The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 05 NE DUNKIRK CANTERBURY ROAD (South side) 5/93 Little Chef 31.7.79 (formerly listed as The Gate Inn)
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Coaching Inn, now roadside diner. C18 and early C19. Painted brick and mathematical tiles with plain tiled roof. Two parallel ranges. Two storeys, the upper with mathematical tiles, and overhanging eaves with stacks project- ing to left and to right. Three glazing bar sashes on first floor, and canted bay window to left on ground floor with two 2 light transomed windows to right. Central half-glazed door with flat head. Single storey hipped extension to right. Hipped rear wing. Arrested followers of Sir William Courtenay held here after Courtenay riots and Battle of Bossenden Wood (1838).
Listing NGR: TR0898058744

Archaeological monitoring at the site in 2023 identified a dump deposit associated with the 18th-19th century inn. The deposit contained brick, tile and mortar, and the handle from a rum jar dated to the later 19th-20th century, alongsie a galvanised steel bucket handle. (2)

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

<2> Allen Archaeology, 2023, Archaeological Monitoring Report, Sheila’s Kitchen, Gate Service Station, London Road, Dunkirk, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE57407.