Teston Church as it is today.
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Monday, 25 July 2011
Teston church
Just outside the church-the man in the photo I believe is Fred Martin who was my mum's Uncle but I am yet to find out who the child is. The car is apparently Fred Martin's car which was a Morris 8 and was in production in the late 1930's. So I guess the photo will be 1940's.
I have now identified the car by sending the photo to a Morris 8 specialist-it is actually a Ford model c 10!! I found the picture above to show the match!! So it may not be Fred's car after all!!
Sunday, 24 July 2011
The people I remember
I thought I would list a few names I remember as a child in the seventies. From Church street-The Philips family from the Post office, The Swaislands and Bloomfields from the bungalows oh and Mrs Pellat-can't remember who was in the forth bungalow. Mr and Mrs Saunders from No.1 Church Street, The Knights from No.2 and my family from No.3. Then known as 4,5 & 6 The Griffiths family, then living at The Rectory was reverend Sharpe. Next was Olive and Roger Oxley with Miss Bond and her mother next door. Next were two houses but I can't remember their names-but remember a lady with a white MG sports car with a little girl!
Let's continue into Woodlands-bit sketchy here- at the top was The Inglett family whom I believe still live there, near-by were the Willows family- I was friends with Desmond until they moved up near the North Pole pub and subsequently to the U.S. Remember Mr Watson further down, then i think it was Ron Severn and his wife, the Godfrey's-Zenith was a dinner lady at wateringbury School in the seventies. Finally there was a lady-Godden or something like that who used to chase us off when we came zooming down Woodlands on our bikes!!
Let's continue into Woodlands-bit sketchy here- at the top was The Inglett family whom I believe still live there, near-by were the Willows family- I was friends with Desmond until they moved up near the North Pole pub and subsequently to the U.S. Remember Mr Watson further down, then i think it was Ron Severn and his wife, the Godfrey's-Zenith was a dinner lady at wateringbury School in the seventies. Finally there was a lady-Godden or something like that who used to chase us off when we came zooming down Woodlands on our bikes!!
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to my first post!
I lived in Teston from a small child till I was about 17. My earliest memory was when I was about three when my brother was born in 1967. My mum also lived in Teston as a child in Fairlawn Close and so did her grandmother. I have always taken an interest in the history of Teston as there are a lot of old buildings with stories to be told.
I have started this blog hoping for a few contributions from other people with connectiond to Teston past or present. so please write some posts and add some pictures!!
I lived in Teston from a small child till I was about 17. My earliest memory was when I was about three when my brother was born in 1967. My mum also lived in Teston as a child in Fairlawn Close and so did her grandmother. I have always taken an interest in the history of Teston as there are a lot of old buildings with stories to be told.
I have started this blog hoping for a few contributions from other people with connectiond to Teston past or present. so please write some posts and add some pictures!!
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