by afms379 | Sep 10, 2023 | KCHT Blog
George Kennedy and his gates When the redevelopment of the St Lawrence Ground began over a decade ago, the turnstile gates on the Old Dover Road were among the bits that had to be demolished. They were of no great architectural merit, but when they were first built...
by afms379 | Aug 7, 2023 | KCHT Blog |
In 1922, British Pathé News filmed a young woman called Muriel Maxted batting and bowling in Ashford. (You can find this 55 second clip at https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/49379/). They called her “Doctor Grace In Petticoats”. Yet despite her cricketing fame at...
by afms379 | May 29, 2023 | KCHT Blog
This is the story of a remarkable man, captain of Kent for a season, but a national war hero for all seasons. His name was John Evans, and he was born on 1 May 1889 at Highclere in Hampshire, close to Newbury where one year earlier his father had founded Horris Hill...
by afms379 | May 13, 2023 | KCHT Blog
Thanks to all who actually read and paid attention to my previous blog about the Terence Macklin print. We have now largely solved the mystery. Of the 499 we were unable to trace, one turned up on eBay, where it was bought by a Kent supporter, and one turned up in a...
by afms379 | Apr 13, 2023 | KCHT Blog
We need your help. Any information leading to a successful outcome will be appreciated. Recently, while we were sorting through some of the artworks that are stored in the Frank Woolley Stand, we came across a print by a local artist, Terence Macklin, which nobody...
