Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles c.1955
Photo ref:
T87009
Photo ref:
T87009
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Formerly called The Parade, this fashionable rendezvous and shopping parade was first laid out in 1638, taking its current name from the grey concave tiles with which it was paved in 1697 at the instigation of Queen Anne. They, in turn, were mainly replaced in 1793 by the large flagstones which we see today.
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Memories of Tunbridge Wells, the Pantiles c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Tunbridge Wells, The Pantiles c.1955
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I was born in June 1944. My mother started labour in Farmcombe Rd (the Sussex end of TW) but delivered in the Kent & Sussex (the Kent end of TW). The Kent Sussex border ran (does it still?) by the St Johns church, Pantiles. Does this make me born in Kent or Sussex?
My mother told me the story of looking out the Farmcombe Rd bedroom window, on or near the day I was born, and seeing a fighter plane going by ...see more
I went to school here, 1958-1964 there exist photos of the school but so far none with the Frith Collection. The school was opposite Central Station in Vale Road and resembled a large shoebox with small extensions at either end with a forecourt (playground) before it and this behind a substantial brick wall and blue double gates for vehicular access and a side gate for ...see more
Does anybody remember the Hand and Sceptre cottages at the bottom of Rusthall Road?
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