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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Nothing is known about this chapel, other than it is believed to have stood on the corner of Hosey Hill and today’s A25 heading east, the site where ‘West Lodge’ was built in 1862. The photograph is therefore amongst Westerham’s oldest, probably dating from the mid-to-late 1850s. It would likely be attributable to Joseph Henry ...
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In 1939 this centenary souvenir booklet was produced and sold by the Congregational Church to celebrate 100 years as a place of worship. The history of the chapel on this site is recorded in the pages that follow.
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Aerial photographs of the area were popular amongst visitors, mostly dating from the late 1920s and early 1930s. A distinctive landmark is useful as this photo of St Mary’s Church and churchyard shows, but compressed perspective from the lens used often makes it difficult to identify other structures in the picture.
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A view of St Mary the Virgin church from what was Costells Meadow, taken from beside the Women’s Institute hall.
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