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Heritage Open Days Teatime Talks 

Monday 14 September 6pm: Dover's Forgotten Cavalry Book here
Talk by Andy Rayner (Western Heights Preservation Society)

During the latter part of the Victorian era, and in the years leading up to the Great War, Dover was home to many thousands of Infantrymen, Royal Artillery Gunners, Royal Engineers, and men from other support services. What is often overlooked, however, is that during this time, Dover also had its own troop of cavalry. These were the part-time, volunteer soldiers of the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles, one of the regiments that formed the Yeomanry Cavalry.

Their story is rarely mentioned in local histories, as very few photographs exist of the troop in Dover, and documents relating to the regiment were not officially archived.

Having recently discovered a source of original material, Andy is now able to tell the full story of Dover's cavalry troop, with a wide selection of period photographs, documents and notebooks.

Come along and here the story of handsome, dashing and glamorous young cavalrymen ... and their love of cricket!

Wednesday 16 September 6pm: London Road Pubs Book here
Talk by Paul Skelton

A virtual pub crawl up the London Road from number 1 from Tower Hamlets Road, all the way to where the river crosses the where Wiggins Teape used to be, then across the road and down the other side till we reach the top number, being 324. Physically a 30 minute easy stroll, but stopping off at all the pubs and breweries that ever existed up stretch of Buckland, Dover.

Friday 18 September 6pm: Gertrude Ederle - Queen of the Waves Book here
Talk by Catherine Holt (Dover Museum)

The story of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel in 1926. The talk will look at the life and trials of Trudy from her early days as a competitive swimmer to her attempts to be the first woman to swim across the Channel - a feat that had only been conquered by five men up to that time.

 Doors open at 5:30pm for a 6pm start.