West Hougham, The Plough Caravan Park c.1965
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Photo of West Hougham, The Plough Caravan Park c.1965

A Selection of Memories from West Hougham

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 West Hougham

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My parents sold their house in Dover and moved to one of the new bungalows built in West Hougham. I was recovering from a motorcycle accident and walking on crutches so they took me with them. I recall the first winter it snowed for several days and we became snowed in with drifts covering the lanes to Dover. My father tried to drive into work in his Ford anglia and had to be dugout by local farmers. Another ...see more
My paternal grandfather was born in West Hougham in 1864. His name was Harry Brigham Barton. His father was a wheelwright and lived it West Hougham. His name was Thomas Skinner Barton.