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Nostalgic memories of Swanley'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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Displaying Memories 11 - 16 of 16 in total

Living In Station Road
This where I lived wih my parent's Anita and Les Franklin. We lived in, what was Dawes the breakdown people's shop, where the shop used to be (i think). That was my parent's bed-room, as far as I can remember.
Swanley, Station Road 1952
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Added 08 March 2012

Model Cottages
I have just been going through a case of my grandparents' photos and I see they lived at 2 Model Cottages - their names were Henry and Harriett Plume and they had three sons, Henry, George and Norman, the latter being my dad who is alive and well, but sadly his two brothers have passed away. What I am trying to work out is whether the first house next to the car park in Swanley High Street is actually known as 2 Model ...see more
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Added 06 January 2010

Bourne Family
My father was born in Swanley, in 1917, he was one of 5 boys & 3 girls. Sadly there is only Aunty Jean left, but she and her husband still live in Swanley. Their father, Alf, was doorman at the Swanley Working Mens Club for 50 years. My father married a girl from Birmingham, my mother, and it was in B'ham that I & my siblings grew up. I remember trips to Swanley as a young lad, which during the war years was ...see more
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Added 31 July 2008

Station Road, Railway Cottages
My dad worked for BR, as it was then, and we moved from Rochester, Kent, to Swanley in about 1963. He worked in the Control Room which was on Station Approach and we lived in one of the railway cottages, that had yet to be built ,in this photo. We lived in number 8 opposite the butchers, Lyn's and I can remember having to stand at the front room window watching for a quiet moment so my mum could pop over there with out having to wait too long!
Swanley, Station Road 1952
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Added 01 January 2008

Swanley Village 1934
I was born in Model Cottages,1934. in the Village at that time there was a bakers, (my father was one of the bakers he only had to cross the road to go to work), a grocery store next to the public house, post office, butchers, in a house down the hill past the church, a coal merchant Mr Partridge, and a sweet shop. During the war a land mine fell in a field, and it was placed in the village for all to see.  I ...see more
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Added 11 May 2007

I Remember This Pub The Red Lion
In this photo is the Red Lion pub, right next door to my Auntie Winn and Uncle George house. Where the white picket fence is, is the end of Auntie Winn's front garden. I remember also straight across the road, was a shop that I used to do errands for.  The shop sold everything you needed in those days, but it closed down after a few years. George and my Dad, used to have a beer or two in the Red Lion, ...see more
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Added 23 February 2007