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Otford Village Fete 2008 - That's Entertainment218 viewsotfordnetApr 22, 2008
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The Vanished Palace Of Otford [trailer]763 viewsAwarded Kent Trophy at Kent Film Festival 2005.
Today, Otford Palace lies forlorn and half-forgotten; yet its few remaining walls and mounds of buried masonry stand as mute witness to former glory. Using the scale model of the palace, this video gives an educational, historic and realistic interpretation of the building and day to day running of one of the greatest palaces in England in circa 1700.
Full DVD [17 mins] available from www.bdvideos.co.ukotfordnetMar 12, 2008
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Railway arch near Twitton Farm499 viewsA look back at Otford through a railway arch under the Sevenoaks to London main line at Twitton. The gentle slopes of the Downs beyond the Darent gap provide a pleasing backdrop for the oasts of Twitton Farm.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Becket’s Well 1920s829 viewsYoung hops making rapid growth at Becket's Well, surrounded by Castle Farm hop field.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Becket’s Well 1900s641 viewsThe earliest known photograph of the well about 1900, surrounded by Castle Farm hop field. The poles are stooked for winter.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Becket’s Well 1953889 viewsOpen Day at Becket’s Well in 1953. The Otford and District Historical Society began excavations in 1950 and completed them four years later. The well occupies land owned by Castle Farm, but sadly – despite it being a Scheduled Monument, all this hard work, and its obvious historic importance – the well today lies unvisited, overgrown and derelict!otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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The West Kent Hunt 1930s704 viewsThe West Kent Hunt at Kennels Corner where the Shoreham Road meets the Pilgrims’ Way. They gave up their headquarters in 1935 due to the dangers to hounds of railway electrification.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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The Hunting Tower 1900s535 viewsA close up view c1900 of the Hunting Tower built in 1874, by Richard Russell of Castle Farm reveals a poem to the glories of fox hunting.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Court 1910s658 viewsOtford Court, in about 1913, was originally a hunting lodge built in 1886 near the foot of Row Dow. Today it houses St. Michael’s School.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Chalk pit 1900s1024 viewsA Geologists’ Association excursion on 3rd. July 1909, investigating ‘chalky rainwash’ at the old pit near Otford Station. Above the chalk pit runs The Pilgrims’ Way leading to Kemsing. The Hunting Tower built in 1874, by Richard Russell of Castle Farm can be seen above the pit near the top of the Mount.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Station 1910s605 viewsThe station in the context of the village prior to 1920, looking west from Otford Mount above the Pilgrims’ Way. Near the centre of the picture is the spoil-heap of the old chalk workings. The goods shed can be seen in front of Castle Farm’s hop garden. The station buildings are by the oast house, beyond which is the Parish Church.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Station 1961576 viewsA summer’s morning in 1961 greets the Maidstone service as it passes beneath the 1862 road bridge. Observe the station furniture – the up starting signal, telegraph pole, bridge weight restriction notice, gas lamps, name board and platform seat.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Station 1954556 viewsA fine road-side view of the 1882 Station building, which included the Station Master’s House – the front door of which is in the gabled portion. The footbridge and canopies were erected in 1901. There was only space for about a dozen motorcars at the time when this photograph was taken on 28th August 1954.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Station 19341127 viewsAn illustration of the railway in the landscape, J class 0-6-4 tank locomotive No 1599 leaves Otford on a St. Mary Cray to Ashford train in 1934. Note the newly-laid third rail, and the houses on the Pilgrims’ Way above the chalk pit.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Station 1964539 viewsPurified by the snow, this scene was taken on Christmas Day 1964. From left to right – the signal box, the goods shed, the main buildings and the signal & telegraph engineers’ hut.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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The ‘Puffer’ 1924410 viewsThe ‘Puffer’ or ‘Local’ as it was affectionately known rests by the bay platform before its departure to Sevenoaks in 1924. For steam enthusiasts the locomotive is P class no. 323.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Otford Station 1961641 viewsLooking south in July 1961. The buildings and canopies had remained unchanged since their erection sixty years earlier. Note the extensive use of cast iron and wood.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Hilldrop Farm 1970s416 viewsCows from Hilldrop Farm being herded by Elsie Browning, the farmer’s wife, in fields near the Sevenoaks Road. At the end of the day Charlie Browning would drive the cows past the pond back to the farm in Station Road. This was a familiar sight until the 1970s.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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Hilldrop Farm 1970s300 viewsCows from Hilldrop Farm being herded by Elsie Browning, the farmer’s wife, in fields near the Sevenoaks Road. At the end of the day Charlie Browning would drive the cows past the pond back to the farm in Station Road. This was a familiar sight until the 1970s.otfordnetAug 20, 2007
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