Rainham, High Street c1955
Rainham, High Street c1955 Ref: R80017
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Year: 1957
Jenkins Farm / My Grandparents' Orchard A memory of Upchurch, Kent I remember visiting my Grandparents orchard which was on the bend at the bottom of the hill leading into Upchurch coming in from Gillingham, and opposite was a cattle farm owned by the Jenkins family. I spent many a wonderful weekend there up until probably the early Sixties when Grandma Young (I think her first name was Maude) moved into Rainham. Does anyone else remember these times and maybe my family? My Mum and Dad along with the rest of the family helped in the orchards, their names were Bill and Win and they worked alongside my mum's brother who I only knew as Uncle Son. The Jenkins' farm always intrigued me as a youngster and they used to let me help to herd the cows in to be milked. The highlight of the year was the Parish Summer Fete which as a very young lad seemed like what Disney World must do to modern kids! How times have changed I would be more than content to win a coconut or a Goldfish to take home. I cannot remember much more at the moment but if a few other messages appear it may trigger me off again. Last edited: 02/10/2006 04:45 by Steve Tallamy |
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Year: 1940s
Jezreels Tower A memory of Gillingham, Kent I was born within walking distance of the Jezreels Tower which dominated the skyline & was always a source of fascination for growing children. As there was little traffic in those days we were allowed to play in the streets and wander at will. Whenever possible we would make our way up Canterbury Street to the ruins of the tower and dare each other to explore around it. I remember an old gentleman in a long sweeping coat and wide-brimmed hat who was regularly to be seen around Gillingham. He had the distinctive beard and long pigtail of hair hanging down his back - he was one of the last of the Jezreelite sect still living in the area. The boys used to make fun of him, but were all secretly a bit scared. It was a sad day in the 1960's when the tower was pulled down. I had moved away from the area by then & always knew I was coming home when the tower loomed into sight. I felt that Gillingham had lost something special when it had gone. Posted: 19/04/2008 13:21 by Doreen Swain |
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Year: 1960
My short life in Gillingham, Kent A memory of Gillingham, Kent I was born in a naval nursing home called "Canada House" on the 18th November 1954. I was the first child and boy - I was spoilt. I went to school at Byron Road Infants school until I was 6 then we moved to Swalecliffe in Kent. I was 5 years old and both my mother and grandmother took me to play and have a picnic on the "Darland Banks". We walked from the "Jezerals" along the top road, and up to the "banks". I was very excited I seem to remember. We belonged to Green Street Tabernacle Baptist Church, we attended Church regularly. I remember being a bridesmaid to my mother's friend Doreen. My paternal grandma lived in Richmond Road along with my aunt, and I spent lots of happy times there. My aunt taking me to the Strand to swim and to the pictures to see Bambi. In 1959 my Sister was born in Canada House, and one year later another sister arrived. In 1963 we moved to Swalecliffe in Kent. Last edited: 25/01/2007 19:12 by Frances Fagg |
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 Chatham, University of Greenwich, fromerly HMS Pembroke 2005 (ref: C69716) |
Year: 1910s
Trying to find A memory of Chatham, Kent My Father left Kent to go to Australia with the little brother movement in 1916. His name was Lenard Hurbert Jeffery, and I was wondering is there any way of tracing his home address? Last edited: 01/09/2006 23:01 by Pete Jeffery |
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Year: 1860s
My ancestral home A memory of Bicknor, Kent I'm American and live in Northern California. This is my first trip to England and I'm hoping to visit Bicknor. My great-great-grandfather was the Vicar of Bicknor. His last name was Seager; I never knew his first name. I have a watercolor of the vicarage where he and his family lived. The Vicar and his wife had 4 sons - Robert, Charles, Edward and Edmund Seager. All were graduates of Oxford University. The two youngest were twins and emigrated to Ontario, Canada. One of Edward's children was Mary Seager, my great-grandmother. I have about 30 letters, dated in the 1870's, written by Edward to his daughter after she was married. She married Charles Muldoon and emigrated to Buffalo, New York, where Charles operated a tobacco store. They had 9 children amd my gradmother, Cecelia Muldoon Huebner, was the youngest. I've heard about our roots in Bicknor all my life and I hope to see it soon. Posted: 30/07/2008 00:21 by Sarah Kauffman |
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