Maidstone, Mote Park, The Lake c.1955
Photo ref:
M9028
Photo ref:
M9028
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The grounds of Mote Park have been used as a public park for many years. The park covers some 558 acres and now includes a nature trail, model car racing track, pitch and putt and a children's playground as well a miniature railway in the summer.
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Memories of Maidstone, Mote Park, the Lake c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Maidstone, Mote Park, The Lake c.1955
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I lived at Bearstead and i attended Vintners park boys school, I remember boating on the Medway my friends and i used to go to the granada theatre to see all the big stars of that era, spent many happy hours in moat park,
a truly fantastic place to live such happy days,
Alwyn Oldfield
I was born in Maidstone 19 Hardy Street. Went to St Paul's School.
I started at Northborough School.The house was converted into flats.at the same time my mum had twins.so had to move out .And moved to Milton Street. So went to Westborough School.We then moved to Shepway estate Middlesex rd .then went to Mangravite School .I then went to the new Senacre Secondry School.But it was not finished .So we had to catch a bus to ...see more
From the age of seven Mote Park was almost our backyard. We lived in Plains Avenue, just a few houses from the park keeper's lodge. We could also get to Mote Park by climbing over the fence at the bottom of our garden which led across allotments to Mote Park. I spent weeks wandering there and playing by the lake and later when I was working and had the time I would walk from my house to work at John ...see more
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