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01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 H Class loco no 31263 Westerham Station 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. Reference: WH0116 H Class loco no 31517 Westerham Station 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 ... Reference: WH0117 Nursery coach outing to Margate Several large employers would give their workers an annual summer outing, by rail or coach, often to the sea-side. Here we see workers and their families from Westerham Nursery en-route to Margate in the 1950s. Reference: WH0166 Nursery workers' outing to Margate As the economy began to grow after WWII it was common for larger businesses to treat their workers to a day at the seaside and this would, for many, be the only holiday they got! Whole families would be invited to join the occasion, Hastings, Margate and Southend being popular destinations at the time. Reference: WH0470 Nursing Association Wind-up - Charity Commission Letter Part of a letter written to the chair of Westerham’s Nursing Association from the Charity Commission giving suggestions as to how to disperse the remaining funds when the association was wound up following the formation of the National Health Service in 1948 Reference: WH0744 Senior Youth Club big group of girls holding voting numbers Reference: WH0903 Westbury Terrace and Farley Nursery 1950 The road with two names 1 When builder Thomas Henry Weller built his showcase terrace as Westbury Terrace there was nothing but a dirt footpath in front of the houses before what became an unruly hedge bordering Farley Nursery. When the Nursery closed the land was purchased by the local Council for social housing between 1925 ... Reference: WH1070 Wolfe Garage License and Insurance Wallet Reference: WH0045 WVR Chevening Halt, view towards Dunton Green There was no station built at Chevening when the railway was opened in 1881, but in 1906 an unstaffed ‘halt’ was erected for the sum of £50 including the steps from the roadbridge and the gate. It was operated like a request stop, so if nobody asked for it when boarding the train, and no-one ... Reference: WH0132 Black Eagle advertisement from 1951 A painting dated 1920 from local artist and photographer Frederick Benson exists and is captioned ‘The first brewery built in Westerham 1730’. Acceptance of this date seems to have been based on the fact that it was carved into a keystone forming part of a building which was then in use as a boilerhouse. Bottle labels ... Reference: WH0210 St. Mary's School, Festival of Britain Reference: WH0805 Gala Queen 1952, Jacqueline Musaphia with the Keystone Cops at the WI hall From Percy Reid’s ‘Churchill Townsman of Westerham’: “…Already on his second visit, Churchill’s interest in the carnival was obvious He chatted for some minutes with the year’s carnival queen Jacqueline Musaphia, commented to those near him that entries seemed more numerous than the year before, and gained great laughs from the crowd when, referring to ... Reference: WH0700 PAGE:< Previous1234Next >