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This Was my Grandmas House as A Child
This house was where my grandma grew up, and her father before her. Her father was a gardener and her mother was a seamstress, she grew up to be a nurse. She currently lives in Bromley and is now 72 and has been married for over 50 years. She used to tell us tales of how the cottage regularly flooded and they had to move upstairs.The cottage was damp and cold and had no electricity in the 1930s.
I am her grandaughter and I live in Dorset and my mum just spotted this in a book, so we looked it up on the internet.
My Grandma And Grandpa
I remember every Sunday while I was growing up, we (my family) would go to visit my grandparents. One of my favourite dinners they would cook for us was leg of lamb, yorkshire pudding, and all the trimmings to go with it. I always looked forward to seeing my grandparents. The garden they had was in teers and the flowers were amazing to look at. These memories will always be with me. I miss my grandparents. I was born in England, but grew up in the States. I hope to visit my birthplace someday. I am proud to be a Farningham.
Kent memories
My Mum''s Memories of Eynsford
My mum lived here for about 7 years until 1967, her father was the village policeman and they lived in The Police House in Eynsford. Mum was christened in St Martin's Church and went to the primary school which has been gone a long time and now has houses on the site. She can remember having to walk to the school hall on the main road for school dinner. Her best friend lived at Lullingstone and they spent many happy hours around there. The Police House had its own large drive set back from the road with two entrances, shared with another Police House with an office in between and my mum and her brothers and sister were not allowed anywhere near the phone as it would always be 'Police business'. There was a large garden with the house which had an air raid siren in it. This was regularly tested and very very loud. Mum has very many happy memories of the village, playing in the ford and river... Read more
Eynsford School
My brothers and I went to school here in the 1950s, taking the school bus (operated by Hevers' coaches) from Romney Street. I have many memories of the school, which I will add sometime, but would also like to hear of others.
Friends
I was stationed at RAF Sopley 1954 /1957. I used to stay with Mr and Mrs Cronk. Their son Alan was also in the RAF. I stayed with them a few times because I lived in the Midlands and it was a long way to travel. Alan also had a sister but I cannot remember her name.
Children's Home.
I have been researching my family tree and have found from the 1901 Census that my great-uncle Frederick J Voller was an inmate at the 'Home for Homeless Little Boys'. This was in the parish of Horton Kirby St. Mary, South Darenth. He was sent here alone at the age of twelve despite having eight siblings, following the death of his father aged just thirty-eight years. I wonder what kind of life Frederick had at Horton Kirby and if he was taught a trade so that he could make his own way in the world. Does anyone else recall stories about the 'Home for Homeless Little Boys? It must have played a large part in the local community at that time.
Farningham Home For Little Boys
Hello, my name is Fred Clarke. I was at the boys' home in the middle 1940s, also my brother Daniel Clarke was there at the same time. The house I lived in was run by a lady we called Nana Crane. I went to the school at the home and I also was a member of the choir in the chapel. I became head choir boy. My brother did an apprenticeship in the tailor's shop, I used to attend classes in the printing shop. We used to go to Dover in the summer to a boys' camp on the southern heights, and play in the underground tunnels. It was very scary. If you have memories of these times please contact me, you can email to: frederick.clarke1@btopenworld.com
I look forward to sharing these times with you.
Thank you,
NOBBY CLARKE. TEL 01252314668
