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The
"We Remember" Booklet 2006
DOVER
FIRST AND LAST - ANSWER
The plaque is in
Castle Street, to the right of the bank doors
Contemporary picture - on the reverse of this image are the
hand-written words,
"Sept 26-1944 Time 7.15pm
Last German long range shell to fall in Dover"
Post Script:
In July 2007 a
correspondent wrote that his parents were very nearly the
last casualties of the last shelling. This is what he said::
"Mum and dad were
outside the cinema in Castle Street, looking to see what was
on next week. They heard the shell explode, apparently
demolishing the umbrella shop nearby. As they were expecting
another two shells they ran across the Market Square through
Last Lane to the cave shelter in Snargate Street. Mum tells
me that they did not see anyone else during the run to the
shelter, but when they arrived they were told about the
shell hitting the umbrella shop."
The cinema was
opposite where the bank now stands. The shell
demolished two unoccupied shops, Pickfords, and the umbrella
manufacturers, Hubbard's.
with thanks to Tim
Heasman
shell damage image from Maggie S-K's family collection
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