High Street, Rochester, Date Unknown
Added by @iamtimbo 5 years ago / Views: 947In Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous
The half-timbered building is now Mann's estate agent, and the building closest to the camera on the right is now Rochester Chicken Hut.
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High Street, Rochester, c. 1900s
Added by @iamtimbo 8 years ago / Views: 1580In Gallery: Allsorts
Rochester almost looks like a Wild West town in this postcard, although the buildings really haven't changed much to this day. The tram tracks...
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The Pier, Rochester, c. 1930s
Added by @iamtimbo 8 years ago / Views: 1453In Gallery: Allsorts
A view across the Esplanade to the Pier.
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Rochester Bridge, Kent, c. 1917
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Posted in 1917, this picture, taken from the Castle walls, looks down on The Esplanade and towards Rochester Bridge. The balustrading along the...
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River Medway from Rochester Castle, c. 1905
Added by @iamtimbo 8 years ago / Views: 2241In Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous
This view looks towards the Medway from Rochester Castle, with significant river traffic visible, as well as the cement factories on the far bank.
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Unveiling of the Percy Gordon Plaque, Rochester, 1912
Added by @iamtimbo 8 years ago / Views: 2838In Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous
This image shows the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the death of Percy Henry Gordon, who died whilst rescuing a girl from drowning in the...
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Richard Watts's Charity House, Rochester, c. 1906
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 1298In Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous
This is a Raphael Tuck postcard looking towards the bridge. The charity house remains unchanged externally (although is more generally known as Six...
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River Medway at Chatham, 1886
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 787In Gallery: Allsorts
View across the bend in the river (known as Rats Bay), with the Royal Docks in the distance.
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Rochester Castle Gardens, c. 1910s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 1792In Gallery: Kent Miscellaneous
General view of children playing in the gardens. The Castle Grounds and Terrace were created in 1870. The land for them was leased from the Earl of...
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Fort Clarence, Rochester, c. 1910s
Added by @iamtimbo 9 years ago / Views: 1280In Gallery: Fort Clarence, Rochester, c. 1910s
Fort Clarence was one of a number of forts built to defend the Medway towns from assault by river. Constructed between 1808 and 1812, the arch over...
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