Monument record TR 34 SW 1526 - Site of the late post medieval Burlington Hotel off Townwall Street Dover (Period 4)

Summary

During excavations undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust, ahead of the rebuilding of the Townwall Street filling Station, Dover, a complex series of stratified archaeological deposits were revealed representing activity at the site between the early Medieval period and later post medieval periods. Period 4 consists of some somewhat fragmentary post medieval remains which largely consisted of wall footings relating to buildings and garden boundaries. Post war clearance of the site appears to have truncated most of the associated stratified remains. In 1864 the impressive, six storey brick building of the Burlington Hotel was constructed across the site of the former Clarence House. The plan of the Hotel was L shaped with a north-east range fronting onto Woolcomber Street and the South-east range fronting onto Liverpool Street and the sea. To the rear, bordered by Clarence Street, was a large garden retained from the more extensive grounds of Clarence House. The excavations were largely conducted in the garden area, their north eastern limit being defined by the deep basement walls of the Hotels north-east range, which had destroyed all stratified deposits. (Location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3224 4144 (12m by 21m) From rectified plan
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter, 2006, Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996 (Monograph). SKE31840.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter. 2006. Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: Excavations off Townwall Street, Dover. (EKE5693)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavations off Townwall Street, Dover. (EKE15649)

Record last edited

Apr 27 2017 3:45PM