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Northampton Street - to be revised

Names

• Tapleys Garage
• Continental Garage
• Central Taxi Garage
• Central Garage
• Dovorian Coaching

Positions in the street

• There were 2 or 3 sites on Northampton Street, maybe more if J Licence& Son cycle shop is included (they also sold motor bikes). 
• Adding to this confusion Northampton Street was renumbered.
• To try and place those sites, Pikes directories list both sites in varying years, below is just an example to show both
  • Left from New Bridge listed starting at
    • 1927 Drill Hall - Continental Garage, Askie J - Dover Harbour Works
    • 1935-6 Technical Institute & Engineering dept - Continental Service Garage - Dover Harbour Works & Slipway
• Right from New Bridge, but after wellington passage
  • 1935-6 Hart & Co Warehouse - 34 Dovorian Coaching Garage - 38 Windsor House, Smith William
  • 1938-9 Hart & Co Warehouse - 34 Dovorian Coaching Garage - Christadelphian Hall
• I do not have a photo of both Northampton Street garage sites, but believe they may have been positioned as I have indicated in the 1950's photo below...... to be confirmed

• No Date - Loaned image: B Hollingsbee Collection held by Dover Museum.

  • NB. I believe this to be 4 Northampton Street where Arthur Tapley ran the Central Taxi-cab operation (you can see the sign high on the wall next door showing J Licence & Son)

Activities at these sites

• 24 June 1910 (DE) - The Royal Assurance Corporation, through Mr Veron Shone their agent, have met the claim on the fire at the garage in Northampton Street, which occurred on Friday, the 10th inst, though they were under no obligation to do so, the policy not having endorsed with the increased risk

• 15 July 1910 (DE) - An application for a licence to store petrol in an underground store at the motor garage, Northampton Street, was granted. (NB whilst one cannot assume that this is a commercial premises, to me it does look likely)

• 2 Nov 1917 (DE) - Mr Tapley, of the Garage, Northampton St, has been the first to introduce to Dover taxi-cabs driven by ordinary gas.  The results are said to be excellent, and the engine runs better than with petrol.

• 11 Jan 1918 (DE) - in an article about theft of petrol an tyres........ Mr Tapley, taxi proprietor, living at 14, Waterloo Crescent, and carrying on the business at the Northampton St. garage, said: I know the defendant by sight...........

• 7 Nov 1919 (DE) - Several new Ford radiators for sale, apply Central Taxi Garage, Northampton St.

• 25 June 1920 (DE) - a reference in an article ....... Norris Richard Ing, a goods carman, living at 9 Victoria Villas, and employed by the SE & CR, said that on June 2nd he had two parcels to deliver to Mr Tapley, Northampton Street, the Parcel produced was lying on the floor of the van, with another parcel on top of it.  He noticed the defendant behind the van as he was coming up Northampton Street.  He missed the parcel when he arrived at Mr Tapley's.  Mr Connolly; It would have been impossible for the parcel to fall out, even on the most rickety road. .........

• 1922 (DE) - Advert

• 1923 (BT) - Tapley, A. (Central Taxi Garage), Dover 212

  • nb there is also  Tapley FG, charabang prop, 7 Salisbury Rd. Dover 95

• 2 March 1923 (DE) - a reference in an article ...... The Taxis were supplied by Mr Tapley, Northampton Street Garage.......

• 31 October 1924 (DE) - a reference in an article ...... The Taxis were supplied by Mr Tapley, Northampton Street Garage.......

Left from New bridge (listed as after Drill Hall)

• 1926 - telephone line installed Dover 320.

• 1927 Pikes - Continental garage, F.J. Askie,

• 25 February 1927 (DE) - Petrol for commercial vehicles from the sealed pump; 1/2 per gallon. - Can be obtained at the Continental Service Garage, Northampton St.  Tel: Dover 320.

• 18 March 1927 (DE) - Garage accommodation for private cars; reasonable terms. - Continental Service Garage, Northampton Street.  Tel Dover 320.

• 8 April 1927 9 DE) - Advert

• 1 June 1928 (DE) - Petroleum licences. - The Surveyor reported that there were 49 applications for renewal, but he wished to draw the attention of the council to certain of them.  In regard to the Continental Garage, Northampton Street, where 4,000 gallons were stored, a wooden office had been erected over the cover of the store and the filling was done through the wooden partition.  It was unsatisfactory and no notice of the alteration was made to him......... (there is then discussion about other garages and applications).....  He recommended that the licences be renewed with the exception of the Continental Garage.......

• 10 October 1930 (DE) - Advert

• 1931-2 Pikes - Askie, F. J, Northampton Street (listed under motor trade-agencies-garages)
• 10 April 1931 (DE) - under new management C.C. Fyson & G.W.A Nevill

• 24 July 1931 (DE) - Permission to erect a projecting sign was granted to the Continental Service Garage, Northampton St, the height to be 10ft instead of the ordinary 8ft, as there was no pavement under.

• Adverts for continental garage

1931	1934	1935

• 1935-6 Pikes - Continental Service Garage. Tel Dover 320.

• 27 December 1935 (DE) - We understand that the purchasers of the Old Tannery, Castle Street, which was recently sold by Flashman and Co Ltd, are a company associated with the Continental Service Garage, Northampton Street, who propose erecting on this important corner site modern motor showrooms, garages, etc. Click Here to move there

Right from New Bridge (listed after Waterloo Passage)

• 1939-40 Pikes - Dovorian Coaching Co 34 Northampton St, and 1 Bench St

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