KEMSING HERITAGE CENTRE
Registered Charity No.1099289
Tel.01732 761772
Kemsing village from the south
KEMSING HERITAGE CENTRE
Registered Charity No.1099289
Tel.01732 761772
Kemsing village from the south
Kemsing is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the North Downs in the County of Kent. There are footpaths to the Kemsing Nature Reserve and the North Downs Way, with far reaching panoramic views.
A winter view from the top of Green Hill looking westwards
The village centres round a well, dedicated to St. Edith the daughter of King Edgar. She was born in Kemsing AD961. The parish church of St. Mary the Virgin has Saxon origins and there are many listed buildings in the village.
NEW!!
We are pleased to announce the publication of Monty Parkin's book A Village Remembered. Click here for details of this and other publications.
Archive
The Heritage Centre has an extensive archive of material relating to the history of Kemsing and its inhabitants, a large proportion of which was donated by the late Vic Bowden, a local historian and author of The Story of Kemsing in Kent. This material is the result of many years work and a valuable resource that can be used for family history research. It is stored in various locations at the moment but can be viewed by appointment. We are happy to answer queries but these may take a little time as we are all volunteers and time is limited!
We also have a large photographic archive which has been digitised with the help of a team of volunteers and a grant from Awards for All. The photographic archive can be viewed in the Library and a very small selection of images can be seen in the Gallery.
The Heritage Centre has no permanent home at the moment but during 2009 there will be a series of displays at Kemsing Library, Dippers Close, Kemsing TN15 6QD
We will be holding two Archive days this year at the Library.
4th April 10am - 1pm
7th November 10am - 1pm
NEW ARCHIVE CENTRE
We are pleased to announce that we have planning permission to build an archive centre in which to store the village archives. This will be built next to St Edith Hall on a piece of land that has been leased to us. All we have to do now is raise enough money to build it! We already have an offer of help from the Parish Council and we are actively seeking grant funding, and planning various fundraising events. Further details about the project will be posted in due course.
The Heritage Centre will also be presenting a number of talks and events during 2009 at St Edith Hall.
Talks: 8.00pm Members Free - Non Members £2.50 unless specified
Programme of Events 2009
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6th Feb |
Talk |
A 1950s Childhood
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Ian White | |
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27th Feb |
Talk |
Knole and The Sackvilles |
Peter Milton Thompson |
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27th March |
Talk |
Around Kemsing |
Jim Morton-Robertson |
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1st May |
Talk |
The Holdens |
Michael J Stephens | |
| 5th June | Talk | The Parthenon | Michael Langley Smith | |
| 4th Sept | Talk | Sevenoaks Market | Monty Parkin | |
| 2nd Oct | Talk | West Kent Villages between the Wars | Ed Thompson | |
| 6th Nov | Talk | Share my View | Pat Jones |
Family Walks
| 22nd Feb | Snowdrop Walk | 2pm | £2 | |
| 19th Apr | Spring Flowers on the Downs | 2 pm | £2 | |
| 17th May | St Marys Church | 2pm | £2 | |
| 7th June | Reptiles | 2 pm | £2 | |
| 21st June | Churchyard | 2 pm | £2 | |
| 23rd Aug | Barbecue and Walk | 12 noon | Ticket only | |
| 18th Oct | Autumn Colours | 2 pm | £2 |
Walks start from the village car park behind the Wheatsheaf Pub.
For further information about the walks please contact Brian Buttifant.
Tel 01732 761440
War Memorial: details of the names on the memorial.
Kemsing Strays 1881: people born in Kemsing but living elsewhere at the time of the 1881 Census.
V.A.D. Hospital 1914-18 Patients Staff
For further information please Contact us.
© Kemsing Heritage Centre Association 2008
This site is maintained for Kemsing Heritage Centre by Jane Bowden