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Lord Warden House at Daybreak, Admiralty Pier, Western Docks, Dover, Kent, UK
The Victorian former Lord Warden Hotel in the Western Docks was built by architect Samuel Beazley between 1848-1853.
Louis Bleriot had breakfast here after the first flight across the English Channel in 1909.
Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Emperor Napoleon III also stayed here.
Became Royal Navy's HMS Wasp Shore Station during World War II.
Now Lord Warden House and used by freight agents. Grade II Listed Building.
Pre-sunrise photo taken 600 yards away from St Martin's Battery, Western Heights.
More information on the original webpage:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/45256061
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