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The pages are numbered 50 to 61. Platte Saline, the Paper House, was located at the Upper Freedown in Kingsdown Road ... St Margaret's Church West doorway Large black and white photograph of the West Door, St Margaret's Church, St Margaret's at Cliffe. St Margaret's Church West doorway. Small black and white photograph of the west door to the church of St Margaret of Antioch, without its protective canopy. Undated - early 20th century Droveway Gardens and George Arliss' House This postcard from Madge's collection early 20th century, shows the bridle path leading from Droveway Gardens towards The Droveway. The first property is called The Coach House, and the one behind The Crossways, which at ... Adcock's Villas, St Margaret's Bay. pre and post WW2 Taken from the Gordon Denoon album, two photographs with his accompanying narrative. The first is a copy of a c1910 postcard depicting Adcock's Villas in the foreground and the road along the foot of the cliffs ... Denoon family and friends on the Long Steps. 1916 to 1969 Taken from the Gordon Denoon album. A series of four photographs featuring members of the Denoon family and friends taken at the foot of the steps in St Margaret's Bay. The photographs run from 1916 to ... Wreck of HMS Nubian. 1917 Taken from the Gordon Denoon album. A photograph taken of part of the HMS Nubian driven ashore beneath the cliffs near the South Foreland taken by Gordon Denoon in 1917 with his comments beneath. Followed by an ... St Margaret's Bay from The Leas. 1921 to mid-1950s Taken from the Gordon Denoon album; three views of St Margaret's Bay taken over a period of approximately 35 years showing the changes to the terrain of the Bay. Included are Gordon's notes relating to these ... St Margaret's Bay Hotel, St Margaret's Bay. pre and post WW2 Taken from the Gordon Denoon album. The first image is a copy of a postcard of The St Margaret's Bay Hotel, complete with extension, taken in its pomp in the 1930s. The subsequent three photographs taken by ... Anti-Invasion Exercise in St Margaret's Bay A newspaper report and photograph of army troops taking part in an anti invasion exercise in St Margaret's Bay. Taken sometime during WW2, date unknown. Sound File: 'Arriving at Townsend Farm 1935.' Extract from an interview with Jean Datson An interview with Jean Datson (nee Burton) about arriving as a child at Townsend Farm with her parents and sisters in 1935. The Burtons stayed on the farm until 1940 when they had to leave because ... Sound File: Living in the village in WW2 An extract from an interview with Paul Stone who talks about living in the village as a child during WW2 including going out to look for planes on the day war broke out, issuing gas ... Sound File: Wartime childhood and schooldays at East Langdon and St Margaret's; Coronation carnival 1953 . An extract of an interview by Tony Marsh talking to Maria Fitzgerald about his memories of WW2 and of attending firstly East Langdon school by bus in wartime as the village school was shut, including ... Harry Curling and Land Army girls at Reach Court Farm. Harry Curling, Grace Harrison and other landgirls pose with sacks of potatoes for the photographer in this black and white photograph for wartime publicity. The location is a farm at Nelson Park. Group photograph of 29 WAAFs and a cat. Black and white photograph of 29 WAAFs in front of a timber building. A large black and white cat is seated on the lap of the middle WAAF in the front row. The reverse of ... Ringwould beagles meet at Ridgeview, Kingsdown Road A Beagle hunting pack from Ringwould would assemble at Ridgeview in the late 1940s and early 1950s to hunt hares. Birth Certificate of Anthony Charles Scarfe. 29 March 1941 Birth Certificate for Anthony Charles Scarfe. 29 March 1941 Letters relating to war damage to Hope Farm and subsequent War Department compensation The first letter dated 18th May 1942 is from the Dover Garrison adjutant apologising to Albert Curling of Hope Farm for the 'poor shooting' by the 4th Somerset Light Infantry, garrisoned locally in 1942 as ... St Margaret's ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Log. Volume 6. 17 July 1942 - 16 February 1943. Pages 1-9 The sixth of nine volumes of the St Margaret's ARP logs. This volume covers the period from 17th July 1942 to 16th February 1943. The constant daily reference to shellfire and bombfall demonstrates that the village ... Harry Curling with Land Army girls at Reach Court Farm. 1940s Henry Curling with a group of landgirls at Reach Court Farm 1943. One of a collection of propaganda photos made at the farm which was run by Gilbert Mitchell. Mr Mitchell and his wife, her sister ... 'Noel Coward and St Margaret's Bay' by J Melhuish and C Jewell A booklet entitled 'Noel Coward and St Margaret's Bay' compiled by Jean Melhuish and Connie Jewell On St Margaret's beach with war damaged houses in the background. 1945 From the Gordon Denoon album a photograph, taken in 1945, of members of the Denoon family on St Margaret's Bay beach with the ruined Excelsior Tea Gardens in the background, together with accompanying caption. Excelsior Tea Rooms in ruins. 1945 From the Gordon Denoon album this photograph taken in 1945 depicts Gordon's son, Ian, standing in the ruins of what was the Excelsior Tea Rooms. The view is from the east end of the Bay looking ... PAGE: 12Next >