Category Archives: Roads & Streets
Airfields to World War I
The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT) is a registered charity that was founded in 2006 as a non-profit organisation. They work to preserve and protect airfields in Great Britain, as well as educating people about their history and providing … Continue reading
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Anne Pratt – Botanical writer and illustrator
It is known that Anne Pratt (1806-1893), one of the Victorian age best-known English botanical writers and illustrators, was for seventeen years a resident of Dover. Born on 5 December 1806 in Strood, Kent, Anne was the eldest of three … Continue reading
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Stembrook Tannery to Pencester Gardens Part II
Part One of the Stembrook Tannery to Pencester Gardens story looked at the development of the area from medieval times to the 1920s. For much of that time a large part of the site was owned by the Maison Dieu … Continue reading
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Stembrook Tannery to Pencester Gardens Part I
These days, King John (1199-1216) is particularly remembered as being forced to sign the Magna Carta by the Barons of England on 15 June 1215. Even after he died, the mood of many of England’s Barons was to invite Louis, … Continue reading
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Sir Francis Cockburn (1780-1868) – Canada, Belize, Bahamas and Dover
General Sir Francis Cockburn (1780-1868), is yet another unsung hero of Dover. Twice, during his army career his political masters assigned him to oblivion for his humanitarian stance. Nonetheless, he played a major role in the European settlement of Canada, … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 