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Strood, High Street c.1950
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Early chain stores, including Home and Colonial Stores, International Tea Stores and Boots the Chemist, were all represented in Strood High Street by now; but older shops, like Mence Smith (on the left), still catered for the home handyman before the DIY superstores arrived, while the radio shop also sold bicycles - perhaps to some of the cyclists emerging from Commercial Road.

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Memories of Strood, High Street c1950

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 Strood, High Street c.1950

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I was brought up in Ireland, but we spent a month of the summer every year with our grandparents, who lived in Frindsbury and, later, Wainscott. Going by the Maidstone and District buses into Strood, Chatham, Rochester or Gillingham for the day were big events for us during that month! I remember this view of Strood High Street very well. Once a week, my grandmother would take us into the Westminster ...see more