Category Archives: Roads & Streets
Granada / ABC Cinema Castle Street
August 2014 and the once grand and prototype Granada Cinema in Castle Street was demolished. Interestingly, a similar art deco building in Tooting has the grade I listing while one in Walthamstow has grade II and both have been returned to their former glory. … Continue reading
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Dr William Sankey – Camden Crescent and St Mary’s Church
Dr William Sankey, in the Dover history books, is correctly credited with the building, the style and the quality of the houses of Camden Crescent. He also suggested that the crescent should be named after the Marquis of Camden, then … Continue reading
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Waiting Miner Statue
In July 2010, the Waiting Miner statue was moved from Granville Gardens to Fowlmead Country Park on what was once was the site of the spoil tip of the former Betteshanger Colliery, near Deal. Although I could accept the arguments given … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 