Category Archives: Tourism

Kearsney Court and Russell Gardens

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Lorraine

The main source of the 4-mile River Dour is at Watersend, Temple Ewell, while that of its tributary is at Drellingore in the Alkham Valley. Kearsney Court and Russell Gardens are on the tributary. An estate map shows that in … Continue reading →

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Langdon Prison

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Lorraine

When Dover Castle was built in the reign of Henry II (1154-1189), included was a prison and this was situated near the Canon’s Gate at the main entrance. Initially, it was a general-purpose prison, then a political and ecclesiastical prison … Continue reading →

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Origins of the Cinque Ports and Dover Part II

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Lorraine

Henry III (1216-1272) ascended the throne when he was only 9 years old but like his father’s, King John (1199-1216), reign it was a stormy one. Following the Battle of Dover of 24 August 1217 (see Origins of the Cinque Ports and … Continue reading →

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Origins of the Cinque Ports and Dover Part I

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Lorraine

It was probable that the indigenous mariners of Dover played a significant role in the defence of Britain from invasion by the Saxons, in the time of the Roman occupation. Long before the Romans had established the large Classis Britannica on … Continue reading →

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Kearsney Abbey

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Lorraine

At the confluence of the 4-mile long River Dour from Watersend, near Temple Ewell, and it’s tributary coming in from the Alkham Valley, is Kearsney Abbey. On leaving the Abbey, the Dour wends its way through Dover until it reaches … Continue reading →

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