Dover
Lock and Key of the Kingdom

In January 1944 the American magazine “National Geographic” published an article entitled “Dover, Front-line Town of Britain’s Siege.”

The pictures on the pages below give a snapshot of life in Dover in late 1943 after four years of war.

The pictures are reproduced with the text of their original captions as they appeared in the magazine.

Watching and Waiting

Defence of the Realm

Business as Usual

All at Sea

Children at War

Is Your Journey Really Necessary?