After the video there are close-ups of numbers 1 to 10 of the mainly historical local landmarks that are mentioned in the commentary.
A second post, 2/2 First Covid-19 Lockdown Cycle Ride, contains close-ups of landmarks 11 to 20 (nb "First" in both titles indicates that I'll be making another video of the same route):
The video was filmed on Sunday, 10th of May 2020, using a head-mounted GoPro Hero 8 Black action camera and its built-in microphones.
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| Time Lapse Video Start |
Two days later I made a three-minute GoPro "Time Warp" (time lapse) video with commentary.
It contains a sequence that also shows the promenade from the Eastern Docks to the New Marina Pier.
Local landmarks, numbers 1 to 10:
Click on a thumbnail for a larger view, or any text link to go to the related blog post.
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| Charles Lightoller in Dover |
Former home of Charles Lightoller, survivor of the 1912 RMS Titanic iceberg disaster.
Moved here in 1916 during World War One after joining the Dover Patrol.
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| 1 East Cliff (Marine Parade), Dover |
Former home of General Sir Henry Le Geyt Bruce, Knight Commander of the Bath, 1824-1899.
Transferred from Bengal Artillery to Royal Artillery after 1857 Indian Mutiny.
First World War RAF or RFC squadron location.
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| Moat's Bulwark, A20 Townwall Street |
One of King Henry VIII's 'little forts' of which there were three in Dover.
The other two being the Black Bulwark and Archcliffe Fort.
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| Dover Castle and Gateway Flats |
Built as a result of damage sustained during the Second World War.
The Gateway, with 221 flats that all have views of the English Channel, was completed in October 1959 at a cost of one million pounds.
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| Lord Warden House, DWDR |
Where Louis Blériot (link to blog post) had breakfast after the first flight across the English Channel in 1909.
Ex-HMS Wasp in World War II. Now used by freight agents.
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| Matthew Webb, Dover Seafront |
Bust (or statue) symbolically rests on fishes and seashell above plinth,
First recorded person to swim the English Channel in 1875. Died Niagara Falls 1883 (USA and Canada border).
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| Charles Rolls facing Strait of Dover |
In 1910, he became the first man to fly non-stop across the English Channel and back again.
Co-founder of the Royal Aero Club and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
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| Every One Remembered Statue |
First World War Centenary Commemorative Sculpture by Mark Humphrey.
Located in Granville Gardens, symbolically facing the English Channel, France, and the Western Front beyond.
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| Dover Seafront Promenade |
Silhouette sculpture of Jamie Clark, 2012 Olympic Games Torch holder; Dame Vera Lynn (WW2 song, There'll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover; Ian Fleming, author of 007 James Bond novels.
Cycling route map and biometrics are on this Polar Flow web page.
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