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Nostalgic memories of Hythe's local history

Share your own memories of Hythe and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 16 of 16 in total

Small Armes School
My father W C Smith was QM. at Hythe From 1919 to 1940. Rising From RQMS. to Major QM when the school moved to Bisley. I was born in Bevan House, Sandgate in 1928, and lived at Military House within the barracks. I went to school at St Leonard's church school. I also remember seeing the Graf Zeppelin passing over about 1937-8.
Hythe, School of Musketry 1890
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Added 27 July 2011

Tony Wonfor
My father Tony Wonfor was born in Hythe in 1932, his parents John William and Hannah Victoria. My grandparrents lived there until the outbreak of the Second World War. Tony had two brothers, George and John, and a sister Letty. John died in Austria in action and Letty died young of TB. I also had other relations that lived in Hthye, now long since passed on. Tony my dad died on the 31st October 2008 in the arms of his ...see more
Hythe, the Canal 1918
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Added 09 May 2010

The Magical Train
1959. My family and I stayed at Grandmother's house in Seabrook. I was 7. We lived there while Dad was waiting for his next military post. We rode on the light railway often and I remember being enchanted. I thought the idea that some people used the railway for their regular transport, to school or work, was magic. Through the Romney Marsh and Dymchurch station on the way to school. Years later, in 1963, we stayed there again for a summer and rode the Light Railway any time we could.
Hythe, the Miniature Railway c1955
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Added 08 July 2008

Hythe, School Of Musketry
I used to live in Sir John Moore Avenue, Hythe. This small estate was built on the site of the School of Musketry. We went to Nova Scotia, Canada, to see my wife's family. While there, we visited a tourist attraction. I found myself at a bookstall, picked up a book that I liked the look of, turned it over to see what it said about the book etc. The book was written by Thomas Head Raddall, born 1908, in Hythe, ...see more
Hythe, School of Musketry 1903
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Added 18 May 2008

Deck Chairs
My friends mum ran the deck chair place just to the right of the picture in the 1960's
Hythe, the Promenade c1950
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Added 17 January 2008

The Canal.
I was born in Hythe and spent all my childhood there. My brother, sister and I used to walk home from school along the canal bank. In the holidays we would take jam jars and catch tadpoles. In the winter, we would slide on the frozen water.
Hythe, the Canal 1918
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Added 06 April 2006