Monument record TR 34 SW 2479 - C18th cobbled floor surface and brick drainage gully within Arthurs Lesser Hall, Inner Bailey Dover Castle.

During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust on works undertaken within Arthurs Lesser Hall on the southern side of the inner bailey at Dover Castle 1990 a cobbled surface and brick lined drain were uncovered benath the modrn floor level. The works on the shop included the excavation of a construction trench 0.5m wide by 0.5m deep for a new north south partition wall. Within the upper deposits of this trech a partially robbed cobbled surface and brick drain was located. Pottery located from this level dated from 1725-1750. this surface and drain likely relate to an earlier phase of building use, perhaps a stable or a washhouse. A light brown clay was located underlying the surface this had pottery dating from 1650-1700 and traces of a shallow gully within it. (1)

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Archaeologia Cantiana: Interim report on work carried out in 1990 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust (Article in serial). SKE52127.

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Canterbury’s Archaeology 1989–1990 Excavations: Kent Sites (Article in serial). SKE52111.