Nostalgic memories of Chatham's local history
Share your own memories of Chatham and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 24 in total
I went to the Court with friends between 1966 and 1970.
We would meet up in the Two Brothers opposite.
I met my wife there at a Halloween Party night, October 1969.
The manager was Derek White, with his wife Jill.
As the business was expanding , Jill managed a branch adjoining the Granada Cinema, in Maidstone.
With my friends, over this period we also visited other branches at Tunbridge Wells and Welling. Happy days.
My Dad worked for the Chatham observer, whose office was nearby...and I would go into town with him and mum...park in the old Empire car park and walk into town....but he always went into Smiths...so the folks in that picture look very familiar....could be my mum, me in middle and my Dad...can't be sure....but looks like him and me!!
I was born at Luton Chatham as was my Dad and Grandparents. I used to sat around the cafe with my mates in the paddock watching the Pentagon being built. After going to Fort Pitt my first job in 1976 was working as an office junior at Brown Brothers in Clover Street. I rented a bedsit in Rochester Street up by Chatham station the following year for £4 a week, half of my £8 wages and had a slot meter TV that ate ...see more
How well I remember the camp fires at Buckmore Park although the pictures shown were taken a liitle more than 10 years after I went there. It was there we sang songs and shanties and the one that stuck in my mind the most was Ging Gang Gooly Gooly Gotcha. I recently taught my 2 year old granddaughter part of this as she likes singing so much. I never really thought much more about this until my daughter-in-law told us ...see more
I used to work in civic stores opposite pains 1970s, chatham high st was great then, I also worked in the pentagon when it first opened in laskys. I am jane moyler
I was born and bred in Chatham until moving away in September 1966,following my late Father's posting to to a MoD London job. My siblings were all born and bred in Chatham, with nearly all of us growing up there until we left. Dad and Mum met in the Dockyard in the late 1940's, and got married shortly after. I still have family in the area although I don't see much of them unfortunately. Mum and Dad have both ...see more
Looking for Rita who worked in the garage on new road bygibralter house in the 1960s, Rita lived in cambridge terrace and my maiden name was Gage,im on face book as Lin Smeed please leave message Rita xx
My late husband had only just joined the RN & was put in charge of the mortuary!
I was 4 years old when my parents moved to 17 New Road, Chatham. It was 1937 - my father had a Radio and Electrical Business (Wholesale) he had been a traveller previously and wanted to have a more settled existance - he was still delivering but locally around Kent, instead of all around the South of England! It was a grand house quite a museum with knockers on all the (7) bedroom doors - we had 14 ...see more
My first job when I was 15 in 1967 was at Paines a mens outfitters in the High Street. We had the money in the wooden cups going across the ceiling to the cash office. I was on the toy counter. There was Mr Will; Mr Eric, Mr Barton, Mr Haines, Mrs Evans, Julie and Doreen. We closed Wednesday afternoons. As well as mens clothes, they sold guide and scout uniforms. I earned £3 per week. I always bought a skirt ...see more