NOTES ON
1963-1965 Scenes around Maidstone
http://comp.uark.edu/~dsears/photos/1965
maidstone/
We
seldom take pictures of the places we see most frequently. When I think of Maidstone, I think of the
River Medway, the three breweries and the gas works that used to line the
river, the Archbishop’s Palace and All Saint’s Church, and the stables that are
now a coach museum. And I think of the
many beautiful small villages that surround the county town, that were popular
destinations for bike rides. I think of
my homes, at 12 Hart Street and 86 Buckland Road, the garden shed in which I
learned chemistry, and I think of the High Street and the statue of Queen
Victoria.
In
1965 my father and mother had their silver wedding anniversary, and I bought them
a set of chromium-plated egg cups and spoons.
My silver wedding anniversary present to
Mum and Dad