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Monument details

Summary

A number of Medieval pits and wells were uncovered at the site of the former Fox's Bakery, near Queen Street, during investigation into a number of war damaged sites in Dover between 1945 and 1947 (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).

Monument Types

• PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1299 AD?)
• WELL (medieval wells sealed by 13th century level, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1299 AD? (between))

Associated Finds

• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 273 AD?)
• COUNTER (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
• TILE (Roman - 100 AD? to 400 AD?)
• VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD? to 399 AD)
• SHERD (Roman - 140 AD? to 150 AD?)
• SHERD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 600 AD? to 1299 AD)

Full description

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A number of Medieval pits and wells were uncovered at the site of the former Fox's Bakery, near Queen Street, during investigation into a number of war damaged sites in Dover between 1945 and 1947.

Three wells and a number of medieval pits cut into the Roman levels, two wells and a pit which appear to be the earliest are sealed by levels containing 13th-century material. Another well is sealed by the foundations of late Medieval house. A wide variety of Medieval pottery is represented in the asemblage, including wares inported from France. Some examples are located in Dover Museum. (1)

Roman material including samian ware, stamped tiles, coins and glass was located within these earlier Medieval layers alongside a fairly large quantity of Medieval pottery. (2)

<1> Dover Museum, 2017, Dover Museum Accession Books (Collection). SKE32383.

<2> Leslie Murray Threipland and K. A. Steer., 1951, Archaeologia Cantiana: Excavations at Dover 1945-47. Vol. 64 (Article in serial). SKE31830.

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