Category Archives: Port and Transport
Prince of Wales Pier Part II – 1914 to the Present Day
Part I of the story of the Prince of Wales Pier tells that it was constructed as the eastern arm of the Commercial harbour cum Harbour of Refuge, by Dover Harbour Board (DHB) and was formerly opened in 1902. The … Continue reading
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Prince of Wales Pier Part I – The start to 1914
After considerable pressure on the government by Dover folk, local politicians, the Harbour Commissioners and the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), for Dover to become a Harbour of Refuge, in 1847 the Admiralty Pier was started. This was to be the western … Continue reading
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Packet Service Part III – Churchward founder of the Packet Yard and Politician
In Packet Service part II it was explained why the government, in 1853, decided to put the packet contracts between Dover and Calais and Dover and Ostend out to tender. At the time, the South East Railway Company (SER) had … Continue reading
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Packet Service II – Joseph Churchward and the Violet
‘Once the leader of Dover, died in London on 2 January 1900 at the ripe old age of 81. We regret to record the death of Mr Joseph Churchward which occurred at his residence, Gilstone Road, Kensington, on Tuesday evening … Continue reading
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Richard Tilden Smith and the Aerial Ropeway
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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The Dover Historian 