iamtimbo

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We really want Our Town Story to be an album for your old photos, to fill in the gaps in the history books of our villages, towns and cities. We would also love for those pictures to be able to help others - for instance by using reminiscence therapy in treating dementia

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Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous

Chatham High Street/Military Road, Chatham, c. 1930s

@iamtimbo / 7 years ago / 3501 views / 1 comments

Image Details

The Burton building on the far corner still exists, and is now a Halifax building society, but many of the other buildings in this picture are long gone. Between that building and the one with the ball on top, Waterfront Way now runs through, itself replacing the flyover that appeared in the 1980s.

The pub on the corner in the foreground on the right hand side was demolished and is now an H Samuel jeweller. Lloyds still occupies the site on the left of the junction, but in a more modern building, built around the shell of the one in the picture.

The 'ghost' of the high-level Burton sign is still visible on the side of the Halifax.

Hint: Drag the orange pegman to see the Streetview image...

This image appears in the galleries for the following locations:

Chatham 

Frindsbury 

Luton 

Rochester 

Troy Town 

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iamtimbo
@iamtimbo on 03 May 2017 07:29:01

It looks like this picture might be earlier than 1930, as there are no tram tracks on Military Road (left to right) - if you have any clues, please do add a comment!