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Jean
Aug 19, 2017 4:37:11 GMT
Post by Les on Aug 19, 2017 4:37:11 GMT
Maidstone I remember it well: Went to West Borough secondary school, left at 15 and went to work as a shop-assistant at Featherstones Department Store in Earl Street. Tried but failed to learn to swim in Maidstone swimming baths. Went roller skating in the Corn Exchange and to the pictures in the cinema at the bottom of Gabrials Hill- I think it was called the Ritz. Happy memories!
the Granada and the Palace were both down Gabrials hill.
I started at Westborough Secondary school in 1953 having spent my junior years at Nettlestead Church of England school. It was a bit of a shock after being in such a small school but remember it as a very happy time. Mr Diamond was head master and although a strict disciplinarian he was a very nice man. Half of our lessons were taken at Oakwood House which we thought was great as it meant a nice walk from the main school, in all weathers I might add! If our last lesson of the day was at Oakwood we would walk down the drive to the main road to catch our bus home. Where we waited for the bus there was a bakery and the wonderful smell of freshly bake bread was a torture when you were starving hungry and ready for your tea. I can still smell that bread now! Are there any photographs of Westborough Secondary School before it was destroyed, it was a truly wonderful school.
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Jean
Aug 19, 2017 4:39:19 GMT
Post by Les on Aug 19, 2017 4:39:19 GMT
The Building is still there been converted into Flats now.
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