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In 1913, East Malling and Wye Fruit Experimental Station was established on 22 acres (8.9 ha) bought by Kent County Council at East Malling. It was under Wye College's control and initially advised by botanist V H Blackman of Imperial College. Ronald Hatton was appointed director of the station in 1914 and remained in post for the rest of his ...
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George Orwell tried his hand at hop-picking at Blest's Farm, somewhere near West Malling, [16] in September 1931, travelling down from London disguised as a tramp.He spent his time living in a Hopper Hut made of tin (corrugated iron), thus discovering that fruit and hop picking was not quite the idyllic life described by many scholars and writers of the time.
Thomas Hinckley, (Tenterden, Kent, England; (1618–1706) – Governor Plymouth Colonies (1680–1692) Francis Lovelace (1621–1675) – second governor of the New York colony Daniel Horsmanden (c. 1691 – c. 1778) – judge who tried the supposed conspirators in the New York Slave Insurrection of 1741
Pages in category "History of Blackpool" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Several positions did not technically exist prior to the formal incorporation of the University by approval of its Charter on 4 January 1965. However several were appointed beforehand as nominal "officer designates", performing the same duties. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent was not formally installed as Chancellor until 30 March 1966. [1]
The farmsteads of Lee Green and Lillechurch, its history stretching back a thousand years. [13] After World War I (1914-1918) the area now covered by the newer housing was divided into woodland plots and called the Rochester Park Estate. The Rochester Park and Garden Suburb was a ‘plotland’ settlement, part of a wider movement at the time ...
In 1961 the parish had a population of 1085. [6] On 1 April 1963 the parish was abolished and merged with Coldred to form "Shepherdswell with Coldred". [7].The village of shepherdswell has been here for the last 200 years, there are many small landmarks like Saint andrews church, the East Kent Railway where some WW2 bunkers are found and places like "the old school" which has now been replaced ...