[Bloodboy]

Dai would have been Dai Rees or Reece (I think the former)

[jonesthenuke]

The images of the Last Lane area are great. My father used to teach at St Mary's School, but the only image I can find is inside the school, so hope this is of interest. On the back row, fourth from left is Bob Winter, Fifth from left is Jack Jones (my father), second from right on front row is Dai ???. This was 1948. Anyone know the other names?

[handyman]

Thank you. We had to move from St Marys school in about '69 and it was knocked down soon after that. Would your photo not be earlier that '75 ?

[ellenkate]

Handyman -
here is an interior shot (about 1975)  of Mr Geo Fox's (baker/sweet) shop in Queen Street-  bring back memories?



Ellenkate

[TowerWill]

I think i remember it(from the outside only).Any photos?

[handyman]

I used to go to St Mary's school in Queen street. Does anyone remember the little sweet shop ? Mrs Foxes. One of our teachers used to send us down there to buy his ten woodbine !

[TowerWill]

Before the Burlington monstrosity and roundabout were built.I can't give details about this postcard as it's stuck in my notebook.. The rear of that chapel can be seen too.The old brewery is still there as well.I'd need to check back to find the brewery's demolition date though.

[TowerWill]

From Google Earth street scenes.This is the junction of Queen St. and York St. in more recent times.I think the site of Last Lane would have been somewhere on the left of the picture.I can't remember for sure if some remains of it crossed the bit of grass at one time.

[TowerWill]

I took this photo in Febuary 1973 from the Western Heights.The Last Lane area is to the left of the roundabout.Looks like that much hated Tower block was under construction at the time.

[strangelights]

Yes Delboy,that was probably the place.I was only about 6 years old at the time so i never paid much attention as you do at that age.The machines and a bottle of pop was about my only interest of the place.A treat on most Saturday afternoons!

[delboy]

strangelights, the arcade you visited was in the Queens hall, you used the entrance that was in Queen St opposite Gaol Lane. The pub was the Dover Tavern on the corner of Queen St / Bench St. If you came out of the rear entrance of the Market Hall the steps were directly in front of you. The other exit/entrance to the hall was in Last Lane If you look at the picture I posted you can see that "C" the Queens Hall is white and just down from it on the corner is the Dover Tavern.delboy

[strangelights]

The Arcade i mentioned in Queen st from what i can remember would have been next to or near the Elephant and Hind which is now called The Flottila.Would probably have been on what is now a grassed area with wooden bollards.I can remember the Arcade as a White painted building with a few steps leading up to it.Maybe there was a couple of ride on toys outside.I can remember sitting outside with a bottle of pop while my Dad played the machines.

[TowerWill]

I think i can recall that arcade too now it's been mentioned.I've been looking about for other photos but all i've found so far are in an interesting book about Budge Adams' photos.

[delboy]

 strangelights, the arcade was in the Queens Hall for a while. It was first built as a chapel but was used by various businesses during its life, hers a bit from the Dover History site, delboy

The Zion Chapel, on the corner of Queen Street and Last Lane, was the first Dissenters' chapel to be built in Dover, being erected in 1703.  It was re-built in 1814.  After the amalgamation of 1900, it remained as a Mission Chapel until being sold to the Baptists from the Pentside Chapel in May 1902.
A few years later it was sold again, and became the Queen's Hall Electric Picture Theatre (cinema).  It was later sold to Mr Took, who used it for many years as a leather works, before finally becoming an amusement arcade.

The chapel was demolished in October 1974 to make way for a £5m "piazza" development.

[strangelights]

I,m sure i can remember going to an Arcade with my father in Queen st?,would have been back in the early 70s.Would have been on same side as the pub.