Post by Les on Nov 4, 2017 5:19:44 GMT
Maidstone I remember it well:
I lived at number 13. Paul Morton lived at number 8. Mr and Mrs Steele had the corner shop.
Your house Barry in 1964 was lived in by Mrs A Standing. Just around the corner in Boxley Rd at 77 lived Graham Penny.
Graham became the manager of the Mall. He died about three years ago.
Just below was Hassems the butcher. Next to that was a barbers.
I loved going into Goldings. You could come out of there equipt to fight a war.
We may have met Barry, but I joined the RAF in 68.
I was away for six years. Although I went to some wonderful places here in the UK and abroad, there's no place like home.
I have a 1964 edition of Kellys directory of Maidstone. Gives all the streets and roads and who lived there.
I,m sure Sringfield library has copies.
I saw Jack Mathews name mentioned. Jack worked with my dad, Fred King who was also an ambulance driver.
Dad started work as an ambulance driver in 1928. At that time it was run by the St Johns Ambulance Brigade. They were based in Church St oppersite the Opthalmic Hospital.
There were only 4 full time ambulance drivers when dad joined. Extra numbers were made up of volunteers. The ambulance service was nationalised in 1951.
The ambulance station moved to Loose Rd in the early 60s along with the fire service which was based under the Market Buildings.
One of the last times I spoke to Graham Penny he told me that the owners of the Mall wanted to buy Granada House and the old Granda cinema, knock them down and extend the Mall.
Granada House is a good example of art deco. The Granada Cinama still retains it's fine painted ceiling and chandler. These buildings ought to be listed and refurbished to their former glory.
The Hazlet is all very well but the Granada could be a jewel in Maidstones crown.
How do you get a building listed?
Went into town today and noticed the plaque at the end of Rose Yard dedicated to the G Ranch has gone.
Anyone know what's happend to it. All for now.