Monument record TR 34 SW 1828 - Former site of a Victualing Office at Dovers Western Docks

Summary

On a number of cartographic sources dating to the post medieval period, a victualing office is located bounding the north west corner of Granville Dock, near the Cross pent Wall. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3168 4078 (29m by 39m) Approximate
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

On a number of cartographic sources dating to the post medieval period, a victualing office is located bounding the north west corner of Granville Dock, near the Cross pent Wall. Victualing offices were used to supply provisions and as stores for the navy, another was located at the Maison Dieu in Dover. A map by Foquet dating to 1737 clearly shows and labels the structure (1) as does another slightly later map by Hogben which dates to 1769. (2) Later cartographic sources also depict structures in the same approximate location as this office but these are not labelled and it is therefore unclear as to whether the office remained at this location into the later post medieval period.


<1> J. Foquet, 1737, Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover (Map). SKE31991.

<2> Thomas and Henry Hogben, 1769, The topography and Mensuration of Dover Pier, Harbour, Houses and Lands from DHB (Map). SKE31992.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: J. Foquet. 1737. Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover. Unknown. 1:2400.
  • <2> Map: Thomas and Henry Hogben. 1769. The topography and Mensuration of Dover Pier, Harbour, Houses and Lands from DHB.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2017 1:22PM