Chilham, The Castle c.1955
Photo ref:
C90006
Photo ref:
C90006
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This brick Jacobean mansion was built in 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges, a Master of the Rolls, and is claimed to be to the design of Inigo Jones. The terraced and topiary gardens contain the first wisteria and mulberry ever to be planted in Britain, and were landscaped by Capability Brown and John Tradescant.
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Memories of Chilham, the Castle c1955
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. These memories are of Chilham, The Castle c.1955
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No I'm not joking, when we first got married we lived in a flat in Chilham Castle which was at the time above the Battle of Britain museum at the rear of the castle, yes it was cold there in the winter. We were allowed to walk around the lakes and gardens, whenever we wished. My father was the local village policeman, PC Bill Bishop. who managed to persuade a certain Lord Mazzerin to rent it out to us. Mice, yes, ...see more
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