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[embruderystore]

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[warmaster-uk]

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits 'Hell-Fire Corner' – Dover, Kent, UK - on the 28th of August 1940.

Hellfire Corner was a stretch of the Dover Strait in the English Channel, which gained its name during World War II due to its strategic importance and frequent bombings by the German Luftwaffe and coastal artillery. This lively and dangerous stretch of water resulted in 3,059 alarms, 216 civilian deaths, and damage to 10,056 Dover-area properties.

British coastal convoys had to sail through the Dover strait bottleneck to convey supplies, mainly coal; Britain's road and rail network could not handle the level of commerce at the time. However, despite firing on these slow-moving convoys on a regular basis from 1940 to 1944, with an interval in 1943, the Germans only sank two ships and injured numerous more.

The tunnels underneath Dover Castle overlooking Hellfire Corner is also where Operation Dynamo was coordinated and carried out. From May 26 to June 4, 1940, British naval and civilian vessels crossed the Channel to help evacuate the British Expeditionary Force which was trapped and surrounded by German forces in Northern France. 

Vessels of all shapes and sizes – including destroyers, pleasure cruisers, tugboats, and steamers - rescued 338,226 friendly troops, including 224,320 British Expeditionary Forces stranded on the Dunkirk beaches under nearly constant enemy bombardment. 

Out in the straits, minesweepers were continually involved in the deadly work of cleaning mines strewn across Hellfire Corner, and it is stated that each time a mine was removed, the explosion rocked neighbouring houses.

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[ancestrees]

I discovered JSTOR contains details of my family history on it! SGH stands for Stanley George Hooker (cousin), William Harry Hooker is my 2nd great grand uncle, and Edward J. Hooker is my great-great-great grandfather (1821-1918).

[leakypipe1-blog]

The gardens of Boughton Place looking very English after two years of using a Leaky Pipe watering system installed by Rich Manning. #historicgardens #gardens #kenthistory #Kentcountryside #herbaceous #leakypipewatering #maidstone #events

[leakypipe1-blog]

Sebastien, (ze French Spy), tries to steal the secrets of Nelsons' HMS Victory! 😜 but it's OK because he is a double-agent! A great family day out at Chatham Historic Dockyard. #kenthistory #navalhistory #holiday #leakypipesystem

[leakypipe1-blog]

Work this one out? Roof supports of the Masthouse at Chatham Historic Dockyard where Admiral Nelsons' Victory was built. #Kent #leakypipewatering #attractionsinkent #kenthistory