, ]
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500.
<3>Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. 2009/MasterMap.