Wrotham, Parish Church Of St George 1901
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St George's Church, chiefly 13th- and 15th-century, boasts an imposing tower with a vaulted passage at its base to allow processions to remain on consecrated land. I wonder if these parishioners were impressed by its memorial brass portrait gallery, with 50 figures of five families dating from 1498 to 1615.
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A Selection of Memories from Wrotham
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 Wrotham
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My earliest memory of Wotham was starling school T 5 years of age 1930,I lived in StMarys road at that time.Later I lived in loddgins with my father in oak cottage St Mary's road (my mother having died) I seem to remember the people who owned oak cottage Mr & Mrs Jones? Had quite a large family livingl locally a name that comes to mind is Evenden (but memory after about 85 years may be wrong)I should not expect ...see more
In doing family history research I discovered my Grandfather, George Crowhurst, was born and grew up in this beautiful home from 1895 til 1920. His father, Isaac, leased the house and the land to farm. They lived on the farm until Isaac's passing at which time George's mother took the remaining family to live at Whiffen Farm with Jacob Crowhurst (I assume Isaac's brother) until her passing at which time my ...see more
I started Wrotham Primary School in 1956 and I lived at Green Leach Cottage, along the Pilgrims Way. I was friendly with Melita Pointon from Fairseat, Myra, Maxine, the twins Julie and Jane, Andrea, just to mention a few. I believe the last 5 people lived in the old prefab houses. My Mum Marjorie Dodson was Brown Owl. Does anyone else remember those days?
My maternal grandparents were great friends of Charles and Laura Smith, and their son Albert, who lived at New House Farm, Kemsing Lane. Charles was, I think, the farm manager/bailiff for a Mr Gardner of Style Place Farm, Hadlow. I believe in later years Albert moved to East Peckham and worked at Lillicoe's (?) in Borough Green. New House Farm was/is a medieval yeoman's house, in those days with a quarry-tile floored ...see more
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