Lower Bell Aylesford Kent
Lower Bell Aylesford Kent
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The Friars - Aylesford, Kent, England
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Saturday, 29th June 2013
The Friars - Aylesford, Kent, England
Places to see in ( Aylesford - UK )
Places to see in ( Aylesford - UK )
Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Two pubs, a village shop and other amenities including a hairdresser, estate agent, two restaurants, a chiropodist and a coffee shop are located on the high street. Aylesford's current population is around 5,000.
The Parish of Aylesford covers more than seven square miles, stretching north to Rochester Airport estate and south to Barming, and has a total population of over 10,000 (as of 2011), with the main settlements at Aylesford, Eccles, Blue Bell Hill Village and (part of) Walderslade.
Aylesford Newsprint was a long-established major employer in the area and was the largest paper recycling factory in Europe, manufacturing newsprint for the newspaper industry. In 2015, Aylesford Paper Mill, as it was known by local residents, was closed down and stripped of all its assets. Many local families who had been employed there, sometimes for several generations, were affected.
Bronze Age swords have been discovered near here and an Iron Age settlement and Roman villa stood at Eccles. A cemetery of the British Iron Age discovered in 1886 was excavated under the leadership of Sir Arthur Evans (of Knossos fame), and published in 1890. Many of Evans' finds are now kept in the British Museum, including a bronze jug, pan and 'bucket' with handles in the form of a human face from a cremation burial. With the later excavation at Swarling not far away (discovery to publication was 1921-1925) this is the type site for Aylesford-Swarling pottery or the Aylesford-Swarling culture. Evan's conclusion that the site belonged to a culture closely related to the continental Belgae, remains the modern view, though the dating has been refined to the period after about 75 BC. The village has been suggested as the site of the Battle of the Medway during the Roman invasion of Britain although there is no direct evidence of this.
Due to the village's location on its banks, the River Medway has been a key influence on its development. Aylesford takes its name from an Old English personal name, and literally denotes ‘Ægel’s ford’. Its first recorded use is from the tenth century, as Æglesforda. It was also the place where one of the earliest bridges across the Medway was built, believed to be in the 14th century (although the wide central span seen today is later). Upstream from Rochester Bridge it became the next bridging point. The river was navigable as far as Maidstone until 1740, when barges of forty tons could reach as far as Tonbridge. As a result, wharves were built, one being at Aylesford. Corn, fodder and fruit, along with stone and timber, were the principal cargoes.
Aylesford railway station, opened on 18 June 1856, is on the Medway Valley Line connecting Strood with Maidstone (West) and Paddock Wood. The original station buildings – gabled and highly decorated, built in Kentish ragstone with Caen stone dressings, with windows that replicate those at Aylesford Priory – have been used as a fast food restaurant in recent years following restoration in the 1980s.
The Lathe of Aylesford, in the western division of the county of Kent, comprised 13 Hundreds, and was bounded on the north by the river Thames, on the west by the Lathe of Sutton at Hone, on the south by the county of Sussex and on the east by the Lathe of Scray. It was the second in extent, and embraced an area of 233,580 statute acres, and had the largest population of any of the five Lathes into which this county is divided.
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Aylesford ~ Kent
A quick look at Aylesford in Kent. St Peter & St Paul's church overlooks the village and a small garden area that links the main road to the riverside car park called The Enchanted Garden. More videos to follow from the River Medway and the old bridge crossing it and Aylesford Priory.
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Track :Longing by Man Jack ~
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KENT Walks Episode 10 - Blue Bell Hill
This weeks walk isn't a peaceful countryside meander but nor is it a mid-city romp. We're never very far from a high-speed road and the noise that comes with it but there's plenty of greenery and a decent climb but more importantly visits part of the Medway megaliths and their stories.
Route 66 Lower Bell Jam
Lower Bell Jam, Aylesford, England, UK
Route 66
R Kath Moon: Drums
The 8 bells of Aylesford Church, Kent
Part of a peal of Dunholme Surprise Major rung on the eight bells of Ss. Peter & Paul, Aylesford, Kent. The tenor is 13-2-7 in F.
Treble, 2, 3, 6 and Tenor were cast by Gillett & Bland in 1885, 4 and 5 were cast by Michael Darbie in 1652 and the 7th was cast in 1661 by Antony Bartlet.
Lock, Church and a Friary.wmv
The fine weather continues and the opportunity was taken to visit Allington lock, Aylesford Church and the Friary at Aylesford. Then due to a road closure I got a bit lost......
Malling pre cast Last Day
Malling Pre-cast hall road Wouldham, kent
SPECIAL THANKS TO Richard Faulkner and Michael Harvey FOR THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO.
Outside in the Grounds Friars Kent Aylesford
Here we are having a day out in Kent. Rochester Castle and cathedral, then we went over to the Friars, in Aylesford, which is along the old road known as Pilgrims Way. Was a wonderful day out and even got time to do a lane. Well it was a short cut upto Blue bell hill. You can check out the Friars at this link.
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The Friars Aylesford Kent.
Here we are having a day out in Kent. Rochester Castle and cathedral, then we went over to the Friars, in Aylesford, which is along the old road known as Pilgrims Way. Was a wonderful day out and even got time to do a lane. Well it was a short cut upto Blue bell hill. You can check out the Friars at this link.
Thanks for viewing. ;)
hillary cooke
Hillary Cooke talks about transsexual rock music at the lower bell jam night ... i'm playing bass and trying not to laugh, Steve Crispe is on guitar, and Robert Slater is on drums.
Recorded: 22/01/2007, Lower Bell, Aylesford, Kent
Broadcast: 15/02/2007, BBC News South-East
Lunsford Lane, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20
*RARE* 67 026 at Aylesford
Saturday 12th March 2011.
Being the only thing to get skip haulage on the Medway Valley Line is the annual Pullman, unless it is diverted, it was nice to see 67 026 powering through Aylesford on 6X45 Wembley to Slade Green T&RSMD with repainted 465 167 in consist, passing around 75 minutes late at 17:43.
My room at Friars Aylesford Kent ME20 7BX
Peace rest tranquility relaxation joy
Reptilia @ Manor Farm Barn in Southfleet
Aylesford Metal Company (1984)
Mill Hall, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JN,
FIDDLEFIT 1
Open Mic
Chequers pub Farningham Village, Kent
20th May 2015
Aylesford Old Bridge ~ River Medway
The River Medway and Aylesford old bridge in Kent.
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Easter Monday at Aylesford, Kent.
Before the long weekend was over my husband and I decided to explore the old town of Aylesford. We visited a place called The Priory, which is an old monastery and still is up and running up to now. It has a lovely area where you can have a relax walk while enjoying a bit of nature.
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