Cooling, Castle, The Gateway c.1960
Photo ref:
C466029
Photo ref:
C466029
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Cooling Castle was built in the 14th century, and was once owned by Sir John Oldcastle, on whom Shakespeare based his character Falstaff. Today it is the home of musician and TV presenter Jools Holland.
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Memories of Cooling, Castle, the Gateway c1960
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 Cooling, Castle, The Gateway c.1960
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To the right of the photograph is a driveway into the interior of the original castle that was the entrance to Castle Farm operated by F.Elms & Sons and in particular my uncle Harry Elms. He bought the Farm in about 1930 having moved down from Bexley/Eltham area where the family farmed an area from Sidcup to Dansen Park. My main memory was of being able to boast to my school classmates that we "owned a castle". ...see more
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