Monument record TR 23 NW 464 - Former site of The Ark Café and No. 15-17 Beach Street

Summary

Former site of a listed building. Main construction periods 1600 to 1699. A timber-framed building set on dwarf ragstone footings with stone rubble and brick infilling built around 1710-1720 on top of the stone mole jutting into the harbour. Sometime before the mid 18th century an extension was added to the south of the building. It was derelict form 1976 onwards until 1987 when it was demolished after damage caused by the 1987 Great Storm during conservation work. The building was used as the Old Arke Dining Room, later the Ark Café during the later 19th and 20th centuries. Evidence of the buildings foundations and blocked cellar were found during a watching brief in 2000.

Location

Grid reference TR 2326 3601 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Folkestone Harbourside Improvement Scheme Report on Watching Brief March-October 2000 (Unpublished document). SKE7981.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2011, An archaeological watching brief at Fountain Square, Beach Street, Folkestone (Unpublished document). SKE17258.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Folkestone Harbourside Improvement Scheme Report on Watching Brief March-October 2000.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2011. An archaeological watching brief at Fountain Square, Beach Street, Folkestone.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Folkestone Harbourside Improvement Scheme: WB 2000 (EKE5851)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Fountain Square, Beach Street, Folkestone (Ref: FSBSF/WB-11) (EKE11523)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2023 5:29PM