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ID:SKE51595
Title:Plans and Sections of fortifications at the Western Heights: proposals for the South Front
Originator:Captain E F Du Cane
Date:1860
Summary:Kent: Dover. 3 sheets of plans and sections of fortifications on the western heights. (1-2) 2 sheets of pencilled sketches, each showing a different scheme for the proposed South Front. (3) Sheet bearing sketch plan of the proposed casemates [i.e. fortified chambers], and a site plan. Reference table to sites of excavation and filling in. [?The casemate plan only] to scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. The casemate plan copied from a sketch by Captain E F Du Cane. Each sheet is endorsed with the name of Colonel [R J] Stotherd and the date 7 April 1860. Dimensions: (1) 73.5 cm x 128.5 cm; (2) 70.5 cm x 126 cm; (3) 99 cm x 147.5 cm.

Associated Monuments

TR 34 SW 2088Extenstion to the South Lines Ditch, Counterscarp and glacis at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) ()
TR 34 SW 2096Stables at the South Front Barracks, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) ()
TR 34 SW 2089The extended South Lines Casemates, Caponier and Casemated Barracks of the South Front Barracks at the Western Heights (Monument) ()
TR 34 SW 2117The southern entrance ditch of the Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) ()