Nostalgic memories of Sevenoaks's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Can anyone remember the Millers pies & pastries depot in sevenoaks? I was there for short time around this era. Is it still there ?
I went here on holiday with my mum and dad and my cousin in about 1953. This was the hall where all the events were held and I remember my mum going in for a fancy dress competition and parading around the hall with the other competitors. She had an ashtray tied on her head with some of my hair ribbon and smoked a cigarette on the way round. She went as the song 'Smoke gets in your eyes'. I can't remember ...see more
It must have been around c 1966-8 that pinky and perky pigs lives in the convent. Many happy meories playing in the grounds on open days. julian Ingram
One of my Corke/Moon ancestors had a butchers shop in the ex Midland Bank building where the water fountain stands at the intersection. Another ancestor Elizabeth Corke had a dairy in the High Street and I believe other members of the Corke family had shops in the High Street.I recall my grandmother telling me they had a cattle market in the High Street and she had to drive home a cow that her father purchased.
Whilst staying with my aunt in Bradbourne Park Road I went to watch a match on the Vine and Colin Cowdrey was playing for Kent 2nd X1. He scored 61, I think, in the days before he starred for England... this was in 1952/3.
I went to Oak Bank School for Delicate Children from 1944/1945. My best friends were called Kathleen and Enid. The children there at that time came from all over the United Kingdom. I have many happy memories from this time, collecting vinegar leaves (dandelion leaves) in the school grounds, I think they were used in the school kitchen, I certainly remember eating as many as I collected. I can remember the ...see more
As children we spent hours fishing for sticklebacks in these lakes. Armed with a jam jar with a bit of string for a handle and a fishing net made from a bamboo stick with a loop of wire and one of mum's old stockings, we had a great time. There was a little island in one of the lakes which provided the setting for many adventures.
I married Timothy Sharp in this church on 28th November 1964. Robin Fielder was our Best Man and Lynda Gurton was bridesmaid.
When I was around seven years old I was at a convalescence home called Oak Bank, in Seven Oaks Kent. Is it still there? Carol Harrison
In 1971 Elizabeth and I bought our first home in Robyns Way backing on to these lakes. Sevenoaks Urban District Council charged residents half a crown (two shillings and sixpence) annual rent, for the right to have a gate from our back gardens leading directly into the park which was very convenient for a stroll around the waters edge. The Council asked for five years advance rent ...see more