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Some Dover photos past:
Bob Hollingsbee sitting on damaged sea-front at St Margaret's Bay, c.1947-8, photo taken by the late Mr Stan Wells.
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Lincolnshire Born and Bred
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I just about remember them looking like that.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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usually expect to see bob behind a camera than in front of it. i suspect the late mr wells was a professional photographer going by the quality.
Jan Higgins
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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If I have got my thinking head on ,the army used the houses down in the bay for training.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thanks for info jan, a few popular dover names in that cricket line up.
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Howard "the late Mr Wells" (later than the photo probably) became the Editor of the Dov Exp.for a brief period.
He was the sports editor, NOT the photographer.
It was indeed a superb photo.
The army did use the properties for practise in case of an invasion.
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another image:
Bob's photograph taken in 1980 of the WAVERLEY
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Very good, the port looked so much small then now.But lots of men worked down there then.even just the western end,so much was done at that end.
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St Marys School Queen Street (Dover Express) 1947:
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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love that one of the "waverley", is it still operating anywhere?
Brian Dixon
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a short clip of the waverly from 2009.
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