Appledore, Kent

Where are you now

On returning to visit Appledore over the years, not a lot has changed. There are a few new houses but mostly it is the same. This makes it such a peaceful place to remember when there are so many changes in the world today. I live in the north of England now but Appledore will always be 'home'. I am used... [more]

Happy Days

My mother's family were from Appledore and although I was born on a visit up north to my father's family, I was only a few months old when we came back. We lived in various houses in the village, Canal Cottages and Hawthorn being two of them. My Grandad and Granny King lived at 3 Victoria, my dear Aunt Mary and... [more]

Collecting runner beans

My mothers' side of the family all come from Appledore and thereabouts.
I have 3 out of 4 of older sisters who were all born in Appledore. I was born in Wallsend on Tyne. My mother and father (he was stationed at Appledore in the second world war), moved up to Wallsend before I was born. But, when I was very... [more]

Kent Living Memories

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century. But the great storm of 1287 altered the course of the River Rother, and Appledore then developed as a market town, although its last fair... [more]

Villages of Kent Photographic Memories

Appledore stands on a branch of the River?Rother close by?Romney Marsh. During the 9th century, it was an important Viking base. From here they penetrated far inland on destructive forays. More recently, Appledore became a wealthy village with its own harbour. However, in 1287 a storm changed the course of the river Rother and left the village landlocked. This picture shows... [more]

Hythe, Romney Marsh and Ashford Photographic Memories

The church is close to the photographer, yet he is obviously in a rural location. This shows how comparatively small Ashford was a century ago. Will growth on a similar scale take place over the next hundred years?