Walmer, Promenade 1906
Photo ref:
56929
Photo ref:
56929
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On the left of this photograph is a large winch: as neither Walmer nor Deal had a harbour, fishing boats had to be winched ashore. Today there is a cycle path alongside the promenade. Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, lived in Castle Road in 1808, and later at Walmer Castle as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, where he died in 1852.
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A Selection of Memories from Walmer
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My ancestor's nephews Henry and George Wraight aged 35 and 25 were brewers labourers most likely at Thompsons Brewery which was situated to the left of this photo where you can just see the Bell on a sign, this is an indication of their outlet the Bell public house which has survived to this day. In 1881 this was welcome employment for these Wraight ...see more
A row of terrace houses leads up to the old parish church of Walmer. The church where the Duke of Wellington worshipped whilst staying at Walmer Castle as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Some of the dwellings in this terrace were the home of various members of the family of bricklayer John Baker, the brother of My Great Great Great Grandfather. What is now Malvern House, contained ...see more
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