Tonbridge Daily Snippet

The Horsewash in Tonbridge was part of the Castle moat forming a bay in the river. The Watergate Entrance is now on this site.

Armistice Day in Tonbridge

At 11am a maroon was fired from the Castle and the people of Tonbridge, together with local dignitaries and representatives of the church, gathered at the war memorial to observe a two minute silence in commemoration of the ending of World War 1, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month 1918, and to remember all those who have died in wars since that day.

Armistice Ceremony at the War Memorial

The Castle Watergate

Local Dignitaries

Prayers and Remembrance

The Tonbridge War Memorial

IN PROUD MEMORY OF ALL TONBRIDGE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY DURING WAR AND PEACE (War Memorial Inscription)