Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles 1885
Photo ref: T87302
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Then, just as it is today, this area of the town was an exclusive parade of expensive little shops, smart tea shops and expensive restaurants. Here we see two children standing with a woman outside a shop we can just make out as G Featherstone (left). A printer's and stationer's shop, R Felton, sits next door. Queen Victoria had been known to visit the town during her long reign, which helped sustain its title of Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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I am researching the history of The Ravenswood Avenue estate (Ravenswood Avenue, Pinewood Road, Lipscombe Road, Fairfield Avenue and part of Hilbert Road between the top of King George V Hill and Hilbert Recreation Ground) including the people who lived there between when the estate was built in the 1930s and the 1960s. I lived at 40 Ravenswood Avenue for the first 19 Years of my life ...see more
I believe my Great Grandfather owned or ran a shop or shops in the Pantiles. I would be pleased for any photos or memories that anyone has. my email is alan@flower-studio.com