Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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The photograph above dates from around 1955 and taken inside the Westbury pub, at the end of Westbury Road, and the image at the top from 2 days ago, shows the pub as it is now, converted to flats. No TV in those days, the social life for many I suspect rotated around the `local`.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good photo colin.
when i first moved here the westbury looked like it was falling to bits, tried it one saturday night, it was like early closing day at lenins tomb.
the position was superb with all the walkers that pass it at weekends and bank holidays, but no effort was made to entice them in for refreshments.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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One of the problems I`ve noticed about Dover since walking about again since last year Howard are the business owner`s, some are so enthusiastic, alive and bubbly, whilst other`s just don`t deserve the custom. One of the reason`s I tend to visit the same one`s, and just won`t bother going back to other`s. Just a smile and talking to all new customer`s like they`re regular`s can make all the difference. On the railway they call it `customer care`.
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Spot on Colin, spot on.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well nice to see that as you know I was born in Westbury rd, and used the pub alot we had a good dart team to,I think I know some of the faces in the Photo Colin but not the names, it was a big pub with 3 bars and a room upstairs.I can still see the old steam lorry,yes it was steam geting up that hill taking the beer to the pub.The good old days when I got my first pint it was in that pub at 9old pence a pint which is now about 4 new pence.
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I knew you`d find this one interesting Vic, and I do have some names. Left to right, they`re as follows; George Braddish, woman in background unknown, Ted James (smoking), Tilly James, Rose ?, Vera Loakes, D Pritchard (my mum), Biddy Banks, Harold Loakes and Bill Banks. My father took the picture.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Thanks for that Colin I am still working on the names,it was avery long time ago.I did know a Mrs Banks had a son Roger still about today.If it is the same lady when she came round our house she would sit me on her knee when I was very young.
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I know she had a son named Derek Banks Vic, though with you putting Roger, I could be wrong from all those years ago. Lived in Underdown road I believe.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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No the Banks I know were living in Clarendon place.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I used to live in Hardwicke Rd which is just a short hop and a skip from the Westbury. The great thing is it used to open at 9am which was very handy for us young single alcholic males after a night on the town at Olivers disco in Folkestone. Then we went to the butchers on the corner who sold great meat pies.Those were the days.
Marek
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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That was Whites the butchers and yes they were very good with the public coming from all of Dover to get their meat, in the end they went round in a van taking and selling the meat as they went.I would always get my dogs bone from there they would just give them away.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I think you have the Bank's sons names wrong; it was Robin - he went to prison a few years later !
Roger
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Oh for those days lol
i wasnt about but sound fun lol
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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No Roger I am still mates with Roger Banks we went to the same school and he worked at Hardy Hose for some years .
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It was a joke Vic. Robin Banks ?? Prison ??
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Ok, Roger well done I was not looking at it that way,but very good for a Sunday morning.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Have a good breakfast Vic. going anywhere special for it ?
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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We are off to Canterbury soon I am with the Queens own Buffs today.
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