Our Castle
- 24 September 2011 13:36127954I took this last Sunday and I'm sharing it because I'm very proud of our beautiful castle.
- 24 September 2011 13:54127956It is a most wonderful Castle.........
but like the Harbour and Port ... I do not feel it is part of the Town anymore............
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if only....................
sorry........A terrific photograph............ - 24 September 2011 14:44127958great photo, never thought of it as part of the town.
many people have tried to get english heritage to link it with the town and have come up against a brick wall. - 24 September 2011 16:32127972The Town of Dover has a problem with anyone acknowledging it's existence or its importance to the people who actually live in the Town.....we love it....but very few others in POWER do....
Someone I know was asked on the seafront by a visitor...do you live in DOVER?
"Good God, no he said...........River
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The Castle was more affiliated when Rate Payers in the area.....remember that
were allowed free access to the Castle grounds.... - 24 September 2011 17:30127976Lovely shot - so many people knock Dover, but you have some of the best views around
Been nice knowing you :) - 24 September 2011 17:31127977another cracker there paul.
- 24 September 2011 20:36128002Wonderful !---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 25 September 2011 00:53128016Here's the Castle pill box.
Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
Rule Britannia!
Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - 25 September 2011 07:20128017Lovely pictures there, well done Penny...and yes thats another absolute cracker from Scotchie. The crispness and clarity is amazing there. Alex is getting in on the photo act too..great stuff all round.
email: dover7@msn.com - Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,835
25 September 2011 09:18128028Lovely pictures, isn't it nice to get a totally different castle photo.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 25 September 2011 10:28128045Here's something different that I did the other day at the Castle
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=8225a3f3-70c1-4144-9e7a-ae792d9d1e3cBeen nice knowing you :) - 25 September 2011 12:21128064We are so lucky to have such brilliant photographers here. And Dover has an abundance of truly splendid scenes and foliage to match. I so love living where I can see the Castle - it is still a thrill after living here for 12+ years!!
- 25 September 2011 19:05128102Very nice pic,sYorkshire Born And Yorkshire Bred
- 26 September 2011 11:56128245http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinktree/sets/72157627250952279/
Just a few of Dover and the surrounding district...
- 26 September 2011 12:14128249Brilliant pix guys, I love the Castle and the Seafront, my heart still skips a beat when I approach Dover and see both of them staring back at me. I truly feel that the Castle is very much part of our town, it stands above us like a protecting angel.
I never fail but to get a negative respose from people when they ask me where I live, as soon as I say Dover they look horrified and usually reply with a sympathetic Oh!
- 26 September 2011 12:53128256It is perception........ie the right place to live etc.....
Dover is definately, not desirable, or the right place to live....
I wonder how many of the Dover Harbour Board or District Council bodes actually live in Dover...so they can see and deal with the havoc they have wrecked.
It is actually becoming very peaceful because no-body wants it...... - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
26 September 2011 15:40128276post 14,is that the gun enplasment/s at the bottom of langdon cliffs,if my menmory is correct there are steps down the cliff face at dead mans hole. - 26 September 2011 17:51128297Those weren't gun emplacements Brian. They were a battery of three searchlights that were built (I think) in the late 30s. They were designed to illuminate enemy shipping approaching the eastern entrance of the harbour. One of them has sadly been destroyed by a cliff fall.
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
26 September 2011 18:49128319phil,is that the one near the eastern arm. - 26 September 2011 19:52128331Yes have to admit our Castle is a gem we are lucky, and some lovely pictures there guys we have some great pictures here on the Forum for all to enjoy.
