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Martin Walter

Summary of the Martin Walter activities in Dover

• 9 High Street

  • 1919 - 1921 - 9 High Street A temporary garage in the High Street opposite Town Hall

• Queens Gardens

  • 1921 (May) - Queens Gardens first reference of Martin Walter's premises in Queens Gardens

• 13 King Street

  • 1921 Martin Walter new showroom, but still with the Queens gardens garage.

  • 1922 Rowland Rouse Take over Martin Walter's Ford Dealership

• Capel-le-Fern -

  • 1935 - I know it is not dover, but to me it is interesting to see the use of this building in Capel by Martin Walter

• Cambridge Road

  • 1938 - Tapley's Garage, who were already established, and Martin Walter, join Forces

• 55-61 castle street

  • 1946 - Dec - Tapleys (in association with Martin Walters) move in to the castle street Garage

  • 1946 Jun - Tapley's were fully incorporated into Martin Walter

  • 1946 - the Castle Street premises were being reconstructed

  • c 1990 - Martin Walter move across the road to the old Henlys garage

• Kenex

  • 1962 Kenex who moved to Coombe Valley from their previous site at 54-56 Castle Street, are taken over by Martin Walter, who promptly shut them down and take on their order book.

• 63-69 Castle Street Showroom

  • 1991 - TSB applied to change the use of the old Martin Walter showroom 63-69 Castle Street

• Dolphin Passage - Dolphin Lane

  • circa 1990 Martin Walter move to the old Henlys workshop in site in Dolphin Passage, Dolphin Lane

• Strond Street

  • 1948-56 - Martin Walter Ltd, Service Garage (Custom House Quay) listed.

• Eastern Docks

  • Petrol station

 

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