Sad loss

• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,259
  22 January 2018     19:30338616
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  Sadly one of Dover longest serving landlords , Pat Edwards of the Admiral Harvey passed away last night.
  He will be sadly missed by many dovorians, who down the years have been barred for life and welcomed back the following week when sober-ish, this link has some photos from the early 90's that clearly show the sort of atmosphere he created there that exists to this day.
  I shall miss him greatly. Rest in peace Pat.
  http://www.dover-kent.com/Admiral-Harvey.html
  Arte et Marte
• Alec Sheldon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 18 Aug 2008
  • Posts: 1,037
  22 January 2018     20:08338621
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  A lovely man, he will be sorely missed. R.I.P. Pat.
• Andy B

  • Location: dover
  • Registered: 10 Nov 2012
  • Posts: 1,820
  27 January 2018     21:49338834
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  I doubt that the pub will reopen.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  27 January 2018     22:01338836
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  They were clearing out the pub a couple of days ago and yes I would be surprised if anyone takes it on.
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,259
  27 January 2018     23:21338840
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  Unfortunately his children having thought about keeping it on, decided to close.
  It will be a shame if we lose another. Unfortunately it has never had the business it had in it's heyday when it looked out on the back of the engineering works.
  Arte et Marte
• Guest 1535

  • Registered: 27 May 2015
  • Posts: 399
  28 January 2018     02:12338841
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  It will turn into another corner shop unless someone saves it in dover DEAR GOD..poor Pat!!
  If only everyone could be kind and honest what a better world we would be in.
• Guest 1535

  • Registered: 27 May 2015
  • Posts: 399
  28 January 2018     02:22338842
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  All of you out there, there must be a way or someone knows someone with money and guts for a dear old pub.
  
  For Dover history, for all the landlords and all the customers that pub ever had, in their memory it must stay a pub
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  If only everyone could be kind and honest what a better world we would be in.
• Andy B

  • Location: dover
  • Registered: 10 Nov 2012
  • Posts: 1,820
  28 January 2018     17:48338862
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   Amberleaf50 wrote:

  It will turn into another corner shop unless someone saves it in dover DEAR GOD..poor Pat!!

  Or flats i hope not.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,895
  28 January 2018     18:22338866
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  If sold and the trade is there it will stay open if not it will go, people moan like mad when somewhere closes but often hardly ever (or never) use the place.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  28 January 2018     18:24338867
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  From what I have read here the deceased was the pub and without his personality it would have closed long ago like many others. It can only be converted into flats and hopefully the façade will be kept to remind people of its past.
• Guest 1535

  • Registered: 27 May 2015
  • Posts: 399
  28 January 2018     20:47338872
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  Ill buy it then
  If only everyone could be kind and honest what a better world we would be in.
• Button

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 22 Jul 2016
  • Posts: 3,065
  28 January 2018     21:18338873
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  Better watch your p's and q's Mr McS!
  (Not my real name.)