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Historic maps of Cooling and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Cooling maps
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Cooling books
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Kent Revisited Photographic Memories
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Around the Kent Coast
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Cinque Ports and theTwo Ancient Towns Photographic Memories
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Memories of Cooling
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To the right of the photograph is a driveway into the interior of the original castle that was the entrance to Castle Farm operated by F.Elms & Sons and in particular my uncle Harry Elms.
He bought the Farm in about 1930 having moved down from Bexley/Eltham area where the family farmed an area from Sidcup to Dansen Park. My... [more]
Shared on 17 August 2006
Kent memories
Hi Tina. I also have good memories of Cliffe, I can remember going to your house for one of your birthday parties and I think at one time you were my girlfriend!
I was always down the marshes on old motorbikes and scooters, and I used to hang about with Kevin Edwards, Martin Boardman, Michael Smith, and Paul Musselwhite.
When I... [more]
Shared on 16 June 2009
Yes Tina, I, Averil Baillie, remember those days well. Didn't we have a good childhood in Cliffe. I remember your beautiful house and your family.
Shared on 14 March 2009
Around this time I Tina Corrall lived in Longford House (the Tudor house) and have many happy memories of it. I went to school nearby and every year we had a medieval fancy dress party where all the village were involved. Anyone remember. My close friend from the village was Avril Bailey.
Shared on 04 March 2008
The Black bull pub has sadly been changed into two houses and a house has been built in what was the Black bull car park.
Shared on 08 September 2006
My happy days as a child when I was born in the village
I spent many happy years with my nanny and grandad, Rossa and Phillip Munn of Hill View Cottages, during the long summer school holidays. Over the years since they have both passed away I still drive though the village to look at my nan's house and think of the happy days we spent together, and long for those days to come... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2009
I am looking for details of Florence Gammon, formally Dunk from Rye, Sussex. She was married to Herbert Gammon, also from Rye. The children were Arthur Eaton Gammon, 9 and Alice Gammon, 12. Her father was my great great grand uncle, Leaf Temple Dunk, 1834, from Rye.
Shared on 30 December 2006
Adele you are correct, there was (still is?) a tunnel from the main house under the main road to the garden where the "Swiss Chalet" used to be in the garden there. I believe the chalet has long-sice been moved to Rochester Museum as I believe Charles Dickens used it as a summer house writing room. We used to be taken... [more]
Shared on 16 January 2009
Extracts From Cooling & Kent books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Cooling, inspired by Frith photos.
Cooling Castle was built in the 14th century, and was once owned by Sir John Oldcastle, on whom Shakespeare based his character Falstaff. Today it is the home of musician and TV presenter Jools Holland.
This is an extract from Around the Kent Coast.
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Chatham and the Medway Towns Photographic Memories
In 1933, 70 acres of chalk downland were acquired by Chatham and Gillingham councils to create this beautiful open countryside nature reserve between the two towns. The local wildlife includes several species of orchids and butterflies. At the centre of this picture, we can see the horses of travellers whose mobile homes are among the trees.
This is an extract from Chatham and the Medway Towns Photographic Memories.
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Chatham and the Medway Towns Photographic Memories
The bus advertises Fremlins' ales outside the Red Lion, a Style & Winch house of flamboyant grandeur, but now no more, sad to say. There are now traffic lights and a great deal more traffic where this policeman stands on point duty at the junction of High Street with Corporation Street (left) and Star Hill (right).
This is an extract from Chatham and the Medway Towns Photographic Memories.
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