Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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My mate Derek owns the flat to the left of the picture. It's off Maison Dieu and leads up to Harold St and Taswell St (site of the very first bomb to be dropped by the Germans WW1) but I'm buggered if I can recall the name of that road...
Marek
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Corner of Maison Dieu Rd and Taswell St.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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correct peter, now try this one.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Talking of bombs, who occupies the ground floor of the building which bears this blue plaque?
Oops, after you Howard!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the gateway centre.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Behind Old St James' church, next to Harper's Bazaar.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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incorrect peter.
Terry Nunn
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Really Peter, it's just across the road! Didn't have to go far did you? What did Flanagan and Allen sing?
Really Howard, I was talking about Mike Knight of East Lee Guest House, not Mike McFarnell of Amanda Guest House!
Terry
PS Harpers Bazaar, I like that! Took a while though.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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Re #624: Here is a photo of the destruction caused by the last German shell to land on Dover in WW2, taken from the late Roy Humphreys fascinating book "Dover at War 1939-45". It fell on shops owned by Pickfords and Hubbards the umbrella manufacturers - unfortunately the umbrellas were not resistant to high explosive shells dropping on a ballistic trajectory from heavy naval guns mounted in batteries on the French coast! Later the TSB and now the Gateway.
Re 621: Here is a propaganda postcard of the first bomb to be dropped on Dover, Christmas Eve 1914. It can be seen in various books on Dover but I have actually just acquired this postcard from Germany off Ebay. It took months to arrive, unlike the actual bomb. My address is First Floor Flat, 9 Victoria Park, Dover. The postcard was correctly addressed but was delivered to First Floor Flat, 9 Victoria Park, Herne Bay! This was back in the snow last winter. There was a knock at the door some weeks ago and there was the chap who had received it. He had very kindly delivered it in person on his first visit to Dover after receiving it!
Re 623: Knights Templar church on the Western Heights.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thanks for that ed, brought reality to the plaque, yes it is knights templar church.
now another one
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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another eyesore york street not from what used to be a pub,of course its the birth,death and get hitched onthe cheap place called maybrooke house.phew.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Here's a nice old sign:-
As before it's on my patch, and JHG's.
Terry
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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spot on brian.
a certain irony with that sign terry
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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As this was in danger of going on to "next page" I'll give you a clue. Ray must have seen it on his dog walking circuit and I'm sure that newbie Roger Husk will know.
JHG is banned.
Terry
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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looks like this one will not be got and terry is not putting us out of our misery.
try this one.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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It was Lorne Road Howard.
Re the new picture, we nearly bought that white house in the background three years ago!
Terry
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Guest 676- Registered: 1 Jul 2008
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Howard
Im sure that a good fellow will get your last one, as Im not allowed to guess anymore
Million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Don't be so dour Stewart!
Terry
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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stewart is right again goodfellow way off of dour street.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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Where is Crundall's Cottage then,yes it still exsists and what was it,and what unusal feature runs through it?
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
