Tag Archives: social history

Alan Driscoll: memories of Shorne

Posted on 12th May 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Although I lived in Shorne from 1956 to 1987 my memories are more related to my teenage years when I was a member of the Air Cadets and later an apprentice carpenter. In 1956 I bought two plots of land, … Continue reading →

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Nellie Dodd: memories of Cobham

Posted on 28th April 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Earlier life I was born in the yard of the Pelican pub in Strood and was always told that a zeppelin going over brought on my mothers labour and hence my unexpected birth. My birth certificate confirms my place of … Continue reading →

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DH Mosquito crash

Posted on 23rd December 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

An investigation into a 1944 DH Mosquito crash at RAF Gravesend, described by Ben Parish. Ben Parish remembers: Mr Parish recalled that in early 1944, when the ‘Aerodrome was home to DH Mosquito’s, one of the aircraft failed to takeoff and … Continue reading →

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Rose Hill, Sittingbourne

Posted on 1st December 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

In the spring of 2015 the Heritage Lottery gave Kent County Council funding for the Woodland Wildlife Hidden Histories Project. This enabled community archaeology to be undertaken at Rose Hill, Sittingbourne. Those involved included Grove Park Primary School, the North Downs … Continue reading →

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England’s Places archives

Posted on 7th November 2015 by Ruiha Smalley

One of the most well-known collections in the Historic England Archive, the Architectural Reed Box Collection, has now been scanned and made available online. The collection consists of over 600,000 photographic prints taken of cities, towns and villages around England, … Continue reading →

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