Category Archives: Villages and Towns

Old Park history part I & the Foundation of the Playing Fields Association

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Lorraine

Lost in the mists of time there was the manor of Archer’s Court at Whitfield, northeast of Dover. Nearby was a house belonging to the Knights Templars with a large park. Following the demise of the Templars in the early … Continue reading →

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Crabble Tram Accident – 19 August 1917

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Lorraine

 The Crabble tram accident of 1917 remains one of the worst on record with 11 dead and 60 injured (figures taken from the coroner’s report), many seriously. This is the story. Crabble is a hamlet in the village of River. The village is … Continue reading →

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Lydden Hill Race Circuit

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Lorraine

Lydden Hill Race Circuit, formerly known as Lydden Circuit, is approximately 6 miles north of Dover on the A2 Canterbury Road. Situated in a natural amphitheatre in an Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty the only access is from the A2. At one … Continue reading →

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Matson Family, Dissenters, Solton and the Trunnel Feast

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Lorraine

The Matson’s hailed from Solton, then part of West Cliffe, about three miles east of Dover and less than a mile from St Margaret’s at Cliffe. The parish of West Cliffe, adjacent to the A258 Dover-Deal Road traditionally consisted of … Continue reading →

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Joanne Bouchier – the Martyr from Eythorne

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Lorraine

The young Joanne Bouchier (died 1550) stood on the pyre, her shorn head erect. Dr Scory (d1585), who later was appointed the Bishop of Rochester, asked her to repent. Joanne looked defiant but said nothing. The pyre was lit and … Continue reading →

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