Author Archives: Lorraine
Airfields to World War I
The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT) is a registered charity that was founded in 2006 as a non-profit organisation. They work to preserve and protect airfields in Great Britain, as well as educating people about their history and providing … Continue reading
Anne Pratt – Botanical writer and illustrator
It is known that Anne Pratt (1806-1893), one of the Victorian age best-known English botanical writers and illustrators, was for seventeen years a resident of Dover. Born on 5 December 1806 in Strood, Kent, Anne was the eldest of three … Continue reading
Swingate Part IIIb – World War I Front Line Aerodrome April 1918
Continued from Swingate Part IIIa – World War I Front Line Aerodrome 1918 April – Dover and a new enemy attacks The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed on 1 April 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps … Continue reading
Swingate Part IIIa – World War I Front Line Aerodrome January – March 1918
Continued from Swingate Part IIB – World War I Front Line Aerodrome 1918 January – March – Dover and will this war ever end? January and February 1918 On a freezing cold New Years Day in 1918, the children with … Continue reading
St Edmund’s Chapel – dedicated by one Saint to another Saint
The tiny Chapel of St Edmund on Priory Road, sometimes in 19th century books referred to as the Church of St John, has had a chequered history. It is believed that a ‘Cemetery of the Poor’ was established in 1131 … Continue reading