Category Archives: Businesses
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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William George Lewis and the great Dover Scandal
W. George Lewis’s company built 5 Cranbrook Villas, London Road, Buckland, where he lived. In fact, his company built many of the late 19th and early to mid-twentieth century houses in that area. William George, or George or WG, as … Continue reading
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New Bridge House and the Gas Explosion
In 1864, the National Provincial Bank Company, later National Provincial & Union Bank, had offices were in Snargate Street, now the Masonic Lodge. That year the Bank acquired the plot of land between the Dour and Camden Crescent and from … Continue reading
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Stilwell and Harby – Solicitors
On Thursday 5 January 2012, Maurice Sayers passed away. Before he died, Maurice very kindly lent me a scrapbook telling the story of his firm, Stilwell and Harby – Solicitors. The published article in the Dover Mercury, was dedicated to … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 