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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 34 SW 18
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Town Wall (course of) - probable 14th c

Summary

It is probable that Dover was not walled until the 14th century as no repairs to the gates are recorded until the 15th century. Nothing now remains of the defences, whose extent is known from plans only. The southern line appears to have run from a point east of Eastbrook gate "across the former Woolcomber Street" along Town Wall Street and Snorgate Street, turning north to cross Ardian Street; there were three gates in the western wall, which curved east over the Folkestone road to cross Canon Street and then turned south through Pencester Gardens to return to the southern wall. Nothing remains above ground today

Grid Reference:	TR 31 41
Map Sheet:	TR34SW
Parish:	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

TOWN DEFENCES (TOWN DEFENCES Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Hist of Dover 1899 62-4 (SPH Statham)
<2>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. OS 1:1250 1957-62
<3>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Dover Castle 1853 15-19 (plan) (W Batcheller)
<4>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Arch J 86 1929 47 plan 58 (EGJ Amos and REM Wheeler)
<5>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. F1 ASP 22-MAY-64
<6>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Inf Mr Bevan, Boro' Engineer Dover BC
<7>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Inf Mr Jones, Boro' Engineer, Drawing Office, Dover BC
<8>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. F2 ASP 03-JUN-64
<9>	Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Town Defences in Eng and Wales 1971 155 (HL Turner)
<10>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SW 18 - May, 1964.
<11>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SW 18 - June, 1964.

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TR 34 SW 194	Parent of: Adrian Gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 197	Parent of: Biggin Gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 192	Parent of: Boldware gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 191	Parent of: Butchery gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 195	Parent of: Cow Gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 188	Parent of: Easterbrook gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 190	Parent of: Fisher's Gate (site of) (Monument)
TR 34 SW 198	Parent of: Gate at Dolphin Lane (Monument)
TR 34 SW 16	Parent of: Romano-British Pharos (site of) (Monument)
TR 34 SW 193	Parent of: Snar Gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 189	Parent of: St Helen's Gate (Monument)
TR 34 SW 196	Parent of: St Martin's Gate (Monument)