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Monument details

Summary

Eight bricks which were undoubtedly part of the jetty at Folkestone destroyed in 1629, were discovered during construction of the harbour pier.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (BRICK, Post Medieval - 1629 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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TR 2335. Folkestone. Eight bricks were discovered in 1808, while building a new pier. The bricks were fourteen inches long, six inches wide and weighed fourteen pounds each. They were stamped with a coat of arms surmounted by a coronet. the bricks were found among the foundation stones of the old harbour, of which "no tradition remains". They may have formed part of the ancient stade swept away by the sea in 1629; the same year that Folkestone was granted a licence by the king to build a pier. (1,2) Information supplied by Captain Rickets. (2)
The location where the bricks were found is unknown so the record is only accurate to the nearest 1 km.

Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKe6815.

<1> Arch Cant 10 1876 CXXVI-CXXVII (W A Scott Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE34514.

<2> Archaeologia 16 1812 364-365 (OS Card Reference). SKE37304.

<3> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

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