Listed Building record TR 34 SW 923 - EASTERN ARM, DOVER HARBOUR

Summary

Harbour pier. Completed by 1908. Constructed by the firm of Coode, Son and Mathews as part of the Admiralty Harbour project. The late C20 control tower at the end is not of special interest. It is Constructed of concrete blocks of 26 to 42 tons each, faced above sea level with granite. It is nearly 1km long projecting from the landward side in a south westerly direction and forming the eastern side of Dover Harbour. The seaward side is battered and the harbour side has vertical sides. The seaward end is splayed. Towards the end on the harbour side is a flight of stone steps. Also, towards the end, accommodation and magazines were provided for gunners during the First World War to protect the 670 feet long entrance to the harbour between the Eastern Arm and the Southern Breakwater. Today the northern end of the breakwater is incorporated within the modern eastern dockyard while the rest remains relatively unchanged. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 34009 41628 (111m by 965m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

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

<2> Dover District Council, 2013, Dover District Heritage Strategy (Bibliographic reference). SKE31372.

<3> R. A. Otter, 1994, Civil Engineering Heritage: Southern England (Monograph). SKE52196.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #42819 Pier, ]
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Dover District Council. 2013. Dover District Heritage Strategy.
  • <3> Monograph: R. A. Otter. 1994. Civil Engineering Heritage: Southern England.

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Record last edited

Aug 5 2019 10:39AM