Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

The site of almshouses is depicted on post medieval mapping dating to 1737 on the eastern side of Granville Dock. (location accurate to the nearest 20m based on available information)

Monument Types

• ALMSHOUSE (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1737 AD)

Full description

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The site of some almshouses is depicted on post medieval mapping on the eastern side of Granville Dock. The land to the east of Granville Dock was consolidated and built upon by the mid 17th century as William Eldred's map which dates to 1641 shows the land divided into plots and owned or rented by various people.(1) The first and only map to show the Almshouses here is that by Foquet which dates to 1737, this map clearly labels them as 'Almshouses'.(2) Later maps also show this land and buildings in the area of the almshouses on Foquet's map, these include that by Hogben dating to 1769 (3) by Rennie dating to 1805 (4) and by Tucker, dating to 1833 (5) though none of these obviously depict these almshouses suggesting that they were present in 1737 but were short lived. By the later 19th century this area of land is no longer present as the tidal harbour is extended eastwards.

<1> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.

<2> J. Foquet, 1737, Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover (Map). SKE31991.

<3> Thomas and Henry Hogben, 1769, The topography and Mensuration of Dover Pier, Harbour, Houses and Lands from DHB (Map). SKE31992.

<4> John Rennie, 1805, Plan of the Town and Harbour of Dover (Map). SKE31993.

<5> John Scott Tucker, 1833, Dover Harbour (Map). SKE31994.

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