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Allhallows, Beatty Cottages c1955
Allhallows, Beatty Cottages c1955 Ref: A229004
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 Allhallows, the Beach c1955 (ref: A229014) |
Year: 1954
A seaside holiday at Allhallows
My earliest memories of the seaside are from the 1950's. We lived in Bexleyheath and - like most people - did not own a car in those far off austerity years after the war. For this reason our summer holidays were always on the nearby north Kent coast and we would travel by train! Our trip to Allhallows was eagerly awaited - we packed our cases and sent them on ahead. As the big day arrived we took the train from Bexleyheath, changed trains at Chatham and then arrived at Allhallows where an old fashioned taxi took us to our rented bungalow near the seafront. I remember bathing huts, a shingly beach and fine weather for two weeks - a paradise for an eight-year old ! I have a collection of black and white snaps taken on this holiday to jog my happy memory! Posted: 22/06/2008 11:46 by John Howard Norfolk |
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Born and Bred - Allhallows - on - sea
I was born and bred in Allhallows-on-sea , as a child it was a very safe haven and full of wonderful adventures. Tree camps and corn fields.....the Beach and the marshes , that seemed to stretch on forever. Growing up in the village was a great experience and I have some great memories... Even now I have moved ....everytime I go to Allhallows I feel like I have come home! it has a beautiful way of saying Hello to the people that love it.... Posted: 08/01/2008 19:47 by Karen Belsey |
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Year: 1950
Brook Row and Beyond A memory of Lower Stoke, Kent I was born in 1941. We lived at 4 Brook Row (where the public toilets are now). My family Arthur and Alice Mudge and myself Valerie Mudge. During the war, my dad, well known as Doll...was the village policeman. I was best friends with Stanley Fritter, who lived at 3 Brook Row with his family, his dad Arthur also known as Sweat and his mum Beattie. He has 2 sisters, Sheila and Pam. My Auntie Grace and Uncle Horace Craddock lived at 5 Brook Row, and Auntie Alice and Uncle Snow lived at 2 Brook Row. We had no toilets or running water, we had to collect our water from a tank at the end of the Row, and the nearest toilets were about 100 yards up the lane. Stan and I used to play in the ditch, in the front of Brook Row, and on summer evenings we used to wait by the local shop (Hobarts?)for the boatmen to arrive from Grain because they gave us money and sweets which were in short supply at the time. We rode our bicycles to Cuckolds Green, to help Harold Bradley in his fields, picking potatoes and peas. He was also the local barber. Other people I remember: Mo Muggeridge...the local farmer Ivy and Fred...who ran The Ship pub Bill and Polly Marsh...who ran the Nags Head I attended Stoke School, the headmaster was Mr Godfrey, and our teachers were, Miss Goldie, Miss Cosgrove, Miss Fitzgerald and Miss Plewis who played the piano. I remember the farm going up in flames, I think it was called Amos Farm. I remember Bradleys shoe shop, Welshs Post Office and the butcher, Mr Stops, was a very good friend of my dads. There was also Mr Thomas who owned the local haberdashers, and the second hand furniture shop. One shop I remember well was Reynolds...which was very creepy as it had hardly any lighting. The Doctors were Dr McDonald and Dr Tilley. After the war, my dad was the local coal merchant. We had local dances and entertainment at The Legion in Lower Stoke. Also we had a mobile cinema that used to visit on a Tuesday. I left Lower Stoke in 1953 aged 13, and moved to Hoo. It would be nice to hear any other people's memories of Lower Stoke between 1941 - 1953. Valerie Dixon - nee Mudge Last edited: 26/08/2008 09:08 by Valerie Dixon |
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Year: 1950
Childhood at Grain A memory of Isle Of Grain, Kent After WW2 my father was posted to the firing range at Yantlet , Grain. When he left the army he was a caretaker at Grain Fort before working at the new oil refinery. My brother and I spent our pre teen years at Grain. It was a wonderful place for kids - forts, watch towers, the beach, ships on the Thames and Medway, the window shattering boom of the big guns firing at Yantlet, the marshes, strawberry picking. In 1956 we migrated to Australia. It is sad to see so little of Grain's history preserved. The large WW1 naval air station has disappeared without a trace and no recorded history. The historic fort has been demolished and covered, lost for future generations. Does anyone have photos of these significant military establishments? A museum of the air station, forts, firing range and oil refinery would be a worthy addition to the village. Posted: 09/04/2007 13:45 by Peter Peploe |
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Year: 1946
Grain fort A memory of Isle Of Grain, Kent After the war in 1946 my father, a sergeant in the MPSC, was transfered to Darland camp in Gillingham but as there were no married quarters available there we, as a family, were billeted in the Coastguards quarters on the Isle of Grain. These were a row of houses with a bedroom in the attic from which we could see across the Medway to the Isle of Sheppy. I went to the village school briefly for a year, and was also in the church choir but the best fun we had as children was playing in the deserted fort and wading out to the Tower when the tide was out, our parents would have died if they knew what we got up to! One of the great pleasures for me was watching the Thames barges sailing up the Medway - those barges have always held a fascination for me ever since. Another memory of Grain for me was crossing over to Sheerness by Navy launch from Port Victoria, then a small oil refinery. I have been back to Grain in recent years and was sadly dissapointed to see it had become a huge industrial estate so I will cling to my memories of a very brief but very happy time on the Isle of Grain. Last edited: 20/03/2007 22:01 by John Gregory |
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