13. River Tram Crash

13. River Tram Crash

  This plaque was unveiled on 29th January 2015 The plaque is situated on the wall of the northern parapet of the of the River Dour bridge at the bottom of the second bend of the incline on Crabble Road and the upper deck smashed into the wall. This article...
12. Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

12. Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

The plaque to Thomas Tallis was unveiled by Dover College headmaster Gerry Holden on 7th March 2014. The Society thanks builder John Hill who fixed it without charge. Mr Holden gave a brief history of Tallis and his links with Dover Priory and cited the college’s high...
11. Thomas Pattenden

11. Thomas Pattenden

Thomas Pattenden was born in Dover in 1748 and died there in 1819            Derek Leach with Kathleen and Bob Hollinsbee The following article appeared in the Dover Society Newsletter No. 69 pages 13-15 on the unveiling of the plaque. Thomas Pattenden Denise Lee At...
10. The Dover Gallows

10. The Dover Gallows

The 10th of the Millennium plaques is at the Eagle Hotel on the corner of Tower Hamlets Road and London Road and was unveiled in September 2002. The gallows were sited close to the corner of Charlton High Road (now High Street) Black Horse Lane (now Tower Hamlets...
14. Dr Reginald Koettlitz ‘RK’ 1860-1916

14. Dr Reginald Koettlitz ‘RK’ 1860-1916

At 10am on Monday 5th December 2016 a ceremony took place to mark the installation of the latest Dover Society blue plaque. This was in recognition of Dr Reginald Koettlitz, a day boy at Dover College 1873-76, a Dover resident and arctic explorer. The plaque is...