Chiddingstone, St Mary's Church And Cottages c.1955
Photo ref: C86013
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This little cluster of 16th- and 17th-century gabled timbered cottages, along with the pub (not visible in the photograph), was acquired in its entirety by the National Trust in 1939. The church is 14th-century in the main. Chiddingstone is often claimed to be the most attractive village in Kent. Wild boar once roamed the surrounding countryside, and are commemorated here in the names of Boar?Place and Boreshill.

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A Selection of Memories from Chiddingstone

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 Chiddingstone

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I was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, but then lived in one of the cottages, I think which was called Scragg's Farm in Cowden, Kent. My parent's, Frank and Beatrice, are of Italian heritage and worked as housekeeper and groundskeeper on the beautiful property. I don't have any specific memory because we soon immigrated to Canada in 1965. I did visit Cowden briefly in 1986 and sat with Mrs. (? so sorry cannot ...see more
Around 1950 there was a boarding school established in the castle. A great feature for me were the routine supervised strolls around the local countryside including trips to the sugar white sandstone quarry,  the subterranean hideaway of Dick Turpin and his horse, hidden in a copse located in a nearby meadow, the chiddingstone itself with metal handcuffs where wayward wives would be left outside ...see more