Category Archives: Local Government
Dover Public Library Part I – the Long Road to Winning
‘We don’t need a public library‘ said the woman with all the authority of her position, ‘I have never used it and the children I have spoken to, don’t either. Therefore it should be left to volunteers.’ This view, is a … Continue reading
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Objection to proposed changes at Dover Library
Over the last decade, we have seen the Dover library service, situated in the Dover Discovery Centre – Market Square, run down with the closure of the separate Children’s library, the demise of the Reference library and the reduction of … Continue reading
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Farthingloe – The Historic Valley of Legends and Outstanding Natural Beauty
In September 2016 the Campaign to Protect Rural England (Kent) won an Appeal against Dover District Council to save the beautiful, historic, Farthingloe valley from development. Below is the story. Farthingloe is a dry, long valley with a gently sloping … Continue reading
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Crabble Tram Accident – 19 August 1917
The Crabble tram accident of 1917 remains one of the worst on record with 11 dead and 60 injured (figures taken from the coroner’s report), many seriously. This is the story. Crabble is a hamlet in the village of River. The village is … Continue reading
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Edward Knocker – The Town Clerk who Reformed
There are no records as to when a Town Clerk, or Common Clerk – as the post was originally called – was first appointed for Dover; but the role was referred to in 1356. At that time the function of the … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 