Category Archives: Armed Services

Oil Mills – Part II

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Lorraine

The Oil Mills, on Limekiln Street in the Pier District of Dover, made seed cake for cattle and oil mainly for domestic use. The factory backed onto the cliffs within which the old caves excavated for lime making had been … Continue reading →

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South Eastern Railway Company – the Blowing Up of Round Down Cliff

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Lorraine

In May 1834, a meeting was called in what was then Dover’s town hall, in the Market Square. Headed by the Mayor – Joseph Webb Pilcher – and supported by one of Dover’s would be members of Parliament, John Minet Fector junior, … Continue reading →

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Blockships

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Lorraine

At the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918) on 4 August 1914, Dover’s harbour was taken over by the Admiralty and one of the main considerations was to prevent enemy submarines entering. It was decided to block the Eastern entrance … Continue reading →

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Duke of York’s Royal Military School and the Legend of the Lone Tree

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Lorraine

The original Duke of York’s Royal Military School was founded in 1803 by an 1801 Royal Warrant. Called the Royal Military Asylum it was located in Chelsea. It was the time of the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) and Frederick Augustus, Duke of … Continue reading →

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Reginald Maltby GC – Remembered

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Lorraine

Reginald Harry Maltby was born on 24 January 1882 in Fulham, south London and in 1903, married Beatrice Lubbock. They had two children, Reginald Charles, born 1903 and Freda May 1906. In January 1909, Reg enlisted with the London Electrical … Continue reading →

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