Category Archives: Roads & Streets

Dover’s Prison

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lorraine

For over a thousand years Dover does not have a gaol, jail or prison. The spellings gaol and jail are both in general use, but gaol has historically been in England while jail is used in the USA. The word prison … Continue reading →

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Ramsay MacDonald – Dover’s MP that never was

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Lorraine

Following the Re-Distribution Act of 1885, Dover, then a Borough, the representation in Parliament was reduced from two to one MPs and the National Exchequer – now the Treasury – paid the elected representative a wage. In July 1889 Conservative, … Continue reading →

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Dover’s Building Societies

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Lorraine

In the 1840s, Europe was in a major economic depression, discontent was rife and the atmosphere revolutionary. In England, the Chartist movement, demanding political and social reform, were increasing and the Establishment were looking for ways to avert troubles. Prince … Continue reading →

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Flashman’s of Dover

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Lorraine

The old Council Chamber in what was once Dover’s Town Hall – the Maison Dieu – was added in 1868. Flashman’s of Dover made the furnishings, many of which can still be seen. It was in the autumn of 1830 … Continue reading →

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Brook House – the Infamous Demolition

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Lorraine

16 July 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the demolition of Brook House – a fine, white, mansion that had stood on the western side of Maison Dieu Road. For many its destruction, in the early hours of a Saturday … Continue reading →

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