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Monument record TR 34 SW 2090 - Water tanks at the South Front Barracks, Western Heights, Dover
Summary
Three water tanks date to the Napoleonic period and are shown on a map of 1810. They are almost 100,000 gallons and may have been originally cited here to serve installations lower down the slope – Archcliffe Fort, the Military Hospital and other smaller posts. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on availabe information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3117 4047 (26m by 43m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> E B Metcalf, Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman, 1810, Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications. At the Western Heights
Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications. (Map). SKE51587.
<2> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex (Unpublished document). SKE17505.
<3> Colonel Kirkwood, 1898, Ordnance Survey town plan of Dover: map showing South Front barracks and a nearby hospital. (Plan). SKE51596.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE51587 Map: E B Metcalf, Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman. 1810. Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications. At the Western Heights Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications..
- <2>XY SKE17505 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex. [Mapped feature: #92747 Water tanks at the South Front Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, ]
- <3> SKE51596 Plan: Colonel Kirkwood. 1898. Ordnance Survey town plan of Dover: map showing South Front barracks and a nearby hospital..
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the site of the South Front Barracks, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11882)
Record last edited
Jun 28 2018 10:18AM