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Monument record TR 34 SW 14 - Site of St. Peters Church, Market Square, Dover
Summary
On the north side of Market Square, in the Medieval period, stood Dover’s parish church of St. Peter. Its churchyard is believed to have covered the ground from the east of present day Cannon Street to Castle Street and along Church Street to St. Mary’s churchyard. Present day Dickens corner is approximatly the site of the Church’s altar. The foundations of this Medieval church have been located during various works at the site, one excavation revealed an inscribed stone slab within the Church's foundations (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information).
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3194 4145 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Lorraine Sencicle, 2014, The Dover Historian -St Peters Church (Website). SKE32118.
<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 384 (RA Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50869.
<2> Page, W. (ed), 1908, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I, VCH Kent 1 1908 384 (RA Smith) (Monograph). SKE7882.
<3> William Gershom Collingwood, 1927, Northumbrian Crosses of the Pre-Norman Age (Monograph). SKE31973.
<4> Thomas Digges, 1581, The State of Dover Haven (Map). SKE31984.
<5> Thomas Digges, 1595, The state of Dover Haven with the New workes (Map). SKE31987.
<6> Thomas Miles, 1580, Proposal for Dover Harbour (Map). SKE31983.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SKE32118 Website: Lorraine Sencicle. 2014. The Dover Historian -St Peters Church.
- <2> SKE50869 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 384 (RA Smith).
- <2> SKE7882 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1908. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I. VCH Kent 1 1908 384 (RA Smith).
- <3> SKE31973 Monograph: William Gershom Collingwood. 1927. Northumbrian Crosses of the Pre-Norman Age.
- <4> SKE31984 Map: Thomas Digges. 1581. The State of Dover Haven. Photocopy. Unknown.
- <5> SKE31987 Map: Thomas Digges. 1595. The state of Dover Haven with the New workes. Unknown. Unknown.
- <6> SKE31983 Map: Thomas Miles. 1580. Proposal for Dover Harbour. Photocopy. Unknown.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 16 2023 3:55PM