Category Archives: Port and Transport
Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth – A local hero
For someone deaf, like me, DVD’s – because of close captions – are a godsend. Consequently, come Christmas or my birthday my family knows what to buy me. At Christmas 2010 I received the DVD box set of the ITV series, Hornblower, (1998-2003) and … Continue reading
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Wellington Dock and Fairbairn Hand Cranked Crane
During the last few years there has been talk of filling in or/and making major alterations to the Listed Wellington Dock. To date none of these have happened, nonetheless, it is still worth reminding ourselves of its history. Following the … Continue reading
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Harbour Station
Dover’s first railway station, Town Station, opened on 6 February 1844 by the South Eastern Railway Company (SER) in the Pier District. In February and March 1845 the Mayor, William Clarke, convened well attended public meetings for a railway line … Continue reading
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Wrecking
Smuggling, privateering, piracy and wrecking have all played an important part, for centuries, in securing the finances of those who lived along the south-east Kent coast. Wrecking, the practice of taking valuables from a ship, which has foundered near or … 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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The Dover Historian 