Monument record TR 34 SW 1158 - Roman walling at Snargate Street, Dover.

Summary

Trenches dug between Adrian and Snargate Street in 1949 showed Roman walls and floors associated with pottery of late first - early second century date. Later excavations in 1955 cut a section through the Roman levels. To the east of this section a Roman room with a opus siginum floor and plaster faced tufa and chalk block walls was located (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3190 4123 (10m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

From the source:

"Trenches dug between Adrian Street and Snargate Street in 1949 showed Roman walls and floors associated with pottery dating to the late 1st - early 2nd century. Later excavations in 1955 cut a section through the Roman levels. To the east of this section a Roman room with a opus siginum floor and plaster faced tufa and chalk block walls was located. There appears to have been a narrow passage or corridor outside this room to the west, the other wall of which has been destroyed by a recent sump. Beyond that is a large room with plastered floor and a plaster faced chalk wall, the floor was covered in a layer of black ash. All of these structures were built on puddled chalk over flints perhaps representing earlier buildings or a rammed chalk surface or quay at the sea edge."(1)

Information about the Medieval finds (2)

Various fragments of Roman material from this excavation were donated to Dover Museum in 1946 where they are located still. (3)


<1> L. Murray Threipland, 1957, Archaeologia Cantiana, Excavations in Dover Vol. 71 (Article in serial). SKE31703.

<2> M. M. Rix and G. C. Dunning, 1955, Archaeologia Cantiana; excavation of a Medieval Gardrobe in Snargate Street, Dover 1945, Vol. 69 (Article in serial). SKE31704.

<3> Dover Museum, 2017, Dover Museum Accession Books (Collection). SKE32383.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: L. Murray Threipland. 1957. Archaeologia Cantiana, Excavations in Dover Vol. 71. Vol. 71 pp. 14- 37.
  • <2> Article in serial: M. M. Rix and G. C. Dunning. 1955. Archaeologia Cantiana; excavation of a Medieval Gardrobe in Snargate Street, Dover 1945, Vol. 69. Vol. 69, pp. 132-158.
  • <3> Collection: Dover Museum. 2017. Dover Museum Accession Books.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: Adrian Street/Snargate Street 1955 (Ref: EI 15358) (EKE4245)
  • Intrusive Event: Adrian Street/Snargate Street 1955 (Ref: EI 15358) (EKE15308)

Record last edited

Aug 27 2019 2:09PM