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Caption For Catterick, The Village 1913

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

Caption For Maidstone, Zoo Park C1955

The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.

Caption For Saltwood, Village 1902

Like so many little Kent villages, with its cottages and houses clustered around a small green, Saltwood epitomises the rural atmosphere of the county at the turn of the last century.

Caption For Four Elms, The Village C1950

Elms has developed in recent years, as a result of the spread of the railways into rural Kent and the growth of commuter travel.

Caption For Kendal, Stramongate Bridge 1896

Miller Bridge, once known as Mill Bridge because it linked the mills on the east of the river with the town, is one of the chief bridges across the River Kent.

Caption For Kendal, Sleddall Almshouses 1896

Kendal Grammar School sits alongside the banks of the River Kent.

Caption For Bayham, Abbey C1870

The lovely ruins of the early 13th-century abbey - in the tranquil valley of the river Teiser on the Kent/Sussex bor- der - are shown in this picture in their Victorian ivy-clad state.

Caption For Reculver, The King Ethelbert Public House C1955

The name of this Whitbread pub, the King Ethelbert, is in remembrance of the Saxon king who ruled Kent from AD560-616.

Caption For Sissinghurst, The Village 1902

The white fencing around the cottage gardens is very typical of villages in the Weald of Kent.

Caption For Hythe, The Parade 1918

This is a charming piece of old Kent.

Caption For Kendal, Looking North 1896

This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.The town of Kendal was founded on the west bank of the River Kent, although the earliest settlement around

Caption For Tunbridge Wells, The Spa Hotel C1955

Two East Kent coaches are bringing visitors to the Spa Hotel, once the home of Major Martin Yorke.

Caption For Bredgar, The Street C1960

In February 1960 the church bells rang throughout the villages of Kent to herald the birth of Prince Andrew.

Caption For Maidstone, The Museum 1898

The museum houses outstanding collections, including the museum of the Queen's Own West Kent Regiment, archaeology, Egyptology, ceramics, costumes, Japanese artefacts, ethnography and natural history

Caption For Catterick, The Village 1913

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

Caption For Crockham Hill, C1955

This lovely village is said to command one of the finest views in Kent across the Weald towards Ashdown Forest.

Caption For Bodiam, Oast House C1960

The hop fields of the Kent/Sussex border have decreased in recent years; modern oast houses are square boxes.

Caption For Cobham, The Hall 1899

A late Elizabethan and 18th- century mansion described as one of the most important houses in Kent.

Caption For Flookburgh, The Village 1897

This charming and ancient market town, between the Kent Estuary and Cartmel Sands, takes its name from Floki, the name of a Norse settler.

Caption For Ticehurst, The Square 1925

Ticehurst is an old Roman habitation near the Kent border.