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Westerham, The George And Dragon, Market Square c.1955
Photo ref: W61004
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More about this scene

In the centre of the picture, the George and Dragon, with its quaint porch and balcony supported on brackets, was originally an old posting inn. The assize courts were held here when Maidstone, as the county town, was a considerable day's journey away.

Memories of Westerham, The George and Dragon, Market Square c1955

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 Westerham, The George And Dragon, Market Square c.1955

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

The left hand shop of the pair on the right of this photo was still called London House when I was a young lad in the late 1960's, going to Hosey school. I recall it had large glass jars with sweets in them but also sold things like "toothbrush sticks" which were twigs of what I later thought were Yarrow twigs but it seems were more likely "Miswak" (Salvadora Persica) twigs commonly used in the Arabic world for ...see more