Connaught Hall and Maison Dieu

The Hall was founded in 1203 as a hostel for travellers, a purpose it served throughout the medieval period after which it became a victualling yard for the navy. In 1830 it was converted into a depot for the engineer services and four years later was bought by the Dover corporation to be restored and rebuilt in 1881 as a courtroom & concert hall and meeting place. It also contains the rooms used by the mayor and the charter trustees. The interior was designed by William Burges and fitted with an organ that was given as a gift by Dr Astley of the Royal Victoria Hospital William Burges unfortunately died before its completion.

Pencester Gardens

Situated in the centre of the town it is a popular place to sit and relax with its new Millennium Bandstand & Heritage Footpath designed by Ole Selvaer, the garden with well kept lawns and walkways along with a fine view of the Castle and the river Dour is an exhalant place to stop and rest while walking through the town centre.

St James Church (Tidy Ruin)

Old St James Church is known locally as the tidy ruin and was founded in Saxon times and is probably one of the Dover Churches mentioned in the Doomsday Book . It was used not only as a church but also by the baron of the Cinque ports for several of their official courts until
1851. The Court of Shepway, the governing body of the Cinque ports, met here under the Lord Warden, as did from 1956, the Court of Lodemanage, the body that licensed Cinque Port pilots.
The last meeting took place in 1851 with the Duke of Wellington presiding as Lord Warden The Church was virtually destroyed in the second world war by German shells fired from France.
The Large front doors and the original Lord Wardens Bench were taken out and given to Dover Museum where they can still be seen. After the war , in 1948 the ruins of the church were not
demolished but kept as a commemorative monument to the people of Dover who, like the church, suffered greatly from the bombs and Long-Range guns of the 1939 - 1945 war

The Market Square

The Fountain in the market square with the towns Museum which used to be the old Market Hall until its conversion, the Museum houses many interesting artifacts and is a credit to its curators.

Castle Street

Built in 1837 it runs parallel with St James's Street, connecting Castle Hill to the Market Square It became and still remains popular with professional people, lawyers in particular.