Category Archives: Port and Transport
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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Part 3 Swingate, Radar and the Towers
By the late 1920’s all that remained of the former World War I (1914-1918) Swingate aerodrome, east of Dover, were empty hangars. (see: Marconi, Wireless & Swingate Aerodrome) Since the War, the Regular and Territorial (TA) armies had used the site, … 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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Dover Lifeboat Part II 1929 to the present day
The Dover lifeboat had been in existence since 1837 and the story up until 1929 can be read in Part I. In 1928, Coxswain Adams was in charge and the lifeboat was probably the motorboat William Myatt. In January that … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 