View of Dover in 1889. Postcard in the collection of Simon Cooke. The sixteenth-century antiquarian William Lambarde described the town as "seated among the rocks (where the haven itself formerly was while the sea came up farther, as is gathered from the anchors and planks of ships digged up)," and as being "noted for the convenience of its harbour ... and the passage from thence to France" (qtd. in Statham 14). Despite all the changes that have taken place over the centuries, these basic facts remain true today. — Jacqueline Banerjee
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Bibliography
Statham, Samuel Percy Hammond. The History of the Castle, Town and Port of Dover. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1899. Internet Archive online version of a copy in the New York Public Library. Web. 31 July 2023.
Created 31 July 2023