Allington, Locks c.1965
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Photo of Allington, Locks c.1965

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At this point the River Medway ceases to be tidal; the electrical sluice gates here, thirty feet wide and fifteen feet deep, are an essential part of the flood control scheme of the Medway Valley. Installed in 1930, they can discharge three million gallons of water a day and are operated by a switch. Locally-quarried stone was transported from here to London by barge as far back as Roman and Norman times.

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A Selection of Memories from Allington

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Allington

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I moved to 71 Hildenborough Crescent, Allington, Maidstone, Kent in 1973 aged 10 years old. In the nine years I lived there I saw many changes. Parts of Allington were still being built. There were no houses built in between the frontage of the Mid Kent shopping centre ... it was just waste land later to become Foyle Close. There were no houses built lower than than Lullistone Road down Castle Road. The Quarry ...see more