About Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne is an industrial town situated in the Swale district of Kent in south east England, 17 miles (27 km) from Canterbury and 45 miles (72 km) from London. The town sits beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient British trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons and next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey.

The town became prominent after the death of Thomas Becket in 1170, since it provided a convenient resting point on the road from London to Canterbury and Dover.

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Sittingbourne Locality

• Bobbing

• Chalkwell

• Grove End

• Highsted

• Howt Green

• Key Street

• Milton Regis

• Rodmersham Green

• Sittingbourne

• Tunstall

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Original Borden Grammar School (Barrow School)

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@tonygray
21 Oct 2017 08:13:31
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The wonderful original Borden Grammar School (Barrow School) controversially built by William Barrow’s Borden Trust. It later became the Kent Farm Institute (infamously connected with Sittingbourne Carnival and manure!) and more recently as a Kent Adult Education Centre. Now it's future is uncertain with rumours of sale or demolition. I would love the powers to be at KCC to come clean with it's plans for the building. In the meantime it is heading towards a state of disrepair. I would hate to see this building rot away, or even worse, become another victim of a mystery activity which would render it unusable for any purpose. Have you any stories of this building? What would you like to see it become? Who should take over consideration of this building and how any plans should be financed? Would love to hear views and ideas.

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updated by @tonygray: 13 Nov 2017 22:35:15

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