St Marys Platt, Kent
St Marys Platt photos
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St Marys Platt maps
Historic maps of St Marys Platt and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all St Marys Platt maps
St Marys Platt books
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Memories of St Marys Platt
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In 1953 very few households had television. I remember going along to the Fourways cafe on Coronation Day with my parents so that we could watch the Coronation on the television. My sister was only 3 and I was 5. The cafe was run by Mr and Mrs King. My now step mother worked there as a cook. Years later the... [more]
Shared on 09 September 2006
I was born in London in 1940. Our flat was demolished by the first flying bomb so my parents moved to West Kingsdown when I was three months old. From an early age I remember being taken quite regularly by my mother along the A20 hitching a ride to Wrotham. When arriving in Wrotham and after walking along... [more]
Shared on 31 March 2009
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
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
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
Extracts From St Marys Platt & Kent books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about St Marys Platt, inspired by Frith photos.
Maidstone Photographic Memories
This view looks towards the Gloirette; on the left can be seen the main building. In this picture, the magnificent location of the Castle, surrounded by its enchanting lake, is clearly seen.
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Maidstone Photographic Memories
A superb view of the main building and the Gloirette. Although the Castle appears to be medieval, its turrets and battlements in fact date from a rebuilding in the late 1820s. The lake is part of the river Len.
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Maidstone Photographic Memories
The main building dominates the picture, together with the Gloirette on the left. At this time, the castle was still in private hands. Today, the scene is altogether cleaner and tidier, but perhaps lacks the charm shown in this photograph.
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