Hextable, Horticultural Institute c.1955
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Photo of Hextable, Horticultural Institute c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Hextable

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 Hextable

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I lived with my grandparents for a few years in the 40's at 2 College Road, Hextable. My grandma was a teacher at Crockenhill School, Mrs Avery and grandad worked at the nursery. I think the neighbours were called Twelvetrees. Unfortunately my mother was very ill in the Brompton Hospital, London and actually came home to Hextable and passed away there. She is buried at St Pauls, Old Swanley. I remember going to Sunday ...see more
Hi, I lived in Hextable from about the age of 9 until I was 17, when I joined the WRAF. We lived in New Road and there was a nursery opposite where we lived and the road was UN made. There was also an agricultural college in College Road. The school was not there, the site of the school was what we knew as the avenue with a lot of trees where we would walk the dog. I am going back to the 60's early 70's. I did a paper ...see more
I know there was a saying that ''people who lived in Hextable shouldn't throw stones'' because of the greenhouses that used to be there and probably they are the nurseries you are thinking of - I think they used to be in Puddledock Lane
Hi I live in hextable ive lived here 25 years with my family and now with my own little family I would love to know any info on hextable as ive researched and cant find anything more so panters ive been told there was once a nursery there thats all I know