Cranbrook, Providence Chapel 1908
Photo ref: 60297
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Photo ref: 60297
Photo of Cranbrook, Providence Chapel 1908

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The Providence Chapel was built in 1828, and is one of Cranbrook's most memorable buildings. It has a seven- sided front made of timber, cleverly grooved to look like stone.

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A Selection of Memories from Cranbrook

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Edward John Russell was born in 1888, by 1939 his father John Small Russell was deceased but his mother Mary Emma nee Tyler from High Halden was a widow aged 75, living with His wife Ada nee Butler. They also had a daughter Hazel Russell aged 18 who helped in the house.
My father worked at the mill in approximately 1958. I recall it being repaired by Dutch engineers at that time. Next door was a grocer's shop, but I cannot remember the name. We lived at the time near Goudhurst. What a terrific place for a young person to play!