Maps

5,497 maps found.

1920, Kent Street Ref. POP746281
1925, Kents Bank Ref. POP746331
Map Of Kent, Kent Ref. F21
1945, Kents Oak Ref. NPO746344
1895, Kents Oak Ref. RNE746344
1946, Kent Street Ref. NPO746281
1947, Kents Bank Ref. NPO746331
1898, Kent Street Ref. RNC746280
1903-1904, Kents Bank Ref. RNC746331
1898-1901, Kents Hill Ref. RNC746340
1897-1898, Kent Street Ref. RNC746281
1897-1909, Kents Oak Ref. RNC746344
1896 - 1905, Kent International Airport Ref. HOSM49730
1906, Warden Ref. HOSM63393
1895, Wilmington Ref. HOSM64676
1872 - 1897, Northbourne Ref. HOSM55339
1896, Slade Ref. HOSM55844
1896 - 1906, Martin Ref. HOSM53270
1896, Waltham Ref. HOSM63328
1898, Evington Ref. RNC702243

Books

28 books found. Showing results 25 to 48.

Memories

568 memories found. Showing results 11 to 20.

My Life

I was born in Bangour hospital in 1957 I lived in Garden City bents,I remember the pits as all my family were miners, my dad grandpa and uncles, I remember never being inside , the steam trains with the coal from the Lady pit, and the Fulshea steam engine

A memory of Stoneyburn in 1950 by John Brownlie Brown

My Grandfather

hello, My Grandfather Fredrick Trimmer was born at Idmiston in 1857. I wonder if there are any Trimmers there now?. He was in Kent in the 1911 census. I live in Norfolk. I left Kent in 1961.

A memory of Newton by Brian Trimmer

Memories

I used to live at Ampney Knowle in the 1950's - father worked on a farm for Mr A R Kent. Initially we were the first occupant of the granary flat which had just been converted, then we moved to the cottages down the drive Nos ...Read more

A memory of Ampney Knowle in 1951 by Michael Jones

Loving Greenhithe

I was born in charles street greenhithe there were 3 families in a 2 bed house it was my nans house mary foord my other nan lived at the back of the post office in greenhithe village my father and uncle used to sing in the railway ...Read more

A memory of Greenhithe

Lots Of Films

I started working at the Plaza just after I left school as rewind boy, later becoming a projectionist, where I stayed till national service. I showed the films at the camp cinema in the evenings in my last 15 months. Demobbed, I ...Read more

A memory of Gillingham by Roy Sinfield

Looking Back On Life

I am trying to find out about number 12 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent. It was at the High Street end - a small alleyway led to a couple of small houses behind the shops. There was a toy shop called Bakers opposite St Marks ...Read more

A memory of Chatham in 1962 by Julie Tarrant

Leaving Old Coulsdon

I was born at 52 The Glade in 1960 and can remember a happy childhood, although my mum was a single mother (unusual then) and we struggled with money. I remember the parade of shops near me up the hill and especially the ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon in 1974 by Gillian Battersby

Help

My Nanna went to oak bank open air school Sevenoaks kent in the late 40's. We are sending her back to the area for her 80th birthday in 3 weeks, we have been collecting pictures of inside the building but can't find any of the building itself and even ...Read more

A memory of Seal by lisajennison28

Half Yoke House East Farleigh Kent.

does anyone know who lives in half yoke house now,used to be wendy and farouk many years ago.Be nice to know if they are still around.

A memory of East Farleigh by Paul Cattano

Growing Up In West Lavington

My name is Mark McCabe I grew up in west Leamington , best years of my life ,moved a couple times eastfields, white street , sandfieds, I also moved to market Lavington for a while, the best was highlands farm outside ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by razzel23.mm

Captions

216 captions found. Showing results 25 to 48.

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.

Caption For Kingswear, Town And River 1925

One of these boats, the 'Kingswear Castle' (which entered service the year before), is preserved and operates in the River Medway area of Kent.

Caption For Loose, Village 1898

Although many more homes have been built here since this picture was taken, it remains famous for its contribution to hop growing in Kent.

Caption For Biddenden, The Village 1901

This is one of the numerous 'dens', or forest clearings, in this part of Kent.

Caption For London, Clerkenwell, St John's Gate C1870

In the late Gothic style and built with rough-faced stone from a Kent quarry, it was erected by Prior Docwra in 1504.

Caption For Bodiam, Oast House C1960

Oast houses are common in the Weald of Sussex as well as in Kent, and indeed wherever hops are grown.

Caption For Westwell, The Wheel Inn C1960

Would they be on the jukebox in this historic Kent alehouse?

Caption For Eastry, Sandwich Lane C1955

Eastry was home to many miners who worked down the east Kent pits.

Caption For Frant, The Post Office C1955

The parish of Frant lies on the forest-ridge approximately 180 metres above sea level, and overlooks landscapes in both Kent and Sussex.