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Last updated on Friday, 09 October 2009 at 12:30
These pages (currently over 215) contain pictures (currently around 500) and descriptions of the older parts of Dover as they exist today, including some archive photos, maps and background information on the area and how it relates to our family histories, and some brief biographies of local characters. Some of the photos are courtesy of the Dover Public Library picture collection. New pages are being added all the time - don't forget to keep looking!
Coming soon: a Calendar of Dover Mayors, from the Domesday Book to the First World War (extracted from "Annals of Dover," by John Bavington Jones).
Many of the pages have been recently updated with historical information gleaned from "DOVER, A Perambulation of the Town, Port and Fortress," , local author and one-time editor of the Dover Express, printed and published at the Dover Express Printing Works, 185 Snargate Street, in 1907.
The "On This Day" database is extracted from "When was it?", by John Bavington Jones, published in 1908. This page will change automatically at 5am every day (local UK time). (New - database still being updated)
Other information from the "Dover Express & East Kent News", the "Dover Telegraph" and various local history books.
If you have any pictures or stories that you would like us to include on the site, please contact the webmaster.
| Adrian Row | Adrian Row was a small row of cottages at the top of Adrian Street | 11/06/07 | JBJ |
| Albany Cottages | Albany Cottages about 1936 | 11/06/07 | |
| Albany Place | Albany Place - then and now, with additional views of Cowgate Hill and Princes Street | 11/06/07 | |
| Barton Farm | Barton Farm stood alongside the river Dour | 11/06/07 | |
| Barton Road | Barton Road is the back road from Buckland to Charlton | 11/06/07 | |
| Bench Street | Bench Street runs from Townwall Street to King Street | 13/06/07 | |
| Biggin Hall | Once the Public Baths. (under construction) | 13/06/07 | |
| Biggin Street | Originally the "main street", now a pedestrian precinct | 13/07/07 | JBJ |
| Billy Beere | The well-known Dover pianist, humourist and entertainer | 12/04/07 | |
| Buckland /union | Buckland and the Union Workhouse | 23/01/07 | JBJ |
| Cannon Street | Victorian architecture in Dover's main street | 14/06/07 | JBJ |
| Castle | Some different views | 20/01/08 | JBJ |
| Castle Street | A busy thoroughfare from Market Square to Woolcomber Street | 20/06/07 | |
| Channel Tunnel | A brief history of the "alternative route" across the Channel | 09/03/08 | |
| Churches | Dover churches, and their environs - past and present (several pages) | 25/04/08 | JBJ |
| Cinemas | Dover's Cinemas and Theatres, past and present (several pages) | 23/06/08 | JBJ |
| Commercial Quay | Old Commercial Quay | 01/12/06 | JBJ |
| Coronation | Coronation parties at Maxton and Elms Vale, 1953 (several pages) | ||
| Crabble Mill | Tranquil views of the Crabble corn mill | 16/03/07 | JBJ |
| Disappearing Dover | A series of pages looking at how Dover has changed, and is changing (several pages) | 04/01/07 | |
| Dover and the Great War | The First World War in Dover - 1914-1918 | 21/03/08 | OBJ |
| East Cliff | East Cliff, Athol Terrace and the Moat Bulwark | 16/03/07 | JBJ |
| Edward Parker | Dispenser and Collector at the Dover Hospital and Dispensary, 1875-1902 | 20/01/08 | |
| Football | Maxton Junior Football Club, 1920/21 | ||
| Gordon's Boys | The Gordon Boys' Orphanage in St James's Street was founded in 1885 | 03/08/08 | JBJ |
| Grand Shaft | The Grand Shaft and the Shaft Barracks | 02/03/08 | JBJ |
| Harbour Station | The old Harbour Station in Elizabeth Street | 08/02/08 | |
| Hero of the Resistance | William Sharp was born in Dover but became a naturalised Frenchman | 26/03/08 | |
| Home Guard | Can you identify any faces in these pictures of the Home Guard? | ||
| Inquest | George Norton drowned in the harbour in May 1850 | 25/01/08 | |
| Kearsney Abbey | A favourite spot for a sunny afternoon, built by a Dover banker | 16/03/07 | JBJ |
| Maison Dieu | Built as a hospital for pilgrims, now the Town Hall | 15/12/06 | JBJ |
| Maison Dieu House | Naval Victualler's Office - now the Town Council offices | 14/12/06 | JBJ |
| Maritime Dover | Dover and the Sea - past and present (several pages) | 24/03/08 | JBJ |
| Market Place | The Market Square - then and now | 08/03/08 | JBJ |
| Maxton | One of the ancient manors of Hougham | 04/01/07 | JBJ |
| Military Prison | Built to house first-time civilian prisoners, Langdon was taken over by the Army | 02/03/08 | |
| Museum | Dover Museum - then and now | 01/10/06 | JBJ |
| Napoleonic Defences | The Western Heights were re-structured to form an underground fortress | 02/03/08 | JBJ |
| Non-P.C. Society | The Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews | 25/01/08 | |
| Old Dover | Etchings of Old Dover | 20/06/07 | |
| On This Day | Events that happened in Dover on this day in history | 21/03/08 | JBJ |
| Pharos | The Roman lighthouse on the eastern side of the bay | 18/01/07 | JBJ |
| Philip Yorke | Lord Hardwicke, of Marriage Act fame, born in Snargate Street | 01/02/08 | JBJ |
| Pier District | The Pier District was once a heavily populated area of the town. | 22/01/08 | JBJ |
| Pocket Pistol | Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol - 16th century decorated cannon in Dover Castle | 24/01/07 | JBJ |
| Poor Relief | A short history of caring for the poor of Dover | 16/03/07 | JBJ |
| Pruessen | The wreck of the German liner Preussen in Fan Bay | ||
| Pub Crawl | A series of pages showing Dover inns and public houses - then and now (several pages) | 17/08/08 | JBJ |
| Public Utilities | Gas, Water and Electricity | 09/02/08 | JBJ |
| Rifle Brigade Memorial | Erected in 1861 in memory of members of the 60th Rifles who died in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 | 24/03/08 | |
| Royal Victoria Hospital | Dover Hospital and Dispensary | 25/04/08 | JBJ |
| Sailors' Home | The Dover Sailors' Home in Blenheim Square | 13/06/07 | |
| St James | St James's Street & Old St James's Church - now includes maps and old pictures | 09/02/08 | JBJ |
| School Days | Can you identify any faces in these old pictures of Dover schools? (several pages) | 24/02/07 | JBJ |
| Snargate Street | From New Bridge to the Pier district - once an important business area | 11/02/08 | JBJ |
| Street Entertainment | Dance in the Square with The Jive Aces | 20/06/07 | |
| Street Party | Victory Street Party in Clarendon Street, 1918 (probably!) | ||
| The River | Dover's little river - the Dour, from which the town takes its name | ||
| The White Cliffs | The White Cliffs of Dover - under repair | ||
| Tour 2006 | The Tour of Britain Cycle Race passing through Dover | ||
| Town Station | The old Town Station in Beach Street and the Lord Warden Hotel | 08/02/08 | |
| Town Walls | The old Town Walls and Gates | 27/03/07 | JBJ |
| Townwall Street | Townwall Street - then and now | ||
| Turnpikes | Dover's Turnpike Roads and Toll Gates (2 pages) | 16/12/07 | JBJ |
| War Memorial | They gave their lives in two world wars | 20/06/07 | |
| Western Heights Views | Views of the town from the slopes of the Western Heights | ||
| Woodside | Sir William Crundall and Woodside | 16/03/07 | JBJ |
| Worthington's Lane | Worthington's Lane (now Worthington Street) | 20/06/07 | JBJ |
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| Port of Dover | Travel information for the Port of Dover |
| Western Heights | The preservation of Dover's Napoleonic fortifications on the Western Heights |
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