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Monument record TR 34 SW 2092 - Married Soldiers Quarters of the South Front Barracks, Western Heights, Dover
Summary
Between 1860 and 1870 the Married Soldiers Quarters (alongside a variety of other structures) was constructed on the rising ground to the south of the casemated barracks at the South Front Barracks. A plan of the structure dating to 1896 and a whole site plan dating to 1897 shows a long three storey range with short wings projecting north-west from each end. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3115 4053 (87m by 79m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Colonel G W C O'Brien, Dover, 1896, Plans of buildings at South Front Barracks: Married soldiers quarters (Plan). SKE51610.
<2> Colonel Kirkwood, 1898, Ordnance Survey town plan of Dover: map showing South Front barracks and a nearby hospital. (Plan). SKE51596.
<3> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex (Unpublished document). SKE17505.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE51610 Plan: Colonel G W C O'Brien, Dover. 1896. Plans of buildings at South Front Barracks: Married soldiers quarters.
- <2> SKE51596 Plan: Colonel Kirkwood. 1898. Ordnance Survey town plan of Dover: map showing South Front barracks and a nearby hospital..
- <3>XY SKE17505 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001.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: #92770 Married soldiers quarters, ]
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 29 2018 4:12PM