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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1762 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Dolphin jetty, Dover Western Docks |
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Summary
A Jetty labelled Dolphin Jetty is visible in this location on a number of historic Cartographic sources dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31896 40603 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- JETTY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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A Jetty labelled Dolphin Jetty is visible in this location on a number of historic cartographic sources dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. It appears on a plan of Dover town and harbour produced in 1833 by J. S. Tucker, though does not appear on another produced in 1805 by Rennie. It is also visible on all historic OS maps of this region. The Jetty is still present in this location today. (1-6)
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2, 1938/1:2500 (Map). SKE30965.
<3> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.
<4> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.
<5> John Scott Tucker, 1833, Dover Harbour (Map). SKE31994.
<6> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. [Mapped feature: #5720 Jetty, ] |
| <2> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2. 1938/1:2500. |
| <3> | Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3. |
| <4> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4. |
| <5> | Map: John Scott Tucker. 1833. Dover Harbour. |
| <6> | Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. 2009/MasterMap. |
