Category Archives: Societies, Culture and Entertainment

Burlington Hotel

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Lorraine

Burlington House, a 12-storey office block built in the 1970s and demolished in 2016 on Townwall Street, was named after Burlington Hotel. This once stood further along Townwall Street on the corner with Woolcomber Street but was devastated during World War II. Nonetheless, … Continue reading →

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YMCA and Dover

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Lorraine

Although, at the time of writing, Dover does have YMCA facilities of particular interest is a plaque behind the Gateway Flats, on the first set of garages after Wellesley Road. The plaque states that it ‘… marks the site of … Continue reading →

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Television Transmission and Production from Dover

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Lorraine

Television transmission digital switchover took place in Dover in June 2012, which meant that analogue service was no longer available. That was the latest major change in the long history of television transmission and production that once Dover was a … Continue reading →

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