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Kent College for the Careers Service was in College Road, Hextable. I was a student living in this college in 1987 and enjoyed my studies very much as the nature of the course tended towards exploring local ...Read more

A memory of Hextable in 1987 by John Howard Norfolk

I arrived in Gravesend in mid 1947 as advance party to re-open "Milton Barracks". Our first night out was a walk around King St to see what we could find. It didn't take us long to find the pubs in Gravesend or to find the Prom. ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by Verdun Lowe

Many holidays were spent by me and my brother in Grainthorpe during the 50's and 60's with my grandparents. They lived in Buttgate, Ben and Bertha Barfield and my auntie, Winnie Barfield. Many happy memories, walking to ...Read more

A memory of Grainthorpe in 1950 by Dinah Proctor

Arthur is sadly no longer with us, but his wife Rene is still alive and living in a retirement home in Gravesend. Arthur was a great friend of my father-in-law Laurie Shrosbree who lives in Gravesend and is now 93 years old. ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend by Christine Shrosbree

Interesting to see Windermere Avenue mentioned. I lived at #57 Windermere from 1941 until I married in 1957. When we moved in and throughout the war, our house was 4th from the end of the avenue - the others were built after the war. Our ...Read more

A memory of Elm Park by eewatts

I still live in Barnehurst having moved back in 1947. The picture of Barnehurst Road, although the scenery hasn't changed much the shops have. The corner shop on the right was United Dairies and there was a ...Read more

A memory of Barnehurst in 1950 by Keith Jackson

I attended Southfield School in Gravesend, Kent and we had a week's summer camp at the Isle of Thorns, what an adventure, we were away from home for the first time, it was a holiday never to be forgotten even after all these ...Read more

A memory of Chelwood Gate in 1958

In 1955 I worked in Brands bakery as a shop assistant. We were allowed to eat any cakes that were damaged. Gee an awful lot got damaged! I then moved along the road to a paper shop/tobacconists for 2/6d more. From ...Read more

A memory of Northfleet in 1955 by Katie Butcher (Nee Mc Carthy)

Our advance party arrived at Milton Barracks around June (could be wrong) to re-open the Barracks to commence training. As I remember, being the advance party the Cooks didn't consider we were worth feeding so we ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1947 by Verdun Lowe

My father Robin Anson, was the second son of Violet and Lawrence Augustus Anson. Lawrence was brought up by his grandparents who lived in one of the cottages opposite the Triton pub. His mother Beatrice, was a maid in Bridlington ...Read more

A memory of Brantingham in 1930 by Kathryn Anson