Title

Watering-Places of England - Dover: the Town and Heights, 1850. Creators: Birket Foster, Edmund Evans.

Caption

Watering-Places of England - Dover: the Town and Heights, 1850. 'Owing to the clearness of the water, and the gradual declivity of the shore, the sea-bathing at Dover is considered to be equal to any in the kingdom. Anciently, Dover is supposed to have derived its name from Dwfyrrha, signifying a steep place; or it may have taken its name from the river Dour, which...forms the back-water to the harbour, thence discharging itself into the sea. Dour appears to have been latinized into Dubris, and changed by the Saxons into Dover...As a watering-place, Dover is resorted to rather by those who seek the enjoyment and benefit of sea-bathing, together with more retirement and less excitement than attends a residence at Brighton or Margate. The castle is a grand object of interest'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

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Reference

HRM22A34_011

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Keywords

sea coast building England people job beach town coastal resort occupation seaside British geography castle cliff cliffs fortifications fortification workmen workman location Victorian century Dover Kent dover castle Britain profession newspapers press B&W engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white White Cliffs of Dover B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Dover cliffs geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper landscape Myles Birket Foster Birket Foster Foster Birket Foster Myles Birket Edmund Evans Evans Edmund working man Evans Edmund William Edmund William Evans Foster Miles Birket Foster Myles Miles Foster 19th-century