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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1422 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible site of post medieval Bowling Green, Camden Crescent, Dover |
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Summary
A bowling green is noted on the north eastern side of the 'Great Pent' (today known as Wellington Dock) on early post medieval mapping. (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3209 4120 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A bowling green is noted on the north eastern side of the 'Great Pent' (today known as Wellington Dock) on early post medieval mapping. William Eldred's map, dating to 1641, depicts it as a large fenced green, labelled 'The Bowling Place' opposite the eastern end of Bench Street. The exact date of the construction and demolition of this bowling green is unknown. (1)
<1> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor sheet 1/2 (Map). SKE31804.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor sheet 1/2. |
