Chilham, Kent

Don't get caught!

The Rev Lawson caught three of us smoking in the graveyard here, he then said he would tell my dad unless we all swept up the leaves around the main church door, which we all did. My dad was the local copper then, and a clout round the ear I would have got!!

My first flat

No I'm not joking, when we first got married we lived in a flat in Chilham Castle which was at the time above the Battle of Britain museum at the rear of the castle, yes it was cold there in the winter. We were allowed to walk around the lakes and gardens, whenever we wished.  My father was the local village... [more]

Oh happy days

1st white house on left was the 2nd post office where I had to go every morning to collect and deliver all the Chilham newspapers around the village for the grand sum of £2 per week. Post master then was a Ken Parker, I had to finish by 8am to catch Herbi Arnold's school bus to get to Chartham Secondary School.... [more]

Many a beer here

Many a beer here I have downed, served by the landlady who was then locally known as Brandy Lil, I can't imagine why though?

Southern England

Here we see the heart of what many claim is Kent's prettiest village: the tower of its 15th- century flint-stone church of St Mary looks down on this spacious square lined with half- timbered Tudor and Jacobean cottages, houses and shops. The yew tree at the entrance to the churchyard probably pre-dates the building itself. The arrival of modern motor-traffic over subsequent decades means this generous space is now more often used as a crowded... [more]

Kent A Century Ago Photographic Memories

Here we see the heart of what many claim is Kent's prettiest village: the tower of its 15th-century flintstone church of St Mary's looks down on this spacious square lined with half-timbered Tudor and Jacobean cottages, houses and shops. The yew tree at the entrance to the churchyard probably pre-dates the building itself. The arrival of modern motor-traffic over subsequent decades means this generous... [more]

Victorian and Edwardian Kent Photographic Memories

Here we see the heart of what many claim is Kent's prettiest village: the tower of its 15th-century flintstone church of St Mary's looks down on this spacious square lined with half-timbered Tudor and Jacobean cottages, houses and shops. The yew tree at the entrance to the churchyard probably pre-dates the building itself. The arrival of modern motor-traffic over subsequent decades means this generous... [more]