Hand-tinted copy of plans, construction details, an elevation and a location plan for the proposed extension of the headquarters building to provide barrack accommodation including detailed measurements and construction notes

Date:: 4 Jun 1924

Location:: Dover Castle, Headquarters Offices, Dover, Kent; Show all locations

Dover Castle, Cliff Barrack Block And Married Quarters, Dover, Kent

Reference:: MP/DOV0566

Type:: Measured Drawing

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Description

The plans of the first- and second-floor are highly detailed and include fixtures and some furnishing. They also show section lines and are on a scale of 1" to 8ft. The elevation and a foundation plan are also on this scale. The foundation plan give detailed construction information as do a section at foundation and floor level and three sections of part of the drainage system. These are at 1" to 4ft and 3" to 4ft. The site plan includes some drainage information and is at 1:500. There are also a few pencil and ink pen notes and a pencil sketch which were not on the plan this was copied from. The drawing this was copied from had been signed by various Royal Engineers and this drawing is signed by someone for J W Heath Ltd, possibly the builders and a witness.

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This is part of the Job: PF/DOV/015 Alterations To Buildings For Expanded Military Use In 1924, Dover Castle; within the Volume: PF/DOV Dover Castle, Kent; within the Series: EHC01/022 English Heritage Plans And Measured Drawings; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

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Early 20th Century Barracks