TR 34 SW 1823 - Former Site of St. James Street, Dover

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Landscape record TR 34 SW 1823 - Former Site of St. James Street, Dover

Summary

The former site of St. James Street is located on numerous historic cartographic sources dating to the post medieval period as linking Woolcomber Street and a bridge crossing the River Dour at the northern end of Mill Lane. It was named after the Church of St. James which is situated at the north eastern end of the road. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 3212 4141 (166m by 162m) Approximate
Map sheet	TR34SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

ROAD (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1950 AD?)

Full Description

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2016, Canterbury's Archaeology 2015-2016 - Fieldwork (Article in serial). SKE32353.

<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<3> Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter, 2006, Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996 (Monograph). SKE31840.

<4> Adeline Reidy and David Hannent, 2017, Castle Street Area Society Website - St. James's Street (Website). SKE32354.

<5> Thomas Miles, 1580, Proposal for Dover Harbour (Map). SKE31983.

<6> Thomas Digges, 1581, The State of Dover Haven (Map). SKE31984.

<7> Thomas Digges, 1595, The state of Dover Haven with the New workes (Map). SKE31987.

<8> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.

<9> J. Foquet, 1737, Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover (Map). SKE31991.

<10> Keith Parfitt, 2018, Dover St James redevelopment. Interim report on archaeological excavation 2018 (Unpublished document). SKE51627.

<11> Foundations Archaeology, 2005, St. James Area, Dover NGR: TR321 414 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE16166.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1> SKE32353 Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2016. Canterbury's Archaeology 2015-2016 - Fieldwork. 2015-2016 pp. 1-24.
<2> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
<3> SKE31840 Monograph: Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter. 2006. Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996.
<4> SKE32354 Website: Adeline Reidy and David Hannent. 2017. Castle Street Area Society Website - St. James's Street.
<5> SKE31983 Map: Thomas Miles. 1580. Proposal for Dover Harbour. Photocopy. Unknown.
<6> SKE31984 Map: Thomas Digges. 1581. The State of Dover Haven. Photocopy. Unknown.
<7> SKE31987 Map: Thomas Digges. 1595. The state of Dover Haven with the New workes. Unknown. Unknown.
<8> SKE31804 Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor.
<9> SKE31991 Map: J. Foquet. 1737. Plan of the town, harbour and fortifications of Dover. Unknown. 1:2400.
<10> SKE51627 Unpublished document: Keith Parfitt. 2018. Dover St James redevelopment. Interim report on archaeological excavation 2018.
<11> SKE16166 Unpublished document: Foundations Archaeology. 2005. St. James Area, Dover NGR: TR321 414 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event Boundary: Archaeological excavation for the St. James's Redevelopment, Dover Town Centre (Ref: WSD; RSD; SJDR, CHD, DTIZ-WB-Sewer & WB-Gen.) (EKE16812)
Intrusive Event: Archaeological excavation for the St. James's Redevelopment, Dover Town Centre: P&O Office Site (Ref: CAT-RSD) (EKE16822)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2019 4:28PM