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I was born and brought up in Dartford but my aunt, Nora Hall, was housekeeper to Sir Edward Bligh and they had moved to Horton Kirby in 1961 from Swanley Village. Sir Edward took a ten-year lease upon the house that ...Read more

A memory of Horton Kirby by Stuart Hall

From 1975 we lived in one of the council maisonettes, Baden Powell House, which are still opposite the parade of shops in Lower Belvedere. I remember it was such a great place to grow up, knowing all the neighbours by name and being ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere

In 1952 I lived from a baby, below the record shop in Pier Road. When standing looking down towards the river, it was on the right hand side. The access was via a track that ran parallel to Pier Road, behind the shops. We had sleeper steps ...Read more

A memory of Erith by Susan Morgan (Nee Davis)

I have two separate enquiries for my family history research in Upper and Lower Belvedere. In Upper Belvedere there was a sweet and paper shop which also sold toys called Derrett & Dorman's. I believe that I ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere by Bob Hewitt

My first real memory of Belvedere was that of starting school at St Augustines Primary around 1954. I can recall a wind up gramaphone which the teacher would frantically wind up to keep the music playing, even a ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1950 by Ken Mulley

London's main railway stations truly are wonderful and Charing Cross was the one that I frequented the most as I travelled every weekday from Woolwich Arsenal in SE London to Green Park Underground, near the great ...Read more

A memory of London in 1959 by Dylan Rivis

I lived on the border of Belvedere and Erith, just off Parsonage Manor Way and used to travel to Erith by bus.  I remember as a child of about 8-10 taking the 122a into Erith to go to the Odeon, Saturday Morning ...Read more

A memory of Erith by Alan Roberton

I was born in Croft Close 1961, at the top of Osborne Road. I decided today to have a look back at the area. I remember the Old police station which was turned into the driving school, I can remember my journey from Croft Close to ...Read more

A memory of Belvedere in 1965 by Tracy Jordan

My uncle lived at no 6. Does anyone remember them from the 1920's they were the Brooks and lived there into the 90's!! I lived in Belvedere rd in the 40's and remember visiting them in Dukebar.

A memory of Burnley

Would anyone remember the above ? My Great Great Grandfather bought a plot of land in Jefferson Lane and obtained a Southern Railway carriage which he made into a holiday home calling it Belvedere after the ...Read more

A memory of St Mary's Bay in 1956 by Jean Manwaring