Folkestone Then & Now Guestbook

Very interesting, seeing old pictures of the Warren, it was indeed the Marsh family who ran the tearooms , my best friend Carol's family .Her brother is a councillor in the town now and used to be mayor, Paul Marsh.

Hi the picture of the troops marching military road is as Alan say's is indeed Risboro Lane,the Victoria Pub which is now
turned into flats is the tall building a little further up.My grandparents used to
live in the 2nd and 3rd house past there,When they passed away i lived there and we used to be able to sit in our front
room and watch the Cavalry training until
it became married quarters.

I have just been looking at your latest pictures showing the coastal park,though i live in Shepway i have never visited there.looks great also all the pictures of Kingsnorth Gardens.I'm afraid it does not look like that now,I had my brother and family down from Scotland last year and we visited them,the ponds were covered in weed
as were the gardens.the only tidy part was at the entrance near Cheriton rd.

Hi,Christine,
Your new section for the R/H/D/seems to coming on a treat.I think the new Guestbook
will a big improvement on the old one.
Good luck.
George.

From a 1916 newspaper (Victoria Colonist)

Our fellow townsman, Capt. F. Richardson, seems to be making a name for himself in the Training Division. After leaving the 47th.Battalion (col. Winsby's) he was transferred to the Training centre at Shorncliffe and soon obtained a brigade staff appointment, where he has been very successful in training men for France at Hythe.

We understand from Major J.C. Harris that Richardson is to be gazetted shortly, as chief musketry officer to the Canadian Field Artillery. Brig. Gen. N.C. Harston stated openly that Richardson was the greatest instructor in the Canadian Service. This is a tribute from so high an official.

Major Harris states that Capt. Richardson has made a new rifle out of the Ross model that eclipses any other arm in use here. He has modeled it after the Enfield and put on a centre feed, which, when fired at Hythe, showed itself to be easily the most rapid firer, and easily fired. We expect to hear that the short Ross with the improvements will be accepted and adopted. The pattern is easily the best balanced that I have come across, and equal in that respect to the springfield.

To let you know I gladly accepted Susan's kind offer of a scan of the Greystones Hotel brochure, and have now added it to the Hotels Page

Short Step is a great WW1 site.......

Also on Canada day local school children lay posies on the graves of Canadian Troops in Shorncliffe Cemetary......

Taught in St Martin's as well!
Frances

Welcome to the new Folkestone Then & Now Guestbook. If you want to find an entry in the old book, or just want to read through the lovely memories, you will find a link to the archived pages at the top.

I think you will find this one more user friendly - and it even shows up on a tablet!

So let's get started, and fill up this book with your recollections of Folkestone