Author Archives: Lorraine
Dover’s Building Societies
In the 1840s, Europe was in a major economic depression, discontent was rife and the atmosphere revolutionary. In England, the Chartist movement, demanding political and social reform, were increasing and the Establishment were looking for ways to avert troubles. Prince … Continue reading
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Flashman’s of Dover
The old Council Chamber in what was once Dover’s Town Hall – the Maison Dieu – was added in 1868. Flashman’s of Dover made the furnishings, many of which can still be seen. It was in the autumn of 1830 … Continue reading
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Willard Sawyer – Founder of the World’s First Factory for Mass-producing Cycles
Back in 2006 I was asked by the then Dover Town Council for a list of deceased locals whom I felt should receive some sort of recognition – a plaque or similar. I presented my list, but possibly due to … Continue reading
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Burlington Hotel
Burlington House, a 12-storey office block built in the 1970s and demolished in 2016 on Townwall Street, was named after Burlington Hotel. This once stood further along Townwall Street on the corner with Woolcomber Street but was devastated during World War II. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
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Viaduct and the Pier District
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Pier District – the area around Dover’s Western Docks – was aptly described by Pierite and former headmistress of Dover Girls’ Grammar School, Lillian Kay (1914-2013), as ‘a rabbit warren of houses, alleyways … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 