Category Archives: Buildings
Fred Greenstreet and Centurion House
As part of the latest St James Area Development proposal Centurion House, on the corner of Bench Street and Fishmongers Lane, has been demolished. Ironically, the building it replaced was the centre of a major legal battle that divided the … Continue reading
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Burlington House – A monument to an Arrogant Establishment
Burlington House, Townwall Street, once stood like an obscene gesture to those using the A20 going to the Eastern Docks. Almost from the outset Dover folks argued for its demolition but beyond vague promises and even vaguer excuses, the building stood. … Continue reading
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Bench Street and the Crypt Tragedy
In ancient times, the thoroughfare from the seafront to Biggin Gate, near St Mary’s Church, was known as King Street. At that time, this area was the centre of commercial trade and at the sea end, in the town wall, … Continue reading
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Dover’s Art and Technical Schools – Colleges
It was in 1868 that Dover’s School of Science and Art opened. It was founded by Sir Henry Cole (1808-1882) in connection with South Kensington School of Art. Looked upon as a pauper’s school, it was first located in Cambridge House … Continue reading
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Clock Tower
The Clock Tower, near the entrance to the Prince of Wales Pier, is one of Dover’s landmarks. Originally built in the 1870s during the deepening and reconstruction of what became the Granville Dock. Together with the adjacent lifeboat station the … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 