Showing posts with label Victorian Tonbridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victorian Tonbridge. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Tonbridge Daily Snippet
Pigeon Shooting matches were organised by the Chequers Inn in Victorian Tonbridge. Sparrow shooting matches also took place with money prizes of £5, £3 and £2.
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Promenading At Tonbridge Castle
The Victorians were highly interested in taking a leisurely walk in public so as to be seen by others. Everyone dressed in their finest and came out to see and be seen. It was a time that piers and seaside promenades were an essential part of life gaining the favour of a generation who were experiencing more leisure time, and therefore a walk about town or along the seafront was socially popular.
It is then of no surprise that in 1898 Tonbridge castle and the surrounding grounds were acquired by the council for the people of Tonbridge. A walk was planned and constructed so that the area and river could be made accessible to residents, and the walls and gatehouse could be partially renovated.
In May 1900 the new walkway and the grounds were officially open to the public and so the promenading could begin for the Victorian residents of Tonbridge. One can only imagine what a sight that must have been.
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| Tonbridge Castle |
It is then of no surprise that in 1898 Tonbridge castle and the surrounding grounds were acquired by the council for the people of Tonbridge. A walk was planned and constructed so that the area and river could be made accessible to residents, and the walls and gatehouse could be partially renovated.
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| River Walk Tonbridge Castle |
In May 1900 the new walkway and the grounds were officially open to the public and so the promenading could begin for the Victorian residents of Tonbridge. One can only imagine what a sight that must have been.
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