Ena Dayne The brief shining of a music hall star.

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He was awarded the RNLI's Certificate on Vellum for 37 years service (he also served on the earlier lifeboat from 1893 when the station opened! I have an oral history of one William Colby Reesor who was with Roland Major when the 7th British Columbia arrived from Canada on the Plain in 1916 and Roland recognized his house, and left camp to go have breakfast there. Then along came the motor car, and it created a lot of interest outside the Red Lion as in the photo above. Originally opened in 1867 as The Shorncliffe Arms, it was renamed The Railway Hotel in 1887 when the railway station was so close. I visited again whilst on holiday about 5 years ago, and will be back again in Sept when I have a weeks holiday booked in St Margarets.

The closed down pub now bears the name Prince Albert again, and looks just as sad as the beautiful Electric Theatre now does next door. I had an e-mail from Tina Seager some time ago who told me her Great Grandmother used to own the Red Lion. Although money was scarce we made our own fun, used our imaginations, played in the street, travelled pretty much where we wanted. The photo of Church Hill, Hythe, shows (2nd house up on the left) the house where my grandfather was born. As you can see, their retail outlet was on Tontine Street where the old Folkestone Glassworks used to be, and where it was located when I started there as secretary.Does anyone have any info on the house that used to be on the left, opposite the turning for Frogholt - I believe it became a commune in it's latter days before it was destroyed for the M20? If you are curious about the others, I urge you to get your hands on a copy of 'More Tales from the Tap Room' by Martin Easdown and Eamonn Rooney. The pub, along with the beautiful mural was pulled down in 1978 to make way for the M20, and the future Channel Tunnel.

Groom's boarding house, I have a 1958 Kelly's Directory, and there are 2 'Groom's' in there, one at 168 Sandgate Road, and one at 26 Victoria Grove. Christine This is Danehill, on B2067 going west from Lympne, just past the entrance to the Wildlife Park. Your pictures provoke a lot of memories and I am writing a sort of autobiography to leave to my children / grandchildren.The Gun was located at 13 Cheriton Road, which I believe is now part of Shellon Street, as things have changed a lot in that area. Charlie's advertisement on the right says "I've traveled the world over, and tramped every spot on the map, but I'm damned if I can locate that brook! A little disturbing to say the least - especially if he forgets to turn them off again at some point! I always think to myself "my nan or grant or great grandparents or great aunts and uncles might be in that picture". In 1998 it took over what was formerly Cassidy's Restaurant and turned it into a bar, serving excellent food as well.