Riverhead, The Bullfinch, London Road c.1955

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Rock House in chipstead lane i think. I, Tony Renwick, lived in marlborough crescent went to amherst primary school in the 1960s. I remember an amusing boy fred and another girl from rock house orphanage(?) in the class and teachers Miss Nunnerley, MIss Parsons, and Mr Reynolds, Mr Poole was the head. Rock house was in chipstead lane i believe. I moved out in about 1981 and the ...see more

There was another children's home in Hitchen Hatch Lane, Sevenoaks which I believe was called Hitchen Hatch House. I do remember calling there once, can't remember why. The Rock House home was in Chipstead Lane and I had a friend called Patsy who lived there in the 1950s when I was at Riverhead County Primary School. I also remember Under the Greenwood Tree as I took part in that particular production. ...see more

Dad moved from Old Bexley, where he had a butchers, to Riverhead, and owned the shop at 4 The Square. It was Challisis before him. I loved the village and its history. We lived above the shop, and I walked up to Tubs Hill Station to go to the art school in Beckenham. I later had a M/C and went all over the countryside. Unfortunately most of my photos were lost in flooding a few years ago, ...see more

Hi to the person who was enquiring about a children's home in Riverhead, in answer to that, yes there was a children's home I remember called Rock House, it was opposite the common in Chipstead Lane. Hope this proves to be some help to you. Angela Smith(nee Wells)