Category Archives: Armed Services

Admiralty Pier Part II from 1909

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Lorraine

Admiralty Pier is one of the major engineering feats of the late 19th – early twentieth century, and the story of its building was covered in Part I Admiralty Pier. Briefly, the first part of the Pier was started in November … Continue reading →

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Admiralty Pier Gun Turret

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Lorraine

Admiralty Pier Gun Turret stands, like a large drum, at the knuckle of Admiralty Pier and Doverhistorian.com was once lucky enough to see the unique and special guns inside. One of the questions frequently asked about the Turret, is why … Continue reading →

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Duke of Wellington & Dover

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Lorraine

The reporter sneered, ‘What did Wellington ever do for Dover that warrants a Doverhistorian.com tourist plaque in memory of him?’ Alan, a member of Doverhistorian.com, had suggested that one should be placed on the wall outside the headquarters of Dover Harbour Board … Continue reading →

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Glatton – the Catastrophe and the Salvage

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Lorraine

In the foyer of Harbour House, Waterloo Crescent – the headquarters of Dover Harbour Board (DHB) –  is the bell from the World War I (1914-1918) monitor ship Glatton. It is a reminder of a wartime catastrophe that was kept … Continue reading →

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Part 3 Swingate, Radar and the Towers

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Lorraine

By the late 1920’s all that remained of the former World War I (1914-1918) Swingate aerodrome, east of Dover, were empty hangars.  (see: Marconi, Wireless & Swingate Aerodrome)  Since the War, the Regular and Territorial (TA) armies had used the site, … Continue reading →

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