Category Archives: Port and Transport

Admiralty Pier Part II from 1909

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Lorraine

Admiralty Pier is one of the major engineering feats of the late 19th – early twentieth century, and the story of its building was covered in Part I Admiralty Pier. Briefly, the first part of the Pier was started in November … Continue reading →

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Admiralty Pier Gun Turret

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Lorraine

Admiralty Pier Gun Turret stands, like a large drum, at the knuckle of Admiralty Pier and Doverhistorian.com was once lucky enough to see the unique and special guns inside. One of the questions frequently asked about the Turret, is why … Continue reading →

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Admiralty Pier Part I 1836-1908

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Lorraine

Admiralty Pier is one of the great British engineering feats of the 19th and early twentieth century. Since then it has played an important part in both national and local history. Part I of the story of the Admiralty Pier … 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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Packet Service I to 1854

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Lorraine

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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