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• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 4,321
  18 June 2014     15:09268271
  #1      
  You may remember a few years back when Ken Tranter was Mayor, the LRCF recovered the old cast iron mile posts, cleaned them up and replaced them on their original site in London Road. Previously it was Vaughan's, a tailor and hatter. It's now the SPAR shop.
  
  The cast iron has had some rust showing through for the last couple of years. I had been meaning to sort them out but I'm sure if I got down on my hands and knees I'd never get up again! Anyway, the shop has just had a paint up and Steve Sall, often found behind the counter, has spruced them up. Well done Steve.
  
  

  

  
  From the Hollingsbee Collection
  
  

  

  
  Eddie Sall & Ken Tranter
  
  

  

  
  The repainted "posts"
  
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• Guest 904

  • Registered: 21 Mar 2013
  • Posts: 312
  18 June 2014     15:15268272
  #2      
  Where were they recovered from Terry?
  Dover and Cinque Ports Life Magazines are on Facebook www.facebook.com/DoverandCinquePortsLife
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 4,321
  18 June 2014     15:25268273
  #3      
  A back garden in Leighton Road. One of the customers of the previous shop owner had kept them safe when the shop front was altered sometime in the 70's I think.
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  18 June 2014     15:50268274
  #4      
  Note the word DOVOR not as it is now DOVER
  It was in the local papers at the time because I put up a fight to get it put back to DOVOR which is the right way to spell the name of our town .
• Bob Whysman

  • Registered: 23 Aug 2013
  • Posts: 1,948
  18 June 2014     16:17268282
  #5      
  Interesting post Terry, too many of the old signs seemed to have disappeared.
  
  It also explains some of what I thought was misspelling on some forums....I am impressed to learn that Vic is an Old English academic which nullifies any remarks we may tend to make about someone not using a spellchecker!
  
  
  The "last" Goodbye
  
  Vic said goodbye with firm intent.
  From the DL Forum,
  As a politician spent,
  With pressures of the Quorum.
  
  "I'll not come back this time," he said,
  "I'm tired, old and need my bed,"
  He failed to post for quite a while,
  Although giving up was not his style.
  
  He ditched his laptop in a rage,
  Having written his final page,
  "The bloody thing could never spell,"
  Poor old Vic began to wail.
  
  Then his boxing instincts took over,
  He ran from River into Dover,
  Arriving at the old Town Hall,
  Ready to take on, one and all.
  
  Vic seeing the senior Council Elder,
  Puffed out his chest said, "I am a welder,
  Also a boxer and Politician,
  I have earned all my attrition."
  
  "Indeed you have," the Elder said,
  "Your manifesto I have read,
  It's full of politician's spiel,
  You can't be serious, it can't be real."
  
  "I suggest that you forget decorum,
  Go rejoin the Dover Forum,"
  Then he tripped over Kate Baty's cat,
  And wrote to the forum........"just like that!"
  
  Oops.................... (The result of too much sun today Vic)...........
  Do nothing and nothing happens.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  18 June 2014     16:20268283
  #6      
  That was well said Mr Whysman and parts very true. I think they should print that.