TR 34 SW 1054 - Site of Dover Admiralty Pier Station, Dover Western Docks

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Monument record TR 34 SW 1054 - Site of Dover Admiralty Pier Station, Dover Western Docks

Summary

Site of Harbour Railway Station built in 1909-1915 played a major role in transporting troops to the continent in WWI, over 1.75 million troops passed through it. The received its last rail passengers in 1994. An assessment of its significance was made in 1997, This study has established that the arrangement of this station is highly unusual Despite the loss of the various other elements of the original layout, the station complex remains the largest, most architecturally distinguished and most complete example of a major harbour station in Britain and the only large example with an assured long-term future. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).

Location

Grid reference	TR 3220 4005 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet	TR34SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

RAILWAY STATION (RAILWAY STATION, Post Medieval to Modern - 1864 AD to 1914 AD)

Full Description

<1> H. P. White, 1964, A Regional History of the Railways of Southern Britian Vol. 2 (Monograph). SKE32114.

<2> James Bird, 1963, The major seaports of the United Kingdom (Monograph). SKE31929.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, Dover Western Docks Station (Formerly Dover Marine) Admiralty Pier Dover, Assessment of Engineering Significance (Unpublished document). SKE7176.

<4> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<5> Maritime Archaeology, 2008, Dover Terminal 2 -EIA: Historic environmental assessment report (Unpublished document). SKE29382.

<6> Maritime Archaeology, 2008, Dover Terminal 2 EIA: Historic Environment Baseline Report Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE31717.

<7> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, Dover Western Docks Station (Formerly Dover Marine) Admiralty Pier Dover, Assessment of Engineering Significance (Unpublished document). SKE7176.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SKE32114 Monograph: H. P. White. 1964. A Regional History of the Railways of Southern Britian Vol. 2.
<2> SKE31929 Monograph: James Bird. 1963. The major seaports of the United Kingdom.
<3> SKE7176 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. Dover Western Docks Station (Formerly Dover Marine) Admiralty Pier Dover, Assessment of Engineering Significance.
<4> SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
<5> SKE29382 Unpublished document: Maritime Archaeology. 2008. Dover Terminal 2 -EIA: Historic environmental assessment report.
<6> SKE31717 Unpublished document: Maritime Archaeology. 2008. Dover Terminal 2 EIA: Historic Environment Baseline Report Volume 1.
<7> SKE7176 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. Dover Western Docks Station (Formerly Dover Marine) Admiralty Pier Dover, Assessment of Engineering Significance.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: CRUISE TERMINAL 1, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, DOVER (Listed Building) (TR 34 SW 754)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: Assessment of Engineering Significance at Dover Western Docks Station (Ref: DOWALK97) (EKE5295)
Non-Intrusive Event: Dover Terminal 2 -EIA: Historic Environment assessment and Impact and Mitigation Assessment (Ref: MA: 1779) (EKE15433)

Record last edited

Sep 14 2023 2:45PM