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Pluckley, Kent
Pluckley maps
Historic maps of Pluckley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Pluckley maps
Historic map of Pluckley
Illustrated Victorian map of Kent
Historic Map of any Pluckley postcode
Pluckley books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Pluckley and the local area. View all Pluckley 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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3 Pluckley photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Pluckley
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I used to go to Little Chart Farm, Pluckley as a child, being born in the East End in 1946. My memories are of freedom and adventure, long, happy carefree days spent in the beautiful Kent countryside, for a few weeks each summer. My aunt and uncle Ivy and Tom Smart had a wooden hut on the farm and my parents... [more]
Shared on 03 July 2006
Kent memories
I am searching for any references or memories relating to the LOVELACE family
I am told there was a Lovelace Place and a Lovelace Chapel in the Roman Catholic church. If any person has any such knowledge, please contact me via this site.
Shared on 23 September 2007
My parents Bryan and Margaret Hills-Johnes had the Flying Horse pub for a couple of years after he left the Navy 1958-60, I was around 6 yrs at the time and used to play with the Tilleys and Blacks. The car park across the road was a vegi garden where fresh produce was included in Mum's food. Eating lunch at the... [more]
Shared on 22 June 2008
I spent three years living in and around Smarden, at the Chequers, The Bell and often visited The Flying Horse on my days off!
Fond memories of Frank and Jenny Stevens at The Chequers, and Laurie at The Bell.
Afternoons spent at the cricket ground, was it called the minnis or something similar?
I also worked at the peanut factory on... [more]
Shared on 02 June 2008
The Christmas Party at Harbourne Hall
My name is Linda Bannister and I was born at Lodge Farm, High Halden. Does anyone remember Harbourne Hall before it was demolished? My fond memory is of a Christmas Party at the Hall when I was five years old. My memory is as follows:-
The milk churn stand stood on the side of the lane by the big old... [more]
Shared on 03 December 2008
Ashford's tank is a Mark IV World War One Tank. It was built in 1916, but it is believed it never saw active service
Shared on 21 April 2009
We used to live in Hempstead Street. My granfather was the local milkman. I often rode on the back of his horse and cart, does anybody remember this, or have photos of 20 or 22 Hempstead Street? I would love to have just one.
Shared on 03 January 2009
The Old Fogge Family Residence in 1454
This is the old family house of Sir John Fogge, much of it has been rebuilt over the years and it is now in the hands of developers so we will watch to see it being restored and given a useful purpose in the community.
We are descended from this family, my mother was a Fogg. We are now in the... [more]
Shared on 18 July 2008
Extracts From Pluckley & Kent books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Pluckley, inspired by Frith photos.
Kent A Century Ago Photographic Memories
On a steep hillside commanding views of the Weald, north-west of Ashford, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family at the now-vanished Surrenden Dering a mile away. The black horse insignia of the family is displayed on the inn sign of the Dering Arms.
This is an extract from Kent A Century Ago Photographic Memories.
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Victorian and Edwardian Kent Photographic Memories
On a steep hillside commanding views of the Weald, north-west of Ashford, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family at the now-vanished Surrenden Dering a mile away. The black horse insignia of the family is displayed on the inn sign of the Dering Arms.
This is an extract from Victorian and Edwardian Kent Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
Kent A Century Ago Photographic Memories
The 19th-century squire, Sir Edward Cholmeley Dering, had every window in the village altered to have rounded lights under an exterior arch in the belief that this would bring good luck. The family, however, were forced to leave their home after suffering financially as a result of the First World War. Nearly ninety years after this photograph was taken, the village was used as... [more]
This is an extract from Kent A Century Ago Photographic Memories.
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