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Great Chart, Village 1908
Photo ref: 60337
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Although only just outside Ashford, Great Chart, along with its neighbour Little Chart, retains its traditional village character. However, it was once a more substantial settlement and a significant market centre for the locality. This street scene shows some fine red brick, tile-hung, ivy-clad houses with beautiful old chimneys, lining the left-hand side of the road. Various villagers have paused and are deliberately posing for the cameraman.

An extract from Villages of Kent Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Great Chart

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 Great Chart

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I lived at Swinford with my family from 1953 to approx 1966 or '67. My father put in the pool after we had a very extensive fire on Guy Fawkes night. I loved the house, the gardens and the resident ghost who I believed to be Veronica, wife of Alfred Austin. When I was 18 we moved to Hampshire. My brother went to prep school at Friars in Great Chart. Very fond memories of Great Chart!
If I own the title 'Lord of the Manor of Swinford', how can I relate myself to the Swinford Manor? I would be pleased to get a reply or acknowledgement from you. Regards Nelson Brunton