Category Archives: People

Richard Tilden Smith and the Aerial Ropeway

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Lorraine

At the eastern end of Eastern docks, at the point where the dock road turns seawards, high in the cliffs can be seen two bricked in tunnels. One is the entrance and the other the exit to what were twin … 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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Captain Matthew Webb – the first Person to swim the Channel

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Lorraine

In the gardens at the front of the Gateway Flats on Marine Parade is a monument to Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883), the first person to swim the English Channel without artificial aids. The latter is important for on Friday 28 … Continue reading →

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Old Park history part I & the Foundation of the Playing Fields Association

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Lorraine

Lost in the mists of time there was the manor of Archer’s Court at Whitfield, northeast of Dover. Nearby was a house belonging to the Knights Templars with a large park. Following the demise of the Templars in the early … Continue reading →

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Edward Knocker – The Town Clerk who Reformed

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Lorraine

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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