During a watching brief carried out for excavations to allow the reinforcement of the of the retaining riverside wall a very substantial area of brickwork was observed towards the southern end of the trench. This brickwork can be readily equated with the foundations of the old town mill which stood at the site in the Victorian period. These were set into a deep construction trench and built of brick. This is probably a continuation of the brick foundations located in the bed of the River Dour during works associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme. (1)

This may also be the location of an earlier mill mentioned in the Domesday Book which was situated at the entrance to the harbour and was a nuisance to shipping. (2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1995, Archaeological Observations at Mill Lane, Dover (Unpublished document). SKE8307.

<2> Anthony Durham and Michael Goormachtigh, 2013, Archaeologia Cantiana: Historical research notes, the meaning of the name Dover. Vol. 133 (Article in serial). SKE31764.