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Plaxtol, Kent
Plaxtol maps
Historic maps of Plaxtol and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Plaxtol maps
Historic map of Plaxtol
Illustrated Victorian map of Kent
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Plaxtol books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Plaxtol and the local area. View all Plaxtol books
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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4 Plaxtol photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Plaxtol
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William Sturdey, Christened 3 Dec 1797 at Eynsford. 1851 Census:- Aged 53, Agricultural Labourer, Nut Tree Hall, Plaxtol Village. 1861 Census:- Aged 67 (s/b 63??), Farm Bailiff at Nut Tree Hall. Death Reg'd 3rd Qtr 1877 at Malling Regn District, aged 80 yrs. William Sturdey married Sarah Farrant (dob 1798,) 12 Oct 1819 at Wrotham Parish Church,... [more]
Shared on 30 March 2007
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My Great Grandparents were Fred & Dorcas Beeching, and both died in 1915, they lived in Dunks Green, and two of their sons Sydney and William were killed in the Great War, their names appear on the memorial stone in Plaxtol i think.
Does anyone have memories of Dunks Green from any years.
Brian
Shared on 26 November 2007
These are the memories of my mother May born Ivy Hatch 1921.
The photo shows the gardens and rear elevation of Ivy Hatch Court. The house was owned by Colonel C.N.Watney and his wife Winifred from at least 1919 until approx 1945 when it was sold and converted into apartments/flats. There was a daughter Miss Patricia Watney and a son,... [more]
Shared on 18 April 2008
My father Fred Beeching, was born at Dovedale Cottage in 1926, sadly he has now passed away, but left us with many stories, he attended school in ightham, and my Grandparents also Fred Beeching and Rose Beeching are buried in St Peters Church yard.
It would be great if anyone has pictures or memories of Ivy Hatch, i have visited the... [more]
Shared on 26 November 2007
I have an old postcard of this same image!
Hello.
I have just found an old postcard of this image! It belonged to my late great aunt's husband. I'd love to hear your stories if you lived in this village around this time or have a relative who did!
Shared on 01 May 2009
Interesting to see this picture though I don't think that by the 1960s Ightham was ever this free of traffic except early in the morning.
The building in the centre of the picture was a petrol station and provider of all sorts of bits and pieces. Was it run by Mr Arthur? My father would drive down there... [more]
Shared on 29 February 2008
This memory is not mine, but that of my mother in law, Beatrice, nee Head. She grew up in the Girls Training Home in Boxley Road Maidstone until she was 14 when she had to go 'into service'. One of her first jobs was as a housemaid at Ightham Mote where she also looked after the two little boys... [more]
Shared on 05 February 2008
This view was seen by me every day that I went to school at Judd School in Tonbridge. I caught the bus here. There were two bus routes through the village - Number 9 which ran from Maidstone to Sevenoaks and operated by Maidstone & District - and the number 122 which was operated by Southdown and ran from Gravesend to... [more]
Shared on 15 September 2006
Extracts From Plaxtol & Kent books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Plaxtol, inspired by Frith photos.
Plaxtol is a pleasantly-situated hilltop village, with a long main street. There is a lovely group of cottages near the church, which date from the 17th century. The church has many riches, including a hammerbeam roof. There is also a working forge, used for making gates, weathervanes and the like. The village store stands on the right, and in the centre... [more]
This is an extract from Kent Photographic Memories.
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Villages of Kent Photographic Memories
Before its restoration, Plaxtol's church was an almost complete 17th-century creation, with a fine hammerbeam roof and an ancient reredos. The old rectory, of warm red brick, with its tall chimneys and light-gathering broad bay windows has creeper running rampant all over it.
This is an extract from Villages of Kent Photographic Memories.
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Villages of Kent Photographic Memories
A lone carriage is parked on the other side of the street from the newly-built Red Lion Inn. Just beyond, down the road, is J J Bacon's Stores. The village has a wealth of old houses, including a row of Kentish weatherboard cottages flanking the side of the parish church. To the east of the village is Old Soar Manor, a... [more]
This is an extract from Villages of Kent Photographic Memories.
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