Folkestone in Kent, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Lord Dowding
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 8, 2018
1. Lord Dowding Marker
Lord Dowding
GCB · GCVO · CMG · RAF
1882 – 1970
AOC-in-C
Fighter Command
Battle of Britain
1940
Unveiled by
HRH
Prince Michael
of
Kent
31 May 2017
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 2017.
Location. 51° 5.932′ N, 1° 12.37′ E. Memorial is in Folkestone, England, in Kent. It can be reached from the intersection of New Dover Road (England Route B2011) and Old Dover Road, on the right when traveling east. Located at the Battle of Britain Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Folkestone, England CT18 7JJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir Keith Park (here, next to this marker); Battle of Britain Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Basement, 8 The Old High Street (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); The Bayle Pond (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); Saint Eanswythe, The Nunnery, and the Bayle Pond (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Dixwell (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); The British Lion
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Also see . . .
1. Hugh Dowding on Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 10, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Battle of Britain Memorial. (Submitted on January 10, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 8, 2018
2. Lord Dowding and Sir Keith Park
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 8, 2018
3. Lord Dowding Marker
Lord Dowding and Sir Keith Park next to the Battle of Britain Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
