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I remember going to Maidstone Zoo, I believe it's location was Detling Hill, the old road going downhill from what is now the Kent showground. If I remember rightly there was a lift system in which was pulled up and down by elephants, ...Read more

A memory of Maidstone in 1957 by Graham Pudney

I know this as Kenson Cottage as my mother lived there and went to school in Penmark. I have a photo which was taken when we all went on holiday of us all on the bridge. I still have family living in the area and enjoy going ...Read more

A memory of Penmark in 1957 by Sandra Malyan

My memories of Brook Street from around 1955 through to 1969 are numerous. Schooling at University Place and Brook Street primary, junior and senior school which I left in 1963. From one end to the other I must have walked ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath in 1957 by John Wilson

My father of 76 yrs has a problem. He has a photo of himself at the Margate winter gardens on a charity night, as he used to box for the army. He was in the boxing ring with a marine in 1957. He had the report ...Read more

A memory of Margate in 1957 by Allan More

I was/am the lad on the right! I discovered this picture a few years back in a superb Frith's book on Kent. Alongside me is my mate Ray. I think the year is more like 1957 or it could the summer of 1956. It was during those lovely days ...Read more

A memory of Sheerness in 1957 by Derek Gallagher

I used to go to Little Chart Farm, Pluckley as a child, being born in the East End in 1946.  My memories are of freedom and adventure, long, happy carefree days spent in the beautiful Kent countryside, for a few weeks each summer. My aunt ...Read more

A memory of Pluckley in 1956 by Alexandra Mustin

I remember the Manor pub, it used to have an air raid warning siren on the building. I remember hearing it once, testing it I think as the year was about 1956. I too remember the tea van which had an awning on it in the rain. As ...Read more

A memory of Chingford in 1956 by Lynne Bacon

I am trying to find Photographs, Drawings, or Paintings of the houses and if possible the Old Farm Cottages opposite the Heeley Parish Church on Gleadless Rd. Heeley. They consisted of a block of 4 bay windowed terraced houses, numbered from ...Read more

A memory of Heeley in 1956 by Leonard Young

I remember when my first racing bike was bought for me. I bought a survey map of north west Kent and decided that I would go to Eynsford as I had been there many times by bus and now I had independant means and no limit as to ...Read more

A memory of Romney Street in 1956 by Peter Collihole

We had many happy weeks down at the Allhallows campsite. I lived in Gravesend and we travelled by steam train to Allhallows. Also for a day out we would cycle as well, a long way but we were young. We met a lot of nice people ...Read more

A memory of Allhallows in 1956 by David Hills