Northfleet History Group - June 2011 Meeting.
NORTHFLEET THROUGH THE AGES
Ken McGoverin
Northfleet History Group has had a busy month; on May 10th members had an away day to Brighton to visit the Pavilion. Later in the month our Vice Chairman, David Jewiss led a guided walk of Old Perry Street.
Starting at the Junction of Coldharbour Road and Newhouse Lane, he walked towards Old Perry Street and Vale Road telling stories of a possible execution site at Shears Green, the murder of the maid Sarah Parker at Wombwell Hall in 1833, and of the baby boy found in a field near Struttons Farm. The baby was baptised Perry Street on 19th June 1698 at St Botolph’s Church as shown in this extract from the parish register.
Ken McGoverin, the Chairman of Northfleet History Group, to whom the history of Northfleet is a passion, gave a talk at the group’s monthly meeting on Northfleet Through the Ages. Covering 400,000 years in fifty minutes was quite a task but he managed to cover the major archaeological discoveries and the social changes of the parish.
Following a short delay caused by a hiccup with the technology I, Mavis Windibank, gave a short presentation on how the area of Coldharbour changed during the period 1800 to 1961 when the Coldharour Library opened. As some people in the audience remember the major changes to the area which took place from the 1930s onwards this led to a lot of reminiscing, which we know our members enjoy.
Starting at the Junction of Coldharbour Road and Newhouse Lane, he walked towards Old Perry Street and Vale Road telling stories of a possible execution site at Shears Green, the murder of the maid Sarah Parker at Wombwell Hall in 1833, and of the baby boy found in a field near Struttons Farm. The baby was baptised Perry Street on 19th June 1698 at St Botolph’s Church as shown in this extract from the parish register.
Ken McGoverin, the Chairman of Northfleet History Group, to whom the history of Northfleet is a passion, gave a talk at the group’s monthly meeting on Northfleet Through the Ages. Covering 400,000 years in fifty minutes was quite a task but he managed to cover the major archaeological discoveries and the social changes of the parish.
Following a short delay caused by a hiccup with the technology I, Mavis Windibank, gave a short presentation on how the area of Coldharbour changed during the period 1800 to 1961 when the Coldharour Library opened. As some people in the audience remember the major changes to the area which took place from the 1930s onwards this led to a lot of reminiscing, which we know our members enjoy.