hoolig
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Post by hoolig on Jul 10, 2016 6:03:23 GMT
Ken Allen Country: Australia Maidstone I remember it well: Mum was born in George St just off of Stone St, which was known as a 'rough area in it's day. Dad was born at Tovil - next to the toffee mine. He was a War Reserve Policeman and coincidentally Stone St was his regular beat. I remember numerous stories re 'The Bloodhouse' ie The Duke of Brunswick' pub on the corner of Old Tovil Rd. In later years I used to accompany Dad to what seemed every pub in the southern part of Maidstone - including as far away as the 'Bockingford Arms'. When young we walked everywhere. dad used to meet up with his old WW1 shipmates - another source of tall & terrible tales. I must say that it was always a great thing to walk down Stone St with him because everyone called him 'Mr Allen' Now if anyone calls me that I lookaround for Dad. Was the toffee mine next to the treacle mine? The pub on the corner of Old Tovil Rd was the Fortune of War, I was born 3 houses away in 1926
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Post by Les on Jul 10, 2016 19:43:18 GMT
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