Monument record TR 34 SW 2048 - Former site of the Dining room at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover.

Summary

In 1922 a plan was proposed for a Dining Room to accommodate 312 men at tables of sixteen or eight, and a Wash-up. The building consisted of a main range forming the Dining Hall, with a narrower range at the east end containing a Lobby, connected by a covered way to a doorway inserted in the east wall of the Cook House. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3068 4043 (30m by 12m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Summarised from report:

In 1922 a plan was proposed for a Dining Room to accommodate 312 men at tables of sixteen or eight, and a Wash-up. The building consisted of a main range forming the Dining Hall, with a narrower range at the east end containing a Lobby, connected by a covered way to a doorway inserted in the east wall of the Cook House. Beyond the Lobby was the Wash-up, containing sinks, plate racks, etc. The walls of the new building were of timber, except in the Wash-up which had timber on low concrete walls, beneath corrugated iron roofs carried on timber trusses. The building had a short life, as in February 1932 drawings were prepared for the partitioning of the Cook House to serve as a Band Institute Store, Drums Store and Boiler House, and the Preparation Room became a Signal Store. This made the Dining Room redundant, and in 1933 a revision to the drawing it was denominated a Drill Shed. A note on another plan records that it was destroyed by enemy action in 1940. (1)


<1> English Heritage, 2004, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel (Unpublished document). SKE17690.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2004. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel. [Mapped feature: #92386 Former site of the Dining room at the Western Outworks, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Citadel, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE12081)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2019 2:24PM