Phil Johnson still has this clock, inherited from Harry Bond who had previously owned the garage
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Introduced in the early 1930s, ‘H’ Class locomotives were popular amongst the crews from Tonbridge shed. Being of 0-4-4T wheel configuration and tank-engines (no tender), they were stable and easy to manoeuvre in both directions, there being no turntable on the line.
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This locomotive worked out of Tonbridge shed between January 1950 to October 1951 and then again between June 1955 to June 1961. It was ‘Push-and-Pull’ fitted in December 1949. This meant the driver could operate the controls (Regulator, Reverser and Brake) from a compartment at the back end of the train, meaning time was saved ...
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This locomotive worked out of Tonbridge shed between July 1953 to June 1956 and then again between March 1961 to the end of operations in October 1961. It was ‘Push-and-Pull’ fitted in June 1953 for branch-line use.
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Henry James Hubble started out as a photographer, tobacconist and seller of ‘fancy goods’ in Brasted in 1902, but went on to start a business as a bicycle manufacturer and repairer. In 1906 he and his wife moved the business to the former ‘Fountain Coffee Tavern’ in Westerham, where they provided rudimentary garage repairs for cycles ...
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Henry James Hubble was an entrepreneur who set up business in Brasted under various guises. At one point working as a photographer, at another a bicycle manufacturer and repairer, then a general dealer and finally as a motor engineer. In 1906 Henry Hubble and his wife set up a garage business in Westerham, in the ...
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The Gospel Hall was the pitch-roofed building next to the lamp post on the left of the High Street, beyond the horse and cart. It is not known why it ceased to be used as a place of non-conformist worship, but by about 1928 it was gone. This may have coincided with an expansion of ...
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Renowned for the standard of its hop gardens, Dunsdale Home Farm would employ several families of hop-pickers for the August harvest as seen in this 1890s photograph from the Frederick Benson collection.
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A prolific crop, the hop ‘pockets’ stand in numbered order ready for dispatch. Each is stamped with the grower’s name, Joseph Kitchin. The long brick built ‘kiln’ was used for drying the hops prior to weighing and bagging.
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This was the Kings Arms’ advertisement in Hooker’s Almanack from 1900 to 1904 under the proprietorship of Robert Hyde, who had three daughters, his sister and three servants living in the hotel and working as staff.
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Hookers Almanack was the brainchild of Charles Hooker, printer and stationer. The first edition was produced in 1864, funded by those who advertised their trade or business within the directory, it offered a veritable who’s who of the district, listing all churches, meeting places and schools, and Companies such as the South Eastern and Chatham ...
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…also listed were the postal services, the Clubs and Societies and their officials…
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…Private Residents of the town and Commercial and Retail trades…
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…more retailers and trades…
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…the final retailers and trades, and the start of advertisements which funded the production of the Almanack. Also included in each edition was the ‘Epitome of Events’ for the year just completed, which was the only form of local news in brief until 1882 when Hooker launched the ‘Westerham Herald’ as a monthly newspaper. What a ...
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