Nostalgic memories of Paglesham Churchend's local history

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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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My Grandfather, John William Linge, and my Great-Grandfather, John Linge, lived at Wilson's New Cottage, Althorne in 1881. I have no idea where this cottage was situated and wonder whether anyone could help in locating it, please.
I used to walk here to buy sweets as a child... the shop looked just the same as the photo. In those days it was also the village post-office.
We have managed to capture some of the history of paglesham at www.familyunited.co.uk - takes of oysters and smuggling to enjoy together with lots of photos of the area from 18C onwards.
Well no personal memory for me - but my family go back to the mid to late 18C and was landlord of the punch bowl, and oyster dredgermen to the 1960s. We have a massive collection of photos from this area at www.familyunited.co.uk.
I moved into these cottages with my family in 1935 and my parents were there until 1959. Originally it was a barn hence the name 'Barn Row' and was converted into cottages in 1836 as marked in the brickwork on the other side of the cottages. All the time my parents lived there, there was no sewerage and only a stand tap in the middle yard to serve all four cottages. But times have changed and the village has been renovated and one or two new houses have been built.