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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1953 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Demolition rubble of the former Gymnasium at the Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover |
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Summary
During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at The Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017 the demolition rubble of the former gymnasium of the Grand Shaft Barracks were uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3147 4098 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEMOLITION DEBRIS (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1868 AD? to 1983 AD?)
Full description
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During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at The Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017 the the demolition rubble of the former gymnasium of the Grand Shaft Barracks were uncovered. It was apparent that during the 1980s demolition process the internal (?)wooden floors of gymnasium building had been first removed and then its walls simply pushed over. The entire area was next levelled with a compacted chalk rubble capping, up to 0.75m thick. The general result of this process was to raise the overall level of the ground on this terrace by as much as one metre, to around 71.00m OD. (summarised from report) (1).
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2018, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE51431.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2018. Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #91934 Demolition rubble of the former Gymnasium at the Grand Shaft Barracks, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 1170 | Part of: Former site of the Gymnasium at the Grand Shaft Barracks (Monument) |
