Close Up on Sittingbourne 02

Close Up on Sittingbourne 02 - Pembury Street

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@philippankhurst6680 2 жыл бұрын

I remember those streets well and when I came back to the area briefly after 25 years away I was shocked to see the area gone. The houses were poorly built, like much of the town, but the area had character - something that so much of the old place lacks. Excellent feature, once more.

@DogsthorpeInfants 8 ай бұрын

I remember Cockleshell Walk so well as a young boy. Walking to school hand in hand with grandad. There was even the traces of a small stream that my grandad later showed me running underground under the mill before it reappeared above ground via a small sluice near the Bowaters train track. I used to look down and see the water which at times in those ran quite fast before it disappeared back under the ground on its way to the Creek. Sadly within a few years it had dried up completely. My grandad told me that there was a Bourne which people used to sit by - which he told me was how Sittingbourne got its name. But that may have been an urban myth. One funny story was that when my nan & grandad lived in Lloyd Street in the house next to the band hall. People in the mill could see their washing line. So on Mondays when nan did the washing she would hang all her undies on the line but cover them up with tea towels so men couldn’t see her bras and bloomers. I used to sit there watching her laughing my head off! No washing machine tho. A washtub, carbolic soap, washboard and a huge metal and wood wringer and I used to turn the handle to squeeze the moisture out of her bloomers and my grandad’s huge pants! Billy Smart could have turned his pants into a circus big top.

@ruthbashford3176 2 жыл бұрын

These houses look alright, it's a pity they knocked them down.

@karpkatcher1070 2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember these houses, as i did not move to sittingbourne until spring of 1972. I lived at 38, west street, it was better known as the Golden Fleece public house. The Volunteer was opposite and a bit further down the hill. Both are now long gone.

@SittingbourneHeritageMuseum 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. We'll be publishing a book on West Street next year.