We have an archive of items specifically to do with Deal being the results of our labours over the past few years. To date there are 81 wall panels (of size A1), only a few have been transferred to articles on this site, more will be done when time permits. The rest are with Alan Buckman and a small quantity are at the Landmark Centre on permanent exhibition.
The 2009 team concentrated in the study of Upper Deal, mostly 19th century with individual projects. [Exh a] St Leonard's Church Social Centre.
2010 was the 100th anniversary of the Inland Revenue 1910 Survey of all properties in Britain, so the group did a joint project to survey a large number of houses down Church Path. Data was also used to join in the National Archives Historic streets Project. [Exh b] St Leonard's Church Social Centre.
2011 team studied the period 1750-1837, more concentrated around the Church, but plenty to interest with widening topics to include Deal! [Exh c] St Leonard's Church Social Centre then at Heritage Weekend Sept 2011.
2012 study was based around the restoration of the monarchy (1660) and the state of Deal to around 1750. Presented at the Heritage Weekend 7th / 8th Sept 2012 [Exh d]. Use of the material continued with talks given by Alan Buckman to the Walmer WI, KFHS, ELIG and at the open lecture meeting on 13th April 2013.
2013 study on Charitable Giving encompassing almshouses, churches etc. 18 new sheets presented at the Heritage Weekend 13th / 14th September at Deal Town Hall [Exh e].
2014 WW1 start 100 years ago, Baptist Church Sunday School. 22 new sheets presented at the Heritage Weekend 12th/13th September at Deal Town Hall [Exh f].
2015 theme was Deal 200 years ago. Presented at the Heritage Open Days mid-September 2015 at the Town Hall [Exh g].
2016 Created a directory for Lower street in 1851 trying to relate building to current day buildings. Presented at the Heritage Open Days 10th/11th Sept 2016 at the Town Hall [Exh h].
2017 Further work on Lower street up to 1911. Renumbering scheme in 1892 now unearthed and helping to pin down the buildings. Presented at the Heritage Open Days 9th/10th Sept 2017 at the Astor Community Theatre [Exh i]. 47 panels were shown plus an exhibition of the Astor Theatre and one board from the Deal Society - 50 years of conservation in Deal.
2018 Work on National chains of shops in Deal, Street Furntiure and the Deal Post. Further work on Pilots, Notable Women in Deal and an Admiralty chart. Presented at the Heritage Open Days 16th September at the Astor Community Theatre. Also showing a rolling slide presentation.
2019 Back to St Leonard's looking in depth on the seating plan of c1618 and notable families. More local builders appearing on street furniture. A large exhibition at the Landmark Centre on 13th July was well attended. [Exh k]
2022 after the COVID 19 pandemic at St. Andrew's Church Hall concentrating on the West Street / Duke Street area. 24 panels shown [Exh m] including Non-Conformism, Music (The Assembly Room), the Strangers Burial Ground, the Old Naval Hospital in West St etc.
2023 at Heritage Open Days weekend, 8th Sept at Old St Mary's Church, Upper Walmer. Subject was Upper Walmer and 15 new panels shown along with 9 previous panels (Exh n]. 197 people attended, a record for our exhibition.
TITLE | Researcher | YR | Sheets | Briefly | Exh |
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Upper Deal Mill | Eve Clark | 09 | 2 | The mill, millers, corn laws | a |
The Poor | Chrissie Clifton-Lee | 09 | 5 | In depth study. Early poor house and 1781 poor house | a |
Upper Deal Manor House | Margaret Wills | 09 | 2 | People, family trees & photos | a,d |
The Turnpike | Lis Pallett | 09 | 1 | Dover-Deal and Deal-Sandwich. Description, timeline | a,e |
Jenkins Well | Lis Pallett | 09 | 2 | People, family trees & photos | a,d |
The Census | Sue Buckman | 09 | 1 | The enumeration district | a |
The parish tithe | Alan Buckman | 09 | 1 | Around Upper Deal | a |
Working in Upper Deal | Alan Buckman | 09 | 1 | From the census and trade directories - transport, coach to London | a |
The Magnet | Maggie Ferguson | 09 | 1 | Pub timeline | a |
Admiral Keppel | Maggie Ferguson | 09 | 1 | Pub timeline | a,d |
Brickmakers | Maureen Criddle | 09 | 2 | Many brickfields in Upper Deal | a |
Local Maps | Alan Buckman | 09 | 1 | Around Upper Deal 1843 onwards | a |
Photographs | Alan Buckman | 09 | 1 | Around Upper Deal | a |
Misc topics 2009 | Alan Buckman | 09 | 1 | Around Upper Deal - road names, Hasted 1800, Upper Deal Park | a |
Church Path 1910-2010 1843 details | GROUP | 10 | 2 | Study of its history and the properties along it with the IR 1910 map, also tithe map | b |
Vine House, Five Ringers | Margaret, Lis | 10 | 1 | Church Path properties | b,f |
Kent Terrace, Melrose Cottages | Eve, Alan | 10 | 1 | Church Path properties | b |
Devonport House, Ivy Cottages | Alan Buckman | 10 | 1 | Church Path properties | b |
Bowling Green, Crew's Farm | Lis, Ian | 10 | 1 | Church Path properties | b,d |
Milestone House, Raby Cote | Lyndon Smith | 10 | 1 | Church Path properties | b |
About Upper Deal | Alan Buckman | 10 | 1 | The Ferns / Tournain, Rose Cottage / Uromi / The Little House | b |
Upper Deal Timeline | Alan Buckman | 10 | 1 | 20th century | b |
Blacksmiths | Sue Buckman | 10 | 1 | In Upper Deal | b |
Farming in Deal | Ian Williams | 10 | 1 | 1843-1945 | b,e,f |
The Oaks and Warden House Schools | Lyndon Smith & Eve Clark | 10 | 1 | Some history of these Upper Deal schools | b |
Education | Lyndon Smith | 10 | 1 | The education scene | b |
Whippet Racing | Pat Streater | 10 | 1 | Study of The Yew Tree pub and the racing track | b |
IR 1910 Survey | Alan, Margaret | 10 | 1 | Description and map | b |
Health Care | Maggie Ferguson | 10 | 1 | Various places used in Deal | b |
VAD in Deal | Maggie Ferguson | 10 | 1 | Voluntary Aided Detatchment | b |
Tailoring - Mr Ongley | Eira Martin | 10 | 2 | Tailoring in 1910 | b,f |
History of the bicycle | Lis Pallett | 10 | 2 | The Deal workshops and the trade | b |
Pope's Court & Belisha | Lis Pallett | 10 | 1 | The Tea Gardens and its later owner | b,e,f |
Researching - Sources used | Alan Buckman | 10 | 1 | How the sources were used | b,f |
Life & Times 1750-1837 National events | Alan, Maureen | 11 | 2 | Major themes. Local Timeline National events list | c |
Deal Area In Maps | Alan Buckman | 11 | 1 | Mudge 1797, Mudge 1815 OS 1820 printing | c,d,e,f |
Coal | Alan Buckman | 11 | 1 | Words + 2 Roget sketches DTC printed leaflet Extracts from Assembly minutes | c |
What people were doing | Alan Buckman | 11 | 1 | Lists of typical jobs Extracts from archives. | c |
Music - Secular | Alan Birbeck | 11 | 2 | Details of concerts, music events. Assembly rooms map extract | c |
Music – Sacred | Alan Birbeck | 11 | 1 | Details of Organ in St Leonard's. Curling Xmas carol 1777, St George's organ | c |
Schools in Deal | Gillian Chiverton | 11 | 1 | Typical scenes | c |
Charity School | Gillian Chiverton | 11 | 1 | In Deal | c |
Napoleonic Effect | Maureen Alan | 11 | 1 | Policies in place Sea Fencibles Shutter signalling system | c |
Growth of Credit | John Morris | 11 | 1 | The banks in Deal. Any bankrupts. Why Major crashes | c |
Parish personalities | Sue Buckman | 11 | 2 | John Gauntley Valentine Bowles & the 2nd | c |
Pilots Survey Deal Pilots | Ian Williams | 11 | 2 | Rulebook, Surveys, Boats - Deal. List of Pilots 1822 Chart of Dutch Coast Deal Boatmen? | c,e |
Non-Conformism | Lis Pallett | 11 | 4 | Picture of old mtg house Timeline of NC legislation Definition boxes Description of all the types of N-C in Deal | c |
The Mackneys | Maggie Ferguson | 11 | 1 | Estate map | c |
Crime & Punishment | Maggie Ferguson | 11 | 1 | Fellons. Bankrupt | c |
Parish People | Maggie Ferguson | 11 | 1 | Baker brothers, Oakley | c |
From the Vestry Minutes | Alan Buckman | 11 | 1 | Running of the church. Moving Naval Hospital. Burial grounds. John Gauntley | c |
Early Deal 1660 - 1750 | Alan Buckman | 12 | 2 | Early records - tax - population - shipping - travellers | d |
Samuel Pepys & Deal | Alan Buckman | 12 | 1 | Restoration of the Monarchy, Connections with Deal | d |
Freak Weather | Lis Pallett | 12 | 2 | Local storms, earthquake, water spouts, Weather lore | d |
Plague & Pestilence | Maggie Ferguson | 12 | 1 | The plague in Deal, 'cures' | d |
Coffee and a Play | David Reekie, Sarah Buckman | 12 | 1 | Coffee houses. Charles Shadwell | d |
Trades & Occupations | Paul Gillate | 12 | 1 | Traders, apprentices and job descriptions | d,f |
Rev. Edmund Ibbot | Sue Buckman | 12 | 1 | Illustrious Rector of St Leonard's | d |
Getting Started …. | Sue Buckman | 12 | 1 | Further places to explore records for Family History research | d,e |
Ringwould Workshop 2012 | Ian Williams | 12 | 2 | Results of the Ringwould / Kingsdown workshop held April 2012 | d |
Charitable Giving | Alan Buckman | 13 | 1 | Legacies recorded in various history books on Deal and some from Wills we have found | e |
Alms Houses | Alan Buckman | 13 | 1 | In Deal and Walmer | e |
Walmer Baptist Church | Coralie Kavenagh | 13 | 3 | Foundation and beginnings | e |
St Nicholas at Ringwould | Pat Smith | 13 | 2 | Research on earliest Monumental Inscriptions | e |
Beaconsfield Road Area | David Reekie | 13 | 2 | The evolving area and road names | e |
Mary Hougham | Gillian Chiverton | 13 | 2 | Life, legacies and Mary Hougham Almshouses | e |
Walmer Place | Paul Gillate | 13 | 1 | Description of this long lost stately pile | e,n |
Kingsdown Lifeboat | Ian Williams | 13 | 1 | The lifeboat and the building | e |
Deal Ship Register | Ian Williams | 13 | 1 | Register of shipping 19th Century | e |
St Clare | Lis Pallett | 13 | 2 | The house, Leelands School through time | e,n |
Andrew Gram | Lis Pallett | 13 | 1 | Life and Times | e,n |
Samuel Fasham | Sue Buckman | 13 | 1 | Biography and family of Deal's fourth Mayor | e |
St Leonard's 1618 | Alan Buckman | 13 | 1 | Seating plan | e |
George Sorocold | Sue Buckman | 14 | 1 | Hatchment research - St Leonard's | |
Sampson Wise | Sue Buckman | 14 | 1 | Hatchment research - St Leonard's | |
Walmer Baptist Church | Coralie Kavenagh | 14 | 3 | Sunday School 100 years | f |
Deal and WW1 | Alan Buckman | 14 | 1 | Impact on Deal | f |
Deal Naval Yard | Alan Buckman | 14 | 2 | The Naval Agents and the yard - period 1640 to 1864 | f |
Deal Naval Yard | Ian Williams | 14 | 1 | The boats | f |
Deal's Canning Factory | Lis Pallett | 14 | 2 | Sprats and Maconochie's Stew | f |
Walmer Memorials | Pat Smith | 14 | 3 | St Saviour's, St Mary's & Old St Mary's WW1 memorials | f |
St John the Evangelist | Jenny Wall | 14 | 2 | WW1 Memorial at Kingsdown | f |
My Sweetheart | Alan Buckman | 14 | 1 | Postcards to Forces Sweethearts | f |
Valentine Bowles | Sue Buckman | 14 | 1 | Charter Committee Member - family origins | f |
Parochial School | Gillian Chiverton | 14 | 2 | Roll of Honour WW1 | f |
Sholden Church | Gillian Chiverton | 14 | 1 | Roll of Honour WW1 | f |
The Deal Memorials | Alan Buckman | 14 | 3 | Deal Cemetery spreadsheet, War memorial Hospital, Medals, Monuments | f |
Deal 200 years ago | Alan Buckman | 15 | 1 | Description of Deal in the Napoleonic period | g |
Transport 1785-1835 | Alan Buckman | 15 | 1 | Some rare sketches | g |
Shipping Agents | LucyAnne Curling | 15 | 1 | Oakley and Iggulden | g |
Naval Hospital | Mary Clark | 15 | 1 | Part of the Barracks site | g |
William Pitt | Eira Martin | 15 | 1 | Biography - Lord Warden of Cinque Ports | g,n |
Local Farming | Ian Williams | 15 | 1 | Around Deal | g |
Early Schools | Gillian Chiverton | 15 | 1 | Around Deal | g |
Lower Street 1851 | AB IW LP SB GC | 16 | 9 | A directory with pictures, maps, biographies etc | h |
Lower Street Schools | Gillian Chiverton | 16 | 1 | Timeline | h |
The Brewery | Alan Buckman | 16 | 1 | Iggulden's Brewery | h |
High Street Sources | Ian Williams | 17 | 1 | Selection of primary sources used | i |
Street Renumbering | Alan / Ian / Pat | 17 | 1 | The Act and the Renumbering Register | i |
Mr Hulke | Gillian Chiverton | 17 | 1 | Lives of two Hulke's | i |
High St Perambulation | Chris Lumgair | 17 | 1 | An architect's guide | i |
Berlin Wool | Sue Buckman | 17 | 1 | Shops in Deal | i |
8 High St | Lis Pallett | 17 | 1 | Mr Kennett | i |
Franklins | Sue Buckman | 17 | 1 | Draper and Photographer | i |
The Customs | Alan Buckman | 17 | 1 | Offices and staff | i |
54 High St | Lis Pallett | 17 | 1 | Occupiers | i |
Prospect House | Ian Williams | 17 | 1 | Hayward Boat Builder | i |
The Old Guildhall | Pat Streater | 17 | 1 | Occupiers | i |
National Businesses | Sue Buckman | 18 | 3 | When they entered Deal High Street | j |
The Deal Post | Alan Buckman | 18 | 2 | History of the post offices traced back to 1651 | j |
Street Furniture | Lis Pallett | 18 | 3 | Man-hole covers etc of local builders | j |
William Henry Stanton | Ian Williams | 18 | 1 | Pilot | j |
Notable Women | Gillian Chiverton | 18 | 2 | Our famous Women | j |
A Postbox Nearby | Alan Buckman | 18 | 1 | A Survey | j |
Charting the Downs | Ian Williams | 18 | 1 | An early Admiralty Chart | j |
St Leonard's 1618 | Gillian Chiverton | 19 | 1 | Seating plan introduction | k |
1640 Spanish Dutch War | Alan Buckman | 19 | 1 | 17th C Deal | k |
Street Furniture | Lis Pallett | 19 | 3 | More Deal builders | k |
Rand and Den families | Sue Buckman | 19 | 2 | in the 17th C | k,n |
Foche and Pittock families | Jenny Wall | 19 | 2 | in the 17th C | k |
Coppine family | Margaret Wills | 19 | 1 | in the 17th C | k |
Duke St. Estate | Gillian / Alan / Ian | 22 | 2 | Estate map 1803, description and census | m |
Poorhouse | Colin Varrall | 22 | 1 | Plans and article | m |
Poorhouse References | Lis Pallett | 22 | 1 | Refs in the newspapers | m |
West Street | Alan Buckman | 22 | 1 | Tithe 1843 and Renumbering | m |
Maps | Alan Buckman | 22 | 1 | West ST Tithe and 1871 maps | m |
Visitors Guide | Alan Buckman | 23 | 1 | Deal, Walmer & Kentish Telegram | n |
Walmer Schools | Gillian Chiverton | 23 | 1 | In Upper Walmer. Merwald School | n |
Aerofilms | Alan Buckman | 23 | 1 | 1920's to 1940's from the air | n |
Convent of the Visitation | Gillian Chiverton | 23 | 1 | The Convent, School and Roselands | n |
Upper Walmer Pubs | Margaret Wills | 23 | 3 | The seven. | n |
Thompson's Brewery | Alan Buckman | 23 | 1 | pre 1816 - 1950's | n |
Gothic House | Lis Pallett | 23 | 2 | History and people | n |
Upper Walmer Maps | Alan Buckman | 23 | 1 | 1871 and street names | n |
High St Butchers | Sue Buckman | 23 | 1 | Tracing the butchers | n |
Church Street | Ian Williams | 23 | 1 | Census and property information. | n |
Tithe Map | Ian Williams | 23 | 2 | Maps and owners / occupiers 1843 | n |
Resources | Alan Buckman | 10 | 1 | Where to get information | |
The Landmark Centre | Gillian Chiverton | 1 | History | ||
Congregational Chapel | Gillian Chiverton | 1 | 1688-1907 | ||
Rose Hotel | Andrew Sargent | 17 | 1 | ||
John Boys & Farming | Lis Pallett | 2 | Agriculture | ||
1897 Diamond Jubilee | Alan Buckman | 1 | |||
Elizabeth Carter | Gillian Chiverton | 1 | |||
Researching… | Alan Buckman | 10 | 1 | Street Drectory / 1910 Heraditament / 1911 Census |