Keston, Fishponds 1899
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A Selection of Memories from Keston

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 Keston

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I rember walking home from Keaton school to my home in Nash. In the winter I remember the gas lamp lighter lighting up Nash Lane.
Hi all, I used to go to a riding school at Keston called Keston Court Riding School. Anybody remember it? I would also go to the ponds sometimes with my family or take the dog for a walk there but it was a bit far for him, I lived in West Wickham. The ponds were great you could watch people fishing, walk over the common or go to the Roman well. Have an ice cream! These are happy memories of when I was a child. I spent a ...see more
Like a lot of boys I tried fishing at the ponds having cycled there from my home in Nunhead. Never caught a fish though! Happy days. Ken Cook
My grandparents lived in Heathfield Road all during and after the Second World War, my granddad was responsible for looking after the boat house and I think a punt for pulling out drowned swimmers, now all gone, he also looked after the swans. My mum and dad and I would visit most weekends and after lunch we all would walk through the woods and sit and watch the fishing going on, then I would play on the stepped waterfall ...see more