Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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Alex, by coincidence I took a photo of the Historic Dover sign on the corner of Maison Dieu and Harold Passage a few weeks ago. This is New St James church as depicted on the sign. It clearly occupied pretty much the whole of what is now the playing field for St Marys School. It was demolished after WW2 having sustained war damage and being surplus to requirements. Ian described the little building which still remains as a Chapel of Rest in an earlier thread. My conjecture is that it was at the rear of the church and was left standing when the rest was demolished.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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fascinating stuff, never realised that st james church stretched that far, will go and have another look this morning as i am going to a school sports day being held there.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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couldn't find any writing that may be on there, the ivy makes it very difficult.
seems to have become someone's home now.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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where was i standing when i took this one?
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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Half way up Durham Hill, beside the old Prince of Wales Sea Training School.
http://www.pwsts.org.uk/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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correct ed, whereabouts in east kent was i standing when i took this one?
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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I know that one as well but am going to shut up as I suspect it is just me online at the moment and I don't want to hog all the glory!
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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My mother was incarcerated in a large building on the left many years ago. I doubt if that helps though.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Are you calling my mother an old lag Peter!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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terry obviously knows the building nearby but i need the road junction i was standing at.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Is that next to Radnor Park in Folkestone ?
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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need the two roads paul.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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I don't know the name of the roads but I'm sure there's a lady on a Harley just out of shot at the bottom of the pic!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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no doubt you would serenade her with your trusty banjo ray.
that should scupper your chances.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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My Dad played the banjo.....the Germans shot him in 1940.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Oh forgot to mention he survived so they put him a POW camp.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the germans have always had a humane side to them.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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best sketch ever was the faulty towers sketch on the german visitors
"don't mention the war "
had me rolling up
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I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
