Sittingbourne, High Street c.1960
Photo ref:
S531037
Photo ref:
S531037
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It is early morning or a summer's evening in this significant mid-Kent town. A good selection of traders line the left side of the street, including W J Dolding & Son and a bakery. Further along is the Golden Eagle pub and Boots the Chemist. The Methodist church, right, makes an austere impression.
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Living in the outlying village of Doddington, Sittingbourne was our nearest town for shopping, services and entertainment. My Parents ran a children's home in Doddington at the top of Chequers Hill from about 1949 to about 1965. My first school was a private house in Sittingbourne, I am unable to remember the name of the lady who ran it. At the age of 7 years I started attending Doddington County ...see more
My name is Margaret. I was born in Park Road, Sittingbourne on 18.4.45. My parents were Flossie and Cyril Neaves. My dad worked as a machine man in the Sittingbourne paper mills and my mum worked fruit picking in the early days but worked for Shell Research Station later on. I attended the Holy Trinity Primary School then moved onto Westlands Secondary. After leaving school I worked at Chatham ...see more
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