Ide Hill, The Church c.1960
Photo ref:
I49035
Photo ref:
I49035
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The shingled spire of St Mary the Virgin stands out among the stunning views of this small village. The church was built in 1807, and aimed at serving a population of just under a thousand at that time. Its architecture is deemed modern compared to many other Kent places of worship that began life in Norman times.
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A Selection of Memories from Ide Hill
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 Ide Hill
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I was brought up in Westerham, living there until my parents moved in 1983. I have such fond memories of going to Sunday school at St Mary's, and singing in the church choir. I attended St Mary's primary, and loved it when Mrs Durman brought mitzi her cocker spaniel, into our lessons. They were the happiest years of my life. Does anyone remember Dorry Eger and the sweet shop on the green?
My father was born in Ide Hill and, when he left school, worked as delivery boy for Pierce's shop. That's how he met my mother, delivery goods to the large house Emmets, where she was a housemaid. When, eventually, I was born we lived about a mile outside the village, beside Sundridge Hospital, or The Union as it was known as then. In the autumn of 1945 I took my first, faltering, steps in my education at Ide Hill C of E ...see more
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