Tonbridge Daily Snippet

A small cricket ball workshop was set up by Gradidge in 1932 in a building on the corner of East Street and The High Steet. The company was founded in 1870 by Harry Gradidge.

Gradidges became part of the Slazengers Sykes Gradidge & Ayres group of companies in the early to mid part of the 20th century.

Tonbridge Daily Snippet

The first gas street lamps to be lit in Tonbridge were in The High Street, Bordyke and East Street. This took place on 12 November 1836 amidst a town celebration. The lamps were only used during long dark winter nights.

By 1856 Tonbridge Gas Company supplied gas for about 51 street lamps  and 150 consumers including Tonbridge School & the Parish Church

Big Bridge Tonbridge

The lamps on the Big Bridge and Little Bridge are surviving original gas lamps which have been converted for use with electricity.