Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

In an area to the North West and slightly detached from the Grand Shaft Barracks complex, a infants school was constructed between 1902-1903. It was constructed using red brick with Portland stone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Monument Types

• SCHOOL (Demolished, Modern - 1902 AD? to 1960 AD?)

Full description

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Summarised from report:

In an area to the North West and slightly detached from the Grand Shaft Barracks complex, a infants school was constructed between 1902-1903. It was constructed using red brick with Portland stone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. The buildings which were constructed in this located were demolished early in the 1960s following the re-routing of the North Military Road through the North Lines. (1)

A plan dated to 1903, immediately after the building had been completed, shows the detail of this structure, including measurements and notes about construction and utility pipes, as well at the interior layout and some of the external features. (2)

<1> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 4: The Grand Shaft Barracks, 19th and 20th-century infantry barracks (Unpublished document). SKE17499.

<2> Royal Engineers, 1903, Tinted copy of plans, sections and elevations of the Infant School and Play Shed at Western Heights with a location plan (Plan). SKE51575.

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