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Dover-Kent.Com THE DOVER SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1988 Registered with the Civic Tftist, Affiliated to the Kent Federation of Amenity Societies Registered Charity No. 299954 PRESIDENT Brigadier Maurice Atherton CBE VICE-PRESIDENTS Peter Johnson, Miss Lillian Kay, Peter Marsh, The Rt. Hon. The Lord Rees, Jonathan Sloggett, Tferry Sutton, Miss Christine Waterman, Jack Woolford THE COMMITTEE C h a irm a n Derek Leach OBE, 24 Riverdale, River, Dover CT17 OGX Tfel: 01304 823926 Email: [email protected] V ice-C h a irm a n Jeremy Cope, 53 Park Avenue, Dover CT16 1HD Tfel: 01304 211348 Email: [email protected] H o n . Secretary William Naylor, “Wood End”, 87 Leybume Rd, Dover CT16 1SH Tfel: 01304 211276 Email: [email protected] H o n . T reasurer Mike Weston, 71 Castle Avenue, Dover CT16 1EZ Tfel: 01304 202059 Email: [email protected] M e m b er sh ip Secretary Sheila Cope, 53 Park Avenue, Dover CT16 1HD Tfel: 01304 211348 So cia l Secretary Joan Liggett 19 Castle Avenue, Dover CT16 1HA Tfel: 01304 214886 Email: [email protected] E d it o r Alan Lee, 8 Cherry Ti-ee Avenue, Dover CT16 2NL Ttel: 01304 213668 Email: [email protected] P ress Secretary Tferry Sutton MBE, 17 Bewsbury Cross Lane, Whitfield, Dover C T 1 6 3HB Tfel: 01304 820122 Email: [email protected] P la n n in g Chairman Jack Woolford, 1066 Green Lane, Tfemnle Ewell, Dover CT16 3AR Tfel: 01304 330381 Email: [email protected] Committee Mike Bailey, Patricia Jukes, Margaret Robson, Sybil Standing, Mike Weston A rch iv ist Dr S.S.G. Hale, 34 Church Hill, Ttemple Ewell, Dover CT16 3DR Ttel: 01304 825670 Lesley Gordon, Merril Lilley [email protected], Mike McFamell mmcfamell@noui<ail.com, Adeline Reidy [email protected] 1 Contents 2 EDITORIAL 4 MEMBERSHIP NEWS Sheila Cope PROJECTS 4 River Dour Jeremy Cope 5 Cowgate Clearance Jeremy Cope 6 MORE MUSICAL MAGIC Jack Woolford 7 PHILOMENA KENNEDY ART PRIZE Sheila Cope 7 DOVER SOCIETY WEB UPDATE Mike McFarnell 8 HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Derek Leach 11 PLANNING Jack Woolford SOCIETY MEETING 12 The October Meeting Captain Cook - talk by Harry Ward Merril Lilley 14 ROGUE OR LOCAL HERO? Tferry Sutton SUMMER OUTINGS 16 A Visit to the British Museum Lesley Gordon 18 Saint Omer with (St) Joan Jack Woolford 20 CAPTAIN OSMOND FILE Jim Francis 26 WESTERN HEIGHTS PRESERVATION SOCIETY Chris TMt 28 THE MURDER OF PC COUCHMAN Derek Leach 30 MORE HOUSES Tferry Sutton 31 POOR EMMA - LARGELY FORGOTTEN Tferry Sutton 31 LONDON ROAD COMMUNITY FORUM Alan Lee 32 DOVER SOCIETY WEB PAGE Mike McFarnell 40 APPLICATION FORM f The Objectives of ^ Editorial the Dover Society The committee and editorial staff wish founded in 1988. extend seasonal greetings to all of our readers and to all of our advertisers • to promote high standards of planning and architecture he next meeting will be held on January 16th, with Lea Oakley speaking on Wallett's • to interest and inform the T Court and Philip Wyborn-Brown on Hubert public in the geography, de Burgh. I would also like to bring to your history, archaeology, natural attention the article More Houses by Tferry Sutton history and architecture of as this will hopefully start a discussion, both for the area and against, by way of a reply to the editor for • to secure the preservation, inclusion in the next newsletter. The next social event is our annual Christmas protection, development and Feast held on December 17th in the Refectory in improvement of features of Dover College. We hope to see as many of you as historic or public interest possible and if you have not yet done so then why • and commitment to the belief not come along, a booking form is included in this that a good environment is issue. An excellent evening is in prospect with a good investment. Joan having procured the services of Quodlibet to provide the evening’s entertainment. Would any The area we cover comprises members who intend to attend please contact the parishes or wards of Joan Liggett, Social Secretary, as soon as possible. Barton, Buckland, Castle, We would like to thank Sheila Cope for the Lydden, Itemple Ewell, many successful years of running the society Maxton, Pineham, Priory, raffle and to wish the same success to Adeline River, St. Radigund's, Tbwn & Reidy who has taken over the role. Any offers of Pier and Tbwer Hamlets. prizes for the raffle are always welcome and should be addressed to Adeline. All members receive three As the next Annual General Meeting is to be Newsletters a year and in each held earlier than usual the next newsletter will be year the Committee organises published in the middle of March. This will then about ten interesting events - reach the membership in plenty of time to remind talks, tours, visits, Members' them that any nominations for elected posts Meetings and usually a within the committee must be received by the Christmas Feast. secretary no later than 14 days before the meeting. The Society gives Awards for Congratulations to the small Cowgate improvements to the area, cemetery recording team, through their work the monitors planning proposals society has achieved its aim of recording all and supports, joins in or gravestones, and mapping them. This has been an initiates civic projects and excellent project and should be of great benefit to arts events. the community in years to come. We must also extend our congratulations to all of the volunteers who have managed to keep Cowgate Outfitters which is featured in a 1923 cemetery in such a wonderful condition, picture in the London Road Community this has been hard work in the last few Forum 2006 calendar. About 15 years ago years clearing the site and has proved a the plaques were removed but Pete very rewarding project for the society. It McGrino retrieved them and kept them now requires ongoing commitment to keep safe. Members of the forum cleaned them it in such a good condition. up and Eddie Sail, owner of the shop agreed On Wednesday 2nd November, Cllr Ken to have the freshly repainted plaques put TYanter, the Mayor of Dover unveiled two back. One plaque states “70 MILES TO mile “plaques" on the SPAR shop in London LONDON 14 MILES TO CANTERBURY” the Road. The cast iron plaques, probably date other “1 MILE TO DOVOR” which refers to from before 1836 and once adorned the when this was the edge of Charlton Village Milestone Inn which stood on the same and it was green fields between here and spot. Later this became Vaughan’s what is now the High Street. WANTED A volunteer to take over the post of Advertising Manager for the Society Newsletter. If you are interested in this role, or you know of anyone else who may be, then contact the Chairman or any member of the committee. (See inside cover of newsletter for contact details) * * * * * DEADLINE for contributions The last date for the receipt of copy for issue 55 will be Wednesday 1st February 2006 The Editor welcomes contributions and interesting drawings or photographs. ‘Paper copy’ should be typed at double spacing. Handwritten copy should be clear with wide line spacing. Accurate fully proof-read copy on computer discs is acceptable; please ring 01304 213668 to discuss details. Publication in the Newsletter does not imply the Society's agreement with any views expressed, nor does the Society accept responsibility for any statements made. All published material remains the copyright of its authors, artists or photographers. EDITORIAL a n d PRODUCTION TEAM Editor: Mr Alan Lee Proof Readers: Miss May Jones, Mrs Merril Lilley and Mrs Pam Tiiylor Advertising Manager: Mr B.J. Lilley Distribution Organiser: Mr J. Cope Envelopes and Labels: Mr J. Cope Area Distributors: J.Betts, M.Burton, J.Cope, E.B.Dudley, J.Fox, J.Francis, M.Goulding, L.M.Hoar, E.M.Johns, M.Jones, M.Lilley, A.Mole, L.O’Connor, J.Owen, K.J.Palmer, M.Robson, E.Senyard, A.Sidney-Vassey, C.Thylor. MEMBERSHIP NEWS We have 444 members, much the same number as a year ago. We appear to have reached a plateau but at least numbers of new recruits balance losses, and we are obliged to be realistic, although never complacent. During the Autumn I hope to produce information about the Society to be displayed in, for example, the Discovery Centre. We should also be included in future editions of the Coastal Guide recently produced to inform older people of services and activities available in the local area and which, incidentally, I recommend since its contents might be useful for any age group. New members include:- Mr A King, Mrs S Mills, Mr P and Mrs K Garstin. Please remember our raffles if you receive unwanted Christmas Gifts or have other acceptable items to donate. Sheila Cope, Membership Secretary SOCIETY PROJECTS ---------------------- RIVER D O U R --------------------- Report by Jeremy Cope MATTERS PROCEED, if not apace, then is to be the driver and implementer of bit by bit. For those who follow the local changes to the river, responsible for press the River Dour Steering Group has biodiversity and flood risk management been characterised by inaction, paralysed with a team carrying out essential by an inability to agree a constitution. I maintenance. We have already seen the regret that there is some truth in this. It is team at work on the stretch from Cherry so very often the case that once we become TVee Avenue to B&'Q.cutting a path through enmeshed in legal affairs then finding an the weeds to channel the flow of the river.
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