Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
- Posts: 4,150
30 September 2010
19:2673181Does anyone remember the wet fish shop up London road for years, owned by Don and Janet Penn? A long story, but I`ve known them since the 50s. Anyway, while having coffee with them at Dickens Corner this afternoon, Don informed me that in 1929, there were 36 wet fish shops in Dover! There were still a good number in the 50s apparently. How many are there now? Nice to see you again this afternoon Guzzler.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
- Posts: 778
30 September 2010
19:2873182i cant think of one...
one over here in faversham..
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
30 September 2010
19:3073184if you count morrisons and tescos [2],if you dont count them the answer is none,zero,zilch.big shame really.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
30 September 2010
19:3573185In the DE today Colin is the notice about Doug Penn's death. Doug ran the lighting shop in the Market Square and then in Cherry Tree. Another wet fish shop was run by Alec Howell further down London Road.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
- Posts: 4,150
30 September 2010
19:4073187Thanks for that Terry, and Don was telling me about that sad news today. I`ve just added his surname above as I`m always forgetting it.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
30 September 2010
20:2173192all to do with fishing quotas, could be that you go into a chippie in dover and eat a cod flown in from iceland.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
- Posts: 2,096
30 September 2010
20:3873193I'm just watching the fresh fish River Cottage special with my wife. Trying to remember other wet fish shops from the 70s, we've just come up with one in Worthington St and the stall in the old market.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
30 September 2010
20:5273194The one in Worthington Street was Hearns, same family as the greengrocers. No idea about the Market.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
- Posts: 2,868
30 September 2010
21:3873197The Fishmarket at the Pier, c.1920 (ex J.Harman Collection)
---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred
Guest 652- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 595
1 October 2010
01:3073209There used to be one where the Charlton centre is now, cant think of name, was it Griegs, I know it was there in the 50's
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
- Posts: 635
1 October 2010
11:5273259I remember a wet fish shop in Worthington Street until not that many years ago, and when I was a kid there was one in the Market Hall (aka Dover Museum).
Even Deal's down to two wet fish shops now (Deal Direct Fish in South Street and Jenkins in the High Street), where until fairly recently it had four (one on The Strand and one in Queen Street).
Eddie Gilberts in King Street, Ramsgate is a great fish shop (with a fabulous fish restaurant upstairs - try it!).
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
1 October 2010
12:1173268What happened to Little Billingsgate in Deal? South St, I think. We used to get fish from Jenkins but dropped them because of price and quality issues, now we use Romney Marsh Fish Markets in Burmarsh, who deliver to quite a number of Dover food outlets, including Cullins Yard.
PG.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
1 October 2010
12:2073273i wonder if the dearh of wet fish outlets has been influenced by people not being aware of how to cook different fish.
butchers do not stock the wide variety of meat they did years ago, mainly because the art of cooking things like hearts, kidneys, brains and the like has been lost.
1 October 2010
13:2073278I think Howells was down in Biggin Street, around where Bon Marche is now. I used to go to school with Jennifer Howell.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
- Posts: 635
1 October 2010
13:5973288Hi Peter: by Deal Direct Fish I meant Little Billingsgate in South Street, Deal. Same place.
Howard: as for offal, people these days get stupidly squeamish and prissy about it. I love nose-to-tail eating...in fact, some of the best meals I've ever had have been in restaurants like St John and The Anchor & Hope in London.
I cooked stuffed lambs' hearts earlier this week. Got the hearts in Rooks. Fantastic. And very cheap.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
1 October 2010
14:0873289It's possible that Alec Howell had two shops at one stage. He certainly had a shop just past what was Lloyds Bank, now Suite World. He moved there from the High Street. I remember going in there for a 6d whiting for the cat twice a week when I was about 10.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
1 October 2010
14:0973290How about liver and bacon on the menu one day Peter?
Terry
ps Maureen loves stuffed hearts.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
1 October 2010
14:1273291My wife says in the 60's she used Floods who had a wet fish shop at Eaton Rd/Elms Vale.
When I moved to Dover I was so surprised no wet fish shop. Have used Griggs at Hythe and usually go there very early when the days catch arrives. Always prepared to help with wnat you actually want.
I remember getting some fantastic Cod Cutlets for when some freinds came down from the "centre of England" (yes from Meriden) and I grilled them slowly with butter retaining the wondeful fresh sea flavour. They had never had fish so good.
For those who like cooking (as I do) Griggs website
http://www.griggsofhythe.com has a recipe page and currently show Poached fillet of Brill and Pan Fried fillets of Red Mullet.
Guest 699- Registered: 3 Jun 2010
- Posts: 292
1 October 2010
16:3773312one dover lady fish monger was mrs hearn
if i am right was in the indoor market where the museum is now then worthington street
Unregistered User
1 October 2010
17:0273318Andy , Little Billingsgate was in King St. near the newsagent, might be Indian take away now.
The fishermonger in South St was formerly Griggs [a mystery story there].
Jenkins you are correct was both at Queen St [now a florist] and is currently located in the High St.
The fishmonger on The Strand, Walmer was the Cavell bros. Clive was an excellent Deal Town FC full back[old terminology].
Watty
---------------------------------------------------