How the mind wanders. I'm currently on the train to East Malling from London and thought it would be a good idea to introduce some present information to the blog to counter-balance the marvelous historical facts we have learned so far. Since I moved to the area last September I have wondered about the disused Sweets 'n Treats shop on the High Street with the greyed-out windows. Did this used to be the village newsagents? And, if so, are there any plans to reopen it? If anyone knows the answers please post or let me know.
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hello the shop in your picture is i think the old deli com super market the news agent was near the indian restuarant it has a red post box out side it can you help me with the history of bradbourne house many thanks
This used to be the village bakery
the actual baking used to be done in the buildings to the right of the shop.
I can remember buying lovely bread and cakes there when I moved to the village in about 1978
the 'house' next to the old post office used to be a grocery shop
still with sides of bacon etc
which were cut on a bacon slicer to whatever thickness you required
This was indeed the local bakers, and would be visited by us on the way to school,Manningham house now, the house next to the post office was called Diamons and sold, as rightly mentioned ham and bacon sliced on th premisses
the supermarket was where the indian resturant was(now closed) and rightly so this is the bakers shop with the bakery next to this remember z-cars ? Michael.
Yes, Hunt's bakers shop. The bakery was the building with the outside staircase on the other side of the side entrance lane.
Yes, Diamons (or was it Dymond's?) was the house next door to the "Old Post Office" at the bottom of High St. To me, though, this would have been the "New Post Office"! In the 50s the post office was in Jenner's shop at the top of High St (I think it is now a hairdressers) next door to what was once The Ship Inn.
My parents got their weekly grocery order from Dear's shop on the corner of Church Walk but I used to go into Diamoms to swap Brooke Bond and Typhoo tea cards in their swap rack.
Yes it was Hunts Bakery .I remember how much I enjoyed walking passed it to go to Clare Park School the aroma was something to enjoy.My sister in Laws family were the Hunts.
Hi, It was a bakery in the 1970's because I worked there when I was 16. It was my first and best job ever. We used to do the baking out back and my job was to cream all the cakes :D I am still a cake addict. They were the nicest couple, I was allowed to scrape the bowls and eat the cream when we finished. I have such fond memories.
I was born at 13 four acres in the early 1960's.
Shops in the High Street, in the late 50's and sixties were, on the corner next to the road going to the Church, later an Indian restaurant, Jenners. Next shop on the left was Mr and Mrs Robins who ran the newsagent and sweet shop, lovely couple, that shop later l think had the post office, it appeared in either Z cars or Softly Softly , half the village seemed to turn out to see the night filming. Next shop was Dymond Stores was next up the High Street, run by Mr and Mrs Larkin , again lovely people.
You have a picture on the Blog of the old bakery, several owners, I recall the Rolfes, they made bread in the building next door and it was always fresh and warm.
Opposite was the post office and store, then the Ship, a Truemans pub and then the top shop. You had to go under the railway bridge and it was opposite, on the corner of Rocks Road
Going along Mill street was Mr Thompsett the butcher who used to home kill out the back. In the late 50's a bull got out on its last terrified journey it ran along Mill Street, it made it to the level crossing heading towards the watercress beds (behind Cottenham Close that, at the time was not built) and l think died there as the line was electrified. Further along Mill Street by the Rising Sun a great little pub run by the Woodgers l think, the pub was on the left just opposite Goldwells . There was a shop there but l was too young at the time to recall a name - forgot to mention the King and Queen, still there as you know.
Hope this is of interest and helps.
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