Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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15 January 2011
11:2289038#1
When I first came to Dover in the early 70s I remember seeing a lighthouse halfway up the wall on the first building on the left as you went into Effingam crescent.
If I remember rightly, it vanished in the mid 90s. Any of you know the story behind it being there or what happened to it?
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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15 January 2011
12:0789044#2
See the item on the frontpage about this Ian. Its just in. Many thanks to reader Trevor Smith
Keith Sansum1
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15 January 2011
12:0989045#3
ian
i think you have youyr answer on the front page
this that is te correct answer
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Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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15 January 2011
12:2889055#4
Thanks for that Trevor, I can sleep at night now.
I wonder why it was removed and what happened to it?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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15 January 2011
12:3889057#5
i have seen longleys somewhere locally, either temple ewell or lydden.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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15 January 2011
13:0089061#6
Yes Howard, they moved to Temple Ewell, on the left hand side just before leaving the village on the way to Canterbury. They closed down a couple of years ago and the place is now a carwash. I don't recall ever seeing the lighthouse there.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 January 2011
14:4289068#7
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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15 January 2011
15:0289072#8
Bob said Longleys were there, obviously 'light-house' is a play on words for their business. Solved by Paul.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 January 2011
16:3989088#9
can't take the credit for solving it but was amazed that the first place i chose to look gave me the advert !!
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