Maps

5,497 maps found.

1895, Ridley Ref. RNE816657
1895, Ware Ref. RNE860690
1895, Weddington Ref. RNE862617
1895, Winterbourne Ref. RNE871605
1895, Upton Ref. RNE858093
1895, Waltham Ref. RNE860140
1921, Sandhurst Ref. POP825082
1920, Seaton Ref. POP827225
1920, River Ref. POP817252
1940, Aldington Ref. NPO621330
1946, Ashurst Ref. NPO627939
1920, Waltham Ref. POP860140
1920, Whitfield Ref. POP869289
1920, Woodland Ref. POP873549
1896, Aldington Ref. HOSM35767
1906, Stanford Ref. HOSM60246
1895 - 1896, Hunton Ref. HOSM49173
1897-1898, Slade Ref. RNC832378
1897-1898, Larkfield Ref. RNC753096
1898-1899, Seaton Ref. RNC827225

Books

28 books found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Memories

568 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

The Happiest Days Of My Life

My  maternal grandfather, Archie Greatorex, was the licensee of the Anchor Inn from 1957 until his death in September 1974. Most of my family holidays, until the age of 10, were spent with him. My parents used to pack ...Read more

A memory of Wingham by Dave Fahey

The Half Moon Public House

This is not one of my memories but this is one of my father's, it was lovely to be told this and every time I pass this place it brings back my family history. My father and all 15 children were born in Horning and my ...Read more

A memory of Horning by Teresa Hubbard

The Good Old Days

My grandmother lived in Rose Hill, and was brought up in Siop Penlon,now a dreadful looking Chinese take away.I loved Beaumaris as it used to be,the pier, cafe ,and fishing at the end of the pier, . the old swimming pool with the ...Read more

A memory of Beaumaris by jafelix2002

The Fleet Family

St John's Church was where all 5 of the Fleet Family children, Shirley, me, Michael, Herbert Terry, Peter, and Susan were baptised, starting in 1935 through to 1946. Our School was opposite, and we walked all of the way from ...Read more

A memory of Caterham by mikefleet36

The Duke Of Kent Northhumberland Heath

I was born and lived in Hengist Road opposite Collindale Ave near Brook Street and the Rec as we called it, I'm Tony Messum and I shared with my Brother Michael, and Sister Patricia and my buddies ...Read more

A memory of Northumberland Heath by thekentishman

The Cricketers Inn Sockcross

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

The Coombs Family From Kent Approz 1921 1935

My dad, lived with his family in Bolton upon Dearne from the age of about 3yrs in 1921. They were (like many others) very poor. My grandad, Frank Coombs (who my dad is named for) and my ...Read more

A memory of Bolton Upon Dearne by Helen Higgins

The Boys Brigade The 17 West Kent

Does anyone remember the Boys Brigade, the headquarters were at the YMCA on West Hill, period 1947-1950. Here's to ya. Clive

A memory of Dartford by Clive Jeffrey

The Barge Inn

I have such fond memories of my school holidays staying with my Uncle Jack and Aunty Anne at the Barge Inn, Tattershall Road, ( I think they may have actually owned the pub). I used to love being spoilt by my aunt and uncle and also my ...Read more

A memory of Boston by Maureen Olrod

The Awakening

On the right of the photograph the second shop belonged to Arthur Sansom, the Newsagents and Confectioners. It has a sign board above the shop front: PICTURE POST. In the Easter holidays of 1959 at the age of 14½, I took my first ...Read more

A memory of Locksbottom

Captions

216 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Ash, New Street C1955

There are two villages called Ash in Kent.

Caption For Chatham, Military Road C1965

The No 142 bus, advertising Kent Life magazine, is bound for Weeds Wood via Huntsman's Corner.

Caption For Ide Hill, The Church C1960

Its architecture is deemed modern compared to many other Kent places of worship that began life in Norman times.

Caption For Chilham, The High Street C1955

Pollarded lime trees line part of the High Street of this village, which can justifiably claim to be one of Kent's prettiest; it duly attracts hordes of visitors during the summer season.

Caption For Kendal, Stricklandgate 1888

Kendal—the 'Auld Grey Town' on the River Kent—was founded on wealth won from the wool of Lakeland sheep.

Caption For Aylesford, Village From The River C1960

One of Kent's most ancient villages, Aylesford occupies a strategic crossing of the Medway, and dates from the time of the Saxons.

Caption For Hartfield, 1906

We are on the upper River Medway north of the Ashdown Forest, near the Kent border.

Caption For Eythorne, Chapel Hill C1955

Along with its neighbouring villages of Betteshanger and Tilmanstone, this settlement was a centre of the short-lived Kent coal industry, which began when coal was discovered when borings for a proposed

Caption For Sittingbourne, High Street C1960

It is early morning or a summer's evening in this significant mid-Kent town.

Caption For Gravesend, Clifton Marine Parade C1898

We are keeping to the Kent bank of the Thames Estuary as the river reaches Gravesend, beyond the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford.

Caption For Margate, Marine Terrace From The Lighthouse C1965

boating pool from the pier.The clock-tower is just to the right of the centre of the picture, and we can see the entrance tower to the Dreamland amusement park.This is the oldest theme park in Kent

Caption For Maidstone, High Street C1955

As the county and assize town of Kent, as well as its chief agricultural centre, Maidstone is also a busy market and shopping centre, and many of its older buildings are overshadowed by the commercial

Caption For Kendal, St George's Church And The Weir 1891

The twin Italianate towers of St George's Church dominate this view of Kendal, across the River Kent and its weir.

Caption For Pegwell, Coastguard Cottages 1907

This row of diminutive, white cottages provided accommodation for the Coastguards maintaining a watch along this busy stretch of the Kent coastline with its treacherous offshore sandbanks.

Caption For Kendal, Stramongate Bridge 1896

Stramongate Bridge was also known as Miller or Mill Bridge, because it linked the mills on the eastern bank of the River Kent to the 'Auld Grey Town' on the other bank.

Caption For Flookburgh, The Village 1897

Flookburgh is a charming and ancient market town between the Kent Estuary and Cartmel Sands.

Caption For Goudhurst, Measuring The Hops 1904

The newly installed railway connection serving the Weald of Kent had no doubt dropped many of these workers off to start work in the hop fields.

Caption For Tonbridge, High Street 1948

Meanwhile, local schoolboy Michael Colin Cowdrey, 17, made his debut for Kent County Cricket Club in this year.

Caption For Eastry, High Street C1955

Between Canterbury and the sea, and built on a section of the Roman road which ran from Dover to Richborough, Eastry was once the site of a palace of the Kings of Kent, who divided their realm into 'lathes

Caption For Darlington, Tubwell Row 1903

On the left are the flower-bedecked premises of the seed merchants and nurserymen Kent & Brydon.

Caption For Grays, The Thames C1955

This view captures well the character of much of the Thames estuary: a somewhat bleak, flat shoreline and a smudge of distant chalk hills on the Kent side.

Caption For Southampton, The Royal Pier Pavilion 1908

The name comes from the fact that the opening was carried out in 1833 by the Duchess of Kent and Princess, later Queen, Victoria.

Caption For Flimwell, The Village 1903

Flimwell is centred on a crossroads near the Kent border.

Caption For Cliffe, The View From The Church C1950

Once known as 'Coveshoo', Cliffe was a meeting place for the Great Councils of Kent in Saxon times.