Category Archives: Villages and Towns
Dover, St Margaret’s and Martin Mill Railway Line – Part I
At the cliff end of Athol Terrace, near Eastern Docks, Dover, a steep footpath leads up the cliff and then along Langdon Cliffs towards St Margaret’s. From the footpath, one can watch the daily activities of Dover’s Eastern Docks and … Continue reading
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SS Peter and Paul Church, Charlton and the Rev. Sidney Faithorn Green
Charlton is a parish adjoining the town of Dover to the north. Indeed Dover’s High Street was originally the London Road passing through Charlton where it was that village’s High Street – not Dover’s! Charlton Green, now Castleton Shopping Centre … Continue reading
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Guston, St Roch and the Royal Victoria Hospital, Dover
The plague, throughout the ages, has been one of the most feared scourges. Old records are littered with reference of its devastation, prevention and cures. During such times, most sick people turned to the saints for hope. In St Peter’s … Continue reading
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St Radegund’s Abbey
The Abbey of Saint Radegund is at the top of the Coombe Valley, at Poulton, on a minor road from Dover to Folkestone. Now a working farm, the Abbey gives its name, with a slightly different spelling, to a part … Continue reading
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Wrecking
Smuggling, privateering, piracy and wrecking have all played an important part, for centuries, in securing the finances of those who lived along the south-east Kent coast. Wrecking, the practice of taking valuables from a ship, which has foundered near or … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 