Eastchurch, The Village c.1955
Photo ref:
E153003
Photo ref:
E153003
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It is a fairly quiet day for traffic in Eastchurch, Sheppey. On the left is a shop advertising Coca- Cola and Lyons tea, and on the right is a garage and a café. Eastchurch has always had a link with aviation: the RAF had an aerodrome here, and the Royal Aero Club was based at Stanford Hill – it later became an open prison.
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A Selection of Memories from Eastchurch
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 Eastchurch
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Eastchurch cliffs My parents bought a plot of land on the Eastchurch cliffs in the 1940s and my father designed and had built our bungalow called Glades End in Surf Crescent. At this time, there were very few buildings on the cliffs but then more people started to buy land and build. My father (who was a draftsman) designed and prepared drawings for several of these properties. It only took about an hour ...see more
My family owned the garage seen on the right of this photo and were living here when I was born. It went under the name of DH Beard and Son and my grandfather started the business in the 1930s. He also ran the local taxi company which included the school runs from around the island. There were many changes over the years until the business was sold in 1963. I have many happy childhood memories of holidays on the Isle of Sheppey!
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