Monument record TR 34 SW 2105 - 'G' Magazine at Drop Battery, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

This magazine was constructed of yellow stock brick laid in English bond at some point between 1858 and 1862. It fell out of use when the Drop Battery was disarmed in 1886. It was a main magazine, designated Western Heights ‘G’ in 1882. It is situated under the rampart of the North-east Line, on the north eastern side of Drop Battery and is approached via a vertical entrance façade cut into the base of the rampart, flanked by brick side walls ramped to the earthwork profile. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3169 4107 (18m by 15m) (16 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945 (Unpublished document). SKE17506.

<2> Royal Engineers, 1882, Plans and elevations of magazines and cartridge stores at Western Heights (Plan). SKE51614.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945. [Mapped feature: #92820 G Magazine, ]
  • <2> Plan: Royal Engineers. 1882. Plans and elevations of magazines and cartridge stores at Western Heights.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the miscellaneous structures associated with Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11883)

Record last edited

Jul 3 2018 3:30PM