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Tonbridge, Hop Washing 1890
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A team of farm-workers undertakes the laborious task of spraying a field of hops with liquid soap, or possibly a copper solution, to ward off insects and fungal disease as the crop nears harvesting. The process, using hand pumps attached to the horse-drawn reservoirs, was not very efficient. It was interspersed with dusting the growing vines with sulphur and nicotine compounds, but was essential. It was not unknown for entire crops to be laid waste if this work was not undertaken at regular intervals during the growing season.

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A Selection of Memories from Tonbridge

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 Tonbridge

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Houselands Road

A faint memory of visiting houselands rd no 1 . Mother was born there ,my grandfather she told me was a boot repairer and took in army boots in ww2 .House had the shop at the bottom would love a photo looked for ages now , Any advice appreciated . Regards Alison
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Going To School
I started Bank Street school in 1955 ,my name was Angela Seale then.My teacher was Mrs Cooper ( she had been my mothers teacher as well ! ).The class room was right at the top of the building at the front,our delight was if the fire engine went out on a call and we were allowed to go to the window to watch . At 7 I went round the corner to the Slade school and then onto The Hugh Christy at 11. I have very happy ...see more
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Gunners Drapers Store
In 1978 I had my first Saturday job at Gunners in Tonbridge (on the corner of Lyons Crescent and the High Street - now Parkers Kitchens and Bathrooms, with the original building gone). Gunners was a very old-fashioned drapers store and I was to assist a Mrs Reddy (lovely lady) on the haberdashery stand - which was a glass counter, full of wooden pull-out drawers of buttons, zips and threads; I have vague ...see more
Tonbridge, High Street, Ye Olde Chequers Inn 1890
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Taylor's Boots
No. 43 High Street was my grand-fathers shop but was closed when I was very young. It is quite a surprise to find it now I live thousands of kilometres away in Australia.
Tonbridge, High Street 1890
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