Category Archives: Maritime
Duke of Wellington & Dover
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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Packet Service I to 1854
The earliest known sea-going craft in the world is the Bronze Age Boat kept at Dover Museum. The Bronze Age period is usually given as between circa 2,100BC to 700BC and this boat was built about 1,500 BC. It took … Continue reading
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Glatton – the Catastrophe and the Salvage
In the foyer of Harbour House, Waterloo Crescent – the headquarters of Dover Harbour Board (DHB) – is the bell from the World War I (1914-1918) monitor ship Glatton. It is a reminder of a wartime catastrophe that was kept … Continue reading
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Captain Matthew Webb – the first Person to swim the Channel
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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Channel Submarine Telegraph and Telephone Cables
Beacon similar to one used to warn of the Armada invasion 1588. Dover Museum Up until the mid-19th century communicating over distances was fraught with natural problems such as the weather. At the time of the Armada (1588), beacons … Continue reading
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