Category Archives: Societies, Culture and Entertainment

Dover’s Jazz Scene and the Louis Armstrong

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Lorraine

The Grapes pub, on what we now call Maison Dieu Road, first opened around 1862. Thirty-one years later, in 1893, it was demolished! This was to allow the road to be widened and the new pub – which we see … Continue reading →

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Dover Regatta – one of the oldest in the country

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Lorraine

During most summers, various organisations are involved in putting on the Dover Regatta. Run by the community for the community its history goes back to 1826 making the event one of the oldest of its type in Britain. The years … Continue reading →

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Crabble Athletic Ground and County Cricket

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Lorraine

In 1896, Dover cricket ground, which was on land that Millais and Leighton Road were built, was put up for sale. Cricket had been played in Dover for a very long time, indeed, the first recorded match took place on the … Continue reading →

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Albert Mummery – The Father of modern Mountaineering

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Lorraine

Albert Frederick Mummery was born on 10 September 1855 at Maison Dieu House, Biggin Street, where the present Dover Town Council have their offices. He was the younger son of William Rigden Mummery and his wife Esther, their eldest son was named … Continue reading →

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Dover Pageants

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Lorraine

In 1908, Dover put on a magnificent Pageant under the direction of Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944). He was a well-known dramatist and composer, born of an English mother and American father in Calvados, France. Between 1877 and 1896, he had … Continue reading →

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