Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Stripping away the layer....
They got stuck in straight away with their giant machines.
See previous post.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not hanging about but when will it be dry enough to lay a new surface?
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Paul, that bit of beach just visible behind the toilet block in you picture was known as the town beach. Until the dualling of Townwall St in that area it had boat plots run by DDC, the nearest one was held by an ex-lifeboatman (I think his name was Alf Cadman, Terry can probably confirm) who used to sell his paintings of local scenes from his shed on the plot.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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Not sure Ray, but I think that may have been Arthur Liddon. I was at primary school with his son Barry (where is he now?) who was always on about a boat on the beach. Alf by the way was featured in the Dover film shown at the last Film Festival.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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I don't think it was Terry, I knew Arthur when he was an instructor at the Invicta sailing centre. Bio of Alf Cadman and a link to Arthur here -
http://www.dover-lifeboat.org.uk/index.php/history/past-coxswains/81-crew/retired-crew/132-alf-darky-cadmanGuest 722- Registered: 23 Aug 2011
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I used to have an old lifeboat on the beach there. There were quite a few other smaller boats on plots.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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have they finished tarmacing the prom yet?.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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had just started to drizzle earlier when i was there brian, so not much work going on.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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I hope they know there is a 2 ton weight limit in the area near the shelter opposite the Gateway, some of those machines look on the heavy side.
Audere est facere.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Here are some pictures from the latest progress...things are moving forward a pace.
Here we see an engineer yesterday morning with his wheely measuring gadget following the tarmac filled cracks. This is after all the top layer was stripped away. The sun is directly behind him hence the unusual early morning lighting highlighting the cracks.
Then more heavy equipment moved in. So far Martin nothing has fallen through...you will be pleased to hear. Some of the equipment is indeed big and heavy.
Then the re-surfacing began. They have made good progress since this shot. Working very fast.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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they will need to be fast, nice weather today then it is all forecast to be downhill again.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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The new surface will be blue this time instead of pink?
CONWAY, eh? Who was that financier that left so many skint? Made-off, or similar.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Tom got this picture specially for you...taken a few minutes ago. The new surface will be pink...not quite as pink as the current one but it might bleach up in time..you can see the difference here. Thats the new surface pink on left of shot, the under-surface layer to the right...not yet done.
Another picture of the heavy equipment...hard work fascinates, one could watch it all day
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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Amazing what can be done when the Olympics are the excuse, I can think of some truly awful pavements and that need resurfacing but the torch will not be passing by them. Maison Dieu to Ladywell opposite the the new flats springs to mind, lethal.
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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DHB property Jan, that is the difference.
Audere est facere.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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True but it gave me a chance to have a moan.
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Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Lol! Jan, can't say I blame you, I know exactly what you mean
Fascinating pix of men at work 'Man and Machine in Perfect Harmony' top pic above there in #70 looks like snow! Unusual lighting indeed
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Well they did work fast..made hay while the sun shone.
Here are the latest pictures.
The before and after......
All looks done if not quite dusted. For the first section anyway. As we now realise the eastern side of the toilets are DDC...there is going to be quite a difference in the surfaces.
The haves and have nots.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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That Russ Conway gets everywhere, his pink driveway is a sure lot better than his piano playing
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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i wonder if any those work trucks got a parking ticket.or comes to think about it did they pay for parking.
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