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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1425 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former site of the 'crooked' wall of the 'Great Pent', Dover |
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Summary
A semi-circular wall/walk is apparent on the eastern side of the 'Great Pent' (today known as Wellington Dock) it is labelled on Eldred's map, dating to 1641, (sheet1/2) as 'The Crooked (?) wall of the Great Pent' (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3203 4116 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALK (Post Medieval - 1641 AD? to 1641 AD?)
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1641 AD? to 1641 AD?)
Full description
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A semi-circular wall/walk is apparent on the north eastern side of the 'Great Pent' (today known as Wellington Dock). It is labelled on Eldred's map, dating to 1641, as 'The Crooked (?) wall of the Great Pent'. (1) The exact date of the construction and demolition of this wall/walk is unknown but the earliest (known) cartographic source which shows it was produced a decade before Eldred’s plan, in 1631 (2). It appears to have been relatively short lived as it is not present on mapping dating to either the 16th or 18th century.
<1> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.
<2> William Eldred (?), 1631, Plan of lands belonging to the Priory and now to Master Buffkyn (Map). SKE31988.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor. |
| <2> | Map: William Eldred (?). 1631. Plan of lands belonging to the Priory and now to Master Buffkyn. Unknown. Unknown. |
