Sturry, Bridge And Mill 1899
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
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This is a wonderful old view of bygone years, with the old mill, the bridge and longhorn cattle crossing the river. The name Sturry means 'Stour-y', on or by the Stour. The settlement may date back to the earliest Saxon arrivals in Britain.
An extract from Villages of Kent Photographic Memories.
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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. Here are some from Sturry
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My mother's family lived in Sturry all their lives. My Mum and her 3 siblings were born at 4 High Street and lived there for years. She even met my Dad there as he lived a short time at 3 High Street.
My grandfather was head gardener at Milner Court and every summer my parents and I spent the school summer holidays there as he and my grandmother acted as caretakers during the Junior Kings School summer break. ...see more
I have fond memories of Sturry in the late '50s & early '60s when every week my Mum & I used to walk from Reed Avenue along the Sturry Road to the village, where my Granny lived in her little flat in Franklin House in the High Street. We used to stand on the bridge looking, as I remember, towards the mill, and watch the water flow very fast and very noisily on the opposite side; and sometimes we'd follow ...see more
I have been writing all my memories of my life from 1940 up to the present day for my grand children in case they want to know what we had to contend with in our days. My blog is on facebook called Bomb Alley Kid. I have had many old friends getting in touch.
In the 1851 census William Amos, believed to have been my Great Grandfather, lived with his wife Caroline and children in No.10 High Street, Sturry. He is recorded as being a schoolteacher. In the 1861 census he is recorded as being a Shipping Agent living in Whitsable, address unclear in the register. A rather strange change of occupation. I would be very interested in learning more about him and his family and which school, possibly Kings, which is close by, that he taught at. Peter Amos
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