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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1135 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | South boundary wall of the Grand Shaft Entrance Courtyard, Snargate Street, Dover |
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Summary
Boundary wall dating to the earliest phase of construction of the Snargate Street entrance to the Grand Shaft. The Grand Shaft was constructed from 1804-1807 and this wall may have been part of the first modelling of the entrance way (1804-1860) (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31655 40884 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALL (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1804 AD?)
Full description
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The Grand Shaft was constructed to connect the Western Heights fortress with the town and harbour. Construction of the shaft began in 1804 and was completed in 1807. The initial Snargate Street entrance simply consisted of a small guard chamber to the north of the shaft entrance but the entrance courtyard was subsequently improved and altered.
The wall to the south of the courtyard formed part of the initial courtyard (1801-1860). It is constructed of yellow stock brick. The scars of later buildings are visible on the internal face. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, The Dover Grand Shaft Project Snargate Street Entrance Report on Second Phase Ground Works (Unpublished document). SKE8368.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. The Dover Grand Shaft Project Snargate Street Entrance Report on Second Phase Ground Works. |
