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As children after my father was invalided out of the RAF he took a gardeners/maintenance job with a Mrs Hitchcock who lived in a large house in Hollywood Lane. She owned a thatched cottage nearby where we lived. It had a huge garden and ...Read more

A memory of Wainscott by nita_luce

Hello. Although I spent all of my early life - that is up to the age of 21 - in Penge, South London, I also spent some time(s) in Ash (Kent) during August to December, 1963. I have already written about my early life in ...Read more

A memory of Ash by Anthony Godly

my time at this school was good.I arrived from Scotland in march 1957 ,I went to Mr Dunn's class.I met Shirley Kent and we got on great .I think it was my Scottish accent that did it.there was a lad called miles ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough by alexdjohnston

HI ITS TONY GATES I REMMBER SOME OF THE PUBS THAT ONCE WHERE THERE MABY THAY STILL ARE COACH AND HORSES ELEPHANT AND CASTLE SOMERSET ARMS WELLINGTON THE SARACENS HEAD THE SARACENS SHADS THE ALFRED ARMS MAN OF KENT THE ...Read more

A memory of Ashford by tony1938.tg

I lived in Appledore Avenue, for the first 17 years of my life.(1956 - 1973) Happy memories. My parents were married at St Paulinus Church in 1954. I went to Barnehurst Primary and Junior School. the headmistresses were Miss ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst by Steve Tull

Hello Linda. I came across your message while googling Harborne Hall. For six weeks in the summer of 1989 we rented the first floor flat in one wing of the house for I think about ten pounds a week. It was ...Read more

A memory of High Halden by wilsonnicholas90

I used to drink in The Woodman on occasion as I lived on the Clock House Farm Estate between 1957 and 1962 when I was married just across the road in St Peters.Question,what happened to the board with the pilots names on it ...Read more

A memory of Woodmansterne by Tony Arkell

My mum & dad used to take me and my sister to Margate (Cliftonville) for 2 whole weeks back in the late 50s/early60s. I shall look up some old photos when I have a chance. Although we didn't have much money then, we took a bus ...Read more

A memory of Margate by Wendy King

I first attended St Mary Cray secondary Modern school, Hearns Rise in about 1958/59 when I was about eleven or so. We had some very good teachers and most of the lessons I enjoyed except maths ...Read more

A memory of St Mary Cray by Derek Stocker

I spent many happy times at the Cricketers when my mother Rose Marable ran and owned the pub in the 1950's I used to cycle there every Easter from Bromley, Kent to visit my mother and some of our family who lived with her. A lovely pub in a beautiful village.

A memory of Stockcross by j.porter71