Trying to trace Work Colleagues.
- 26 January 2012 10:31149400I had the following email message through from Dennis W Tansley..so if anyone can help please get in touch.
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Hi Paul,
I wonder if you can help me.I worked at the Packet Yard from 1953-58. As a apprentice Marine Engineer, I went under the Name of TICH. I would like to get in touch with any one who worked at the yard.
Best Regards
Dennis :-)
email for Dennis is...
hellensbourne@mac.comemail: dover7@msn.com - 26 January 2012 10:38149404Hello Paul you could try friends reunited not quite sure what the e-mail address is but they do a works bit I think on there.
Good Luck let us know how you get on . - 26 January 2012 10:40149406Ah yes thanks Mark..its not for me but for a reader called Dennis Tansley who will no doubt now be looking in and will take onboard any suggestions.
I myself dont even know what The Packet Yard is/was.email: dover7@msn.com - 26 January 2012 10:43149408LIKEWISE!
- Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
26 January 2012 10:45149410Vic M would be worth talking to
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi - 26 January 2012 10:46149411No doubt that in the next ten minutes there will be someone who will know and give you the full rundown on it ! They're like the Jedi's of Dover on here!!!!! I love it !! Totally makes me laugh!
- 26 January 2012 10:48149412Ross you just beat me by one minute!!!!
- 26 January 2012 10:49149414The Packet Yard was between the railway line and the Grand Shaft (where Folkestone Fixings and the A2 now is) and was demolished in 1991
"The Packet Yard was used by Mr J Churchward in 1854 to keep his mail packet steam boats in repair, but was later taken over by the London Chatham and Dover Railway to repair their cross channel ferries"Been nice knowing you :) - 26 January 2012 10:51149417Though there was some confusion Ed posted a map here previously
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=5896Been nice knowing you :) - 26 January 2012 10:55149420Paul you are more of a Yoda figure( I don't mean that you are short, green with dropy ears and do t-mobile adverts!!), but if there is something you need to know Scotchie is your man !!
- 26 January 2012 10:59149422Yoda and I am married to a yoga Yogi
Been nice knowing you :) - 26 January 2012 11:02149423
- 26 January 2012 11:05149424Gosh that is a great thread Scotchie from the old days..I see Colin on there too. Lots of info there so well done conjuring that one up. Dont know how you do it !!? lol
email: dover7@msn.com - 26 January 2012 11:48149430Excellent photos !
- 26 January 2012 11:48149431Yes, thank you Paul. That was fascinating. Also interesting to get to know Colin at long last.Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
- 26 January 2012 12:12149436The Jedis of Dover !!---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 26 January 2012 12:26149437Nah - the Jedis of Great Mongeham and Tilmanstone Been nice knowing you :)
- Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
26 January 2012 12:41149440There is loads of stuff here (including Paul's link above) http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Dover+Packet+Yard&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a that might be of help"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi - 26 January 2012 16:44149483Thanks for that Ross very useful stuff there...gosh we are even mentioned on Google there! Oh the dizzy heights!!
Hopefully all that will stir fond memories with reader Dennis.
Ah...we do miss Colin..we never quite replace these guys ever.
email: dover7@msn.com