History of Dover Garages

19 Cherry Tree Avenue

Activities at this site

29 Jan 1898 - Dover Express

12 Dec 1902 - Dover Express

1907 Pikes - I cannot find a reference to the garage or workshop
1914 Pikes - (Ventnor house) Mrs A.E. Smith
6 June 1919 Dover Express - mentioned in a article about the funeral of Mr G Marsh

26 December 1919 Dover Express

1920 Pikes - Lewis Bros (Dover) Ltd, Ventor House, Cherry Tree Ave

10 September 1920 Dover Express

1921 Dover Express - from an article about a wedding, assumed to be at this site, as in 1927 they are listed in pikes directory.

1922 - Lewis Bros Garage
- 6 Oct 1922 - Permission to sell petrol
1923 Pikes - Lewis Bros (Dover) Ltd
1923 (BT) - Lewis Bros, Taxis (motor works). Dover 129
1927 Pikes - (Ventnor House) Frank Lewis. - Lewis Bros (Dover) Ltd. Taxis, garage, and motor works, Tel 129.
1931-2 Pikes - Lewis Bros (Dover), Cherry Tree Ave & Folkestone Rd
2 March 1934

1 Folkestone Road

22 Oct 1937

9 November 1945 Dover Express - Advert

1 Folkestone Road - Lewis Bros

1950 kellys - (19 & 5) Lewis Bros (Dover) Ltd. motor engineer
29 December 1950 Dover Express - Advert Taxi Hire Service

1 Folkestone Road - Lewis Garage

1953 kellys - Lewis Bros, 5 & 19 Cherry Tree Ave. (Tel 129), & car hire 1 Folkestone rd
1955 advert

27 Feb 1959 Dover Express - advert for Cherry Tree & Folkestone Rd sites

1962 - Advert from "The Junior Sapper, The Journal of the Junior Leaders Regiment, Royal Engineers, Christmas term 1962"

cherry tree 19 - 1962 - folkestone rd 1

1965 kellys - Lewis Bros (Dover) Ltd. (Morris & Wolsley), 1 Folkestone Rd. (Tel 41) & 5 & 19 Cherry Tree Ave. Tel 129.
1967 Kellys

1968 - Cherry Tree Garage
- A partnership was formed between:-
  - Stan Durand
  - Leonard Game
  - Keith Tuthill (Keith eventually taking over full control)
1969 trade directory - Cherry Tree Garage, 19 Cherry Tree Ave
1972 (BT) - Cherry Tree Garage. Dover 129
2015 Cherry Tree Garage is up for sale

Cherry Tree (photos courtesy of Keith Tuthill proprietor of Cherry Tree Garage)

2016 Cherry Tree Garage is now under new management