The White Cliffs Of Dover
By Freda Paten
All you need to know...
The White Cliffs of Dover form part of the British coastline. They face the Strait of Dover and France. These amazing cliffs are coloured by chalk and streaks of black flint, and reach 110 metres high. The cliffs spread east and west from the town of Dover, which is situated in the county of Kent, an ancient and still very important English port.
They have great symbolic value for Britain, as they face towards the mainland of Europe across the narrowest part of the English Channel. This is the channel in which invasions have previously threatened, so the cliffs are a symbolic guard. The warriors crossed here because it was the main route to the continent before air travel. They are also significant because the cliffs are the first and last thing that UK travellers see.
Map
This is a map of the where abouts of the white cliffs.
Front
This is a view of the front of the cliffs. This picture shows just how bright the cliffs are.
Side
This is a side view, showing some of the land behind the cliffs and some of the sea just below them.
About the town of Dover and the county Kent.
A song written about the cliffs
This is a song written about the White Cliffs of Dover, which was sung by Vera Lynn.
There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover,
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
I'll never forget the people I met
Braving those angry sky's
I remember well as the shadows fell
The light of hope in thier eyes
And though I'm far away I still can hear them say
Sun's up
For when the dawn comes up
There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover,
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
There'll be love and laughter
And peace ever after.
Tomorrow, when the world is free
The shepherd will tend his sheep.
The valley will bloom again.
And Jimmy will go to sleep
In his own little room again.
There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover,
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
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There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover,
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.