TR 34 SW 2191 - Former site of Dovers Electric Light Works, Park Street, Dover

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Monument record TR 34 SW 2191 - Former site of Dovers Electric Light Works, Park Street, Dover

Summary

Dovers electricity company was established within Dover on Park Street in 1894. It is first visible on the Second Edition OS map (1897-1900) of Dover. The building is also visisble on aerial photographs of the town up until 1960, by the time the 1990 photographs were taken the building had been demolished.(location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

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Grid reference	Centred TR 3173 4183 (43m by 44m)
Map sheet	TR34SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

ELECTRICITY GENERATING HALL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1894 AD to 1960 AD?)

Full Description

<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<2> J. Bavington Jones, 1907, Dover; A Perambulation of the Town, Port and Fortress. (Monograph). SKE32120.

<3> Lorraine Sencicle, 2013, The Dover Historian - Brook House – the Infamous Demolition (Website). SKE51697.

<3> Lorraine Sencicle, 2016, The Dover Historian - East Kent Road Car Company and Dover (Website). SKE51696.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1>XY SKE30964 Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. [Mapped feature: #99607 Electricity company, ]
<2> SKE32120 Monograph: J. Bavington Jones. 1907. Dover; A Perambulation of the Town, Port and Fortress..
<3> SKE51696 Website: Lorraine Sencicle. 2016. The Dover Historian - East Kent Road Car Company and Dover.
<3> SKE51697 Website: Lorraine Sencicle. 2013. The Dover Historian - Brook House – the Infamous Demolition.