TR 34 SW 2792 - Possible site of North's Battery, Dover

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Monument record TR 34 SW 2792 - Possible site of North's Battery, Dover

Summary

The former site of a battery is located close to Waterloo Crescent and Granville Gardens, named North's Battery possibly after Frederick North (Lord North), 2nd Earl of Guilford – Prime Minister. It was constructed with a series of other coastal batteries in Dover (Townshend, Guilford and Amherst) in the late 18th century probably during time of American Revolutionary Wars or French Revolutionary Wars ( 1770s or early 1780s). The fort was demolished prior to the construction of the eastern block of Waterloo Crescent in the 1830's. (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference	TR 3211 4119 (point)
Map sheet	TR34SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BATTERY (Post Medieval - 1770 AD? to 1830 AD)

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<1> J. Bavington Jones, 1907, Dover; A Perambulation of the Town, Port and Fortress. (Monograph). SKE32120.

<2> William Van Mildert, 1828, A Short Historical sketch of the Town of Dover and its Neighbourhood. (Monograph). SKE32004.

<3> Unknown, 1806, Kent. Plans of Amherts's Battery, Townshend's Battery and North's Battery at Dover (Map). SKE53484.

<4> Lieutenant Thomas Hyde Page, 1784, Plan showing field works and Defences in Dover (Map). SKE51521.

<5> 1843, A Plan of the Town and Port of Dover with intended additions and improvements now making (Map). SKE53485.

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SKE32120 Monograph: J. Bavington Jones. 1907. Dover; A Perambulation of the Town, Port and Fortress..
<2> SKE32004 Monograph: William Van Mildert. 1828. A Short Historical sketch of the Town of Dover and its Neighbourhood..
<3> SKE53484 Map: Unknown. 1806. Kent. Plans of Amherts's Battery, Townshend's Battery and North's Battery at Dover. 1:600.
<4>XY SKE51521 Map: Lieutenant Thomas Hyde Page. 1784. Plan showing field works and Defences in Dover. 1:1200. [Mapped feature: #106042 battery, ]
<5> SKE53485 Map: 1843. A Plan of the Town and Port of Dover with intended additions and improvements now making.