Latitude: 51.1206 / 51°7'14"N
Longitude: 1.3082 / 1°18'29"E
OS Eastings: 631605
OS Northings: 140907
OS Grid: TR316409
Mapcode National: GBR X2Z.MJZ
Mapcode Global: VHLHJ.M3F8
Plus Code: 9F3348C5+67
Entry Name: Grand Shaft Stairs and Attached Railings
Listing Date: 8 July 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375599
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469563
ID on this website: 101375599
Location: Western Heights, Dover, Kent, CT17
County: Kent
District: Dover
Civil Parish: Dover
Built-Up Area: Dover
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Tagged with: Architectural structure Stairwell
TR 34 SW DOVER DROP REDOUBT ROAD
(south side), Western Heights
865/7/10008
Grand Shaft stairs and attached
railings
II
Underground spiral stair. 1803-05, by Sir Thomas Hyde Page, RE, under Lt Col William Twiss, RE Divisior Engineer. Brick and cast-iron. Three concentric flights of winder stairs round an open shaft, the opening at the top, with curved stairs meeting in a single flight up to the former parade ground in front of the barracks. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: iron railings with urn finials found top of shaft and to stairs up, with a lamp standard on the stairs. HISTORY: connected the Grand Shaft Barracks (demolished) with Snargate Street at the base of the cliffs, to allow the rapid movement of troops between the barracks and the shore. The three stairs were designated for 'gentlemen and their ladies, officers and their wives, and soldiers and their women'. A 'bold and imaginative solution to communication problems (and) a unique piece of military engineering.' (Coad) (Post Medieval Arch: Coad J: The Later Fortifications of Dover: 1982-: 141-200).
Listing NGR: TR3110241449
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