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Snowdown Colliery

Snowdown Colliery

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The Colliery, situated alongside the main Dover to Canterbury railway line, near to Ackolt which lies between Womenswold and Nonninton, was
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Miners

Miners

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There were no workers experienced in mining in Kent when coal was discovered in 1890. All the workers had to be
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The History of Dover

The History of Dover

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The History of Dover
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The Discovery of Coal in Kent

The Discovery of Coal in Kent

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Geologists first speculated that there was coal beneath Kent the in 1840's but it was not until 1890 that the theory
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460 Postcards of Dover

460 Postcards of Dover

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460 Postcards of Dover
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Housing

Housing

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Kent was almost entirely an agricultural county when coal was discovered in 1890. With projections of up to 50,000 miners
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Arthur Burr and the Development of the Kent Coalfield

Arthur Burr and the Development of the Kent Coalfield

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Arthur Burr was a speculator who, virtually single-handed, kept the Kent coalfield going for almost twenty years despite the constant
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Roman Pharos Prints

Roman Pharos Prints

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The Roman Pharos : two prints
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Dover Museum

Market Square, Dover  CT16 1PH

Opening hours
April-September:
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm
Sunday 10am-3pm

October-March:
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and
New Year's Day

Roman Painted House

New Street, Dover CT17 9AJ

Opening hours 2026
Open from Friday 3 April - Saturday 31 October

School holidays: Thursday-Sunday 10am-4pm
Term-time: Saturday only 10am-4pm

Please see website or social media for re-opening updates. 

 

 

 

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Dover Museum
+44(0)1304 201066
museumenquiries@dover.gov.uk

Roman Painted House
+44(0)1304 201066
RPH@dover.gov.uk

Admission to both sites is free

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