Category Archives: Schools and Education
Ragged School
Once upon a time on the site now occupied by a car park on Ladywell there was a building that provided a basic education for the poorest boys of the town. It was known as the Ragged School. These schools … Continue reading
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Secondary Education in Dover – the Beginning
In 2005, we saw Dover Boys’ Grammar celebrating their centenary and in 2010, the Dover Girls’ Grammar School celebrated theirs. They, like East Kent College, can trace their origins back to the old Technical School building in Ladywell and its … Continue reading
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William George Lewis and the great Dover Scandal
W. George Lewis’s company built 5 Cranbrook Villas, London Road, Buckland, where he lived. In fact, his company built many of the late 19th and early to mid-twentieth century houses in that area. William George, or George or WG, as … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 