Sandwich, The Barbican c.1955
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S60019
Photo ref:
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The Barbican was built during the reign of Henry VIII. All traffic to Thanet passed under its arches, where a toll was paid. The Admiral Owen pub through the arch was originally a 16th-century inn; it was re-named after Admiral Owen, who destroyed French gunboats off Boulogne in 1840.
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A Selection of Memories from Sandwich
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My great grandparents were married here 20 August 1859. Their names were Thomas William POOLE and Mary Ann TUCKWELL and they had a family of 11 - eight born in villages close to Sandwich and three born in Southland, New Zealand. Of this family one died at six months at Ash near Sandwich and three died in infancy in New Zealand, leaving seven to become seven branches of descendants numbering 2597 ...see more
I worked as Head Waiter here during Harold Wilsons time as P.M. Richard Marsh and other ministers used to escape here. We had the walker cup here. Our team led by Joe Carr and including a young Peter Oosterhouse. My girfriend was a receptionist from Thaxted Road, Saffron Waldon, called Delma Taylor. Many happy memories !!!
Worked here in the cocktail bar summer of 1964. Served Ian Fleming's wife.
I used to visit my great uncles & aunts in Sandwich as a child. They lived at The Butts in those days (long dead now though). My grandmother would put me on the bus all alone at Upper Deal where we lived, (quite safe as the conductor used to look out for me), and my uncle would meet me at the Market Square in Sandwich. (I can still recall the smell of the abattoir in the summer). They had a dike at the ...see more
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