Monument record TR 34 SW 503 - Former site of Phoenix brewery, Castle Street/ Dolphin Lane, Dover.

Summary

The former site of a brewery on Castle Street/Dolphin Lane, Dover, may have been originally founded about the year 1740. In 1859 it was purchased by Mr. Alfred Leney under whose ownership it became the Phoenix brewery. By 1900 The brewery had properties across Dover including the main brewery on Dolphin Passage which had a 120-foot-high chimney. The brewery is visible on historic OS maps dating to the end of the 19th and eary 20th centuries. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3206 4140 (75m by 58m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

<1> Johnny Homer, 2016, Brewing in Kent (Monograph). SKE32101.

<2> Barry Smith and Paul Skelton, 2017, Dover Kent Archives - Breweries- Leney's Brewery (Website). SKE32100.

<3> J. Rochard, 1900, Dover Illustrated (Monograph). SKE32103.

<4> Lorraine Sencicle, 2013, The Dover Historian - Castle Street and Russell Street (Website). SKE32099.

<5> Johnny Homer, 2016, Brewing in Kent (Monograph). SKE32101.

<6> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<7> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

<8> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

<9> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.

<10> C. E. Goad, 1905, Kent Fire insurance plans sheets 1-7 (Map). SKE51666.

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> Monograph: Johnny Homer. 2016. Brewing in Kent.
  • <2> Website: Barry Smith and Paul Skelton. 2017. Dover Kent Archives - Breweries- Leney's Brewery.
  • <3> Monograph: J. Rochard. 1900. Dover Illustrated.
  • <4> Website: Lorraine Sencicle. 2013. The Dover Historian - Castle Street and Russell Street.
  • <5> Monograph: Johnny Homer. 2016. Brewing in Kent.
  • <6> Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
  • <7> Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
  • <8> Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3.
  • <9> Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4.
  • <10>XY Map: C. E. Goad. 1905. Kent Fire insurance plans sheets 1-7. [Mapped feature: #143 Brewery and maltings, ]

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2019 11:47AM