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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 584 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval remains within Flying Horse Lane Bridge, Dover |
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Summary
Medieval remains were located witin the Flying Horse Lane Bridge, over the river Dour, Dover, during work associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 32031 41370 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Full description
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Examination of the fabric of the bridge which carries Flying Horse Lane over the River Dour suggests that some of it is of later medieval date. The bridge has been much repaired and seems to have been widened on the northern side during the 18th/19th centuries.(1-2)
Additional information (3)
A number of post medieval cartographic sources depict the position of Flying Horse Lane and the bridge over the river Dour at the eastern end of it including that by Foquet dating to 1737 (4) Thomas Digges dating to 1595 (5)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2 (Unpublished document). SKE6598.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.
<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Progress Report on the A20/Dover Sewers Project (Unpublished document). SKE8164.
<4> J. Foquet, 1737, Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover (Map). SKE31991.
<5> Thomas Digges, 1595, The state of Dover Haven with the New workes (Map). SKE31987.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Progress Report on the A20/Dover Sewers Project. |
| <4> | Map: J. Foquet. 1737. Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover. Unknown. 1:2400. |
| <5> | Map: Thomas Digges. 1595. The state of Dover Haven with the New workes. Unknown. Unknown. |
