JOHN BAVINGTON JONES ANNALS OF DOVER

DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Page Updated:- Thursday, 25 November, 2021.

John Bavington Jones

INTRODUCTION

After adding the Perambulation of Dover by John Bavington Jones to this web site, I decided to do the same to his second book "The Annals of Dover.

So here we are, currently another work in progress, but one which will be completed as time allows.

The main bulk of information is here, and errors where known from the errata page have been updated, but the pages just need to be formatted now, and the odd spelling error corrected.

Paul Skelton. (started 16 November 2021.)

PAGES

SECTION I. DOVER CASTLE

II. Remains of Roman Works

III. Roman, Saxon and Norman Defences

IV. Outer Walls and Towers

V. Later Fortifications

VI. In Times of War

VII. In Times of Peace

VIII. The Constables and Wardens

IX. Officers of the Castle

X. Soldiers of the Fortress

SECTION II. THE PORT OF DOVER

I. As the Romans Found It

II. The Eastern Harbour

III. The Western Harbour

IV. Failure, and New Projects

V. Making of the Great Pent

VI. James the First's Charter

VII. From James I. to Charles II

VIII. Harbour Affairs from 1670 to 1723

IX. A Period of Small Improvements

X. John Smeaton's Report

XI. The Guilford Administration

XII. Sir Henry Oxenden's Day

XIII. A Harbour Master's Engineering

XIV. Parliamentary Inquiry, 1836

XV. The Wellington Period

XVI. Building of the Admiralty Pier

XVII. The New Constitution

XVIII.The Admiralty Harbour

SECTION III. THE PASSAGE.

I. The Earliest Passengers

II. The Ships and Their Management

III. Mail Packets and the Post Office

IV. Last Sailing, and First Steam Packets

V. Post Office and Admiralty Packets

VI. The Railways and the Passage

VII. Independent Adventurers

VIII. The Passage Poll Tax

SECTION IV. THE HISTORY OF RELIGION.

I. Druidism and Christianity

II. The Canons of Dover

III. The Founding of the Priory

IV. Two Ancient Hospitals

V. The Ancient Churches of Dover

VI. Before The Reformation

VII. After The Reformation

VIII. The Uprising of Nonconformity

IX. First Dissenters' Chapels

X. Early Nineteenth Century Churches

XI. The Origin of Methodism in Dover

XII. Early Nineteenth Century Chapels

XIII. The Church of England after 1850

XIV. Nonconformists after 1850

XV. The Corporation and the Old Churches

SECTION V. THE HISTORY OF THE CORPORATION.

I. Saxon Origin

II. Norman and Later

III. Boundaries, Limbs and Liberties

IV. In the Middle Ages

V. Tudor and Stuart Periods

VI. The Revolution, and After

VII. Local Rule by Statute

VIII. Parliamentary and Municipal Reform

IX. Women in the Corporation

X. Borough Records

XI. The Municipal Buildings

XII. Dover of to-day

XIII. A Roll of Municipal Service

SECTION VI. THE MAYOR AND THEIR TIMES.

I. Early Civic Chiefs

II. The Roll From Domesday

III. From the First Mayor

IV. From the Writing of the Customal

V. From the Suspension of the Liberties

VI. From the Establishment of the Common Council

VII. From the Transfer of the Harbour

VIII. From the Charter of Charles II

IX. From the Paving Commission

X. From the Town Council

XI. From the Public Health Act

XII. From the Widening of Biggin Street, to the Pier Viaduct

SECTION VII. OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION.

I. Offices and Officers

II. The Bailiffs

III. The Chamberlains

IV. The Town Clerks

V. The Recorders

VI. The Coroners

VII. Clerks of the Peace

VIII. Clerks to the Magistrates

IX. Borough Surveyors

X. Chief and Other Constables

XI. Sergeants, Porters. Cryers, and Town Messengers

SECTION VIII. DOVER IN PARLIAMENT.

I. Three Electoral Periods

II. Elections of the First Period

III. Elections of the Second Period

IV. Elections of the Third Period

V. Retrospect of Representation

SECTION IX. SOCIAL HISTORY.

I. Roads; Ancient and Modern

III. Inns: Old and New

IV. Commerce and Industry

V. State Establishments

VII. Dover Schools

IX. Concluding Retrospect

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