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About Lorraine

I am a local historian, whose love of Dover has lead to decades of research into some of the lesser known tales that this famous and beautiful town has to tell.

Womens’ Suffrage in Dover

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Lorraine

Dover, as a Cinque Port, held on to the terms of Gavelkind, a Saxon Law, long after the Normans came in 1066. Meaning ‘Give all kind’, it was a form of land tenure dealing with intestate estates where, amongst other … Continue reading →

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William Bernard Traynor VC

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Lorraine

In Britain, Armistice or Remembrance Day originally commemorated the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front during World War I on 11 November 1918. That war, however, did not officially end until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on … Continue reading →

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Wrecking

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Lorraine

Smuggling, privateering, piracy and wrecking have all played an important part, for centuries, in securing the finances of those who lived along the south-east Kent coast. Wrecking, the practice of taking valuables from a ship, which has foundered near or … Continue reading →

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Bushy Ruff

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Lorraine

The four-mile long river Dour‘s main source is at Watersend, Temple Ewell. In addition, a tributary source rises at Drellingore in the Alkham Valley. The Drellingore, in 1830, was described as generally being ‘sometimes quite dry, at other times it … Continue reading →

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Edward Ferrand Astley – The Doctor who cared for the people of Dover

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Lorraine

In 2008 I was the head of a local government team that won £20m Community Hospital for Dover – a small token after loosing a major facility that, it had been decided in 2002-4, was to be replaced by a … Continue reading →

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