Monthly Archives: June 2017

The ‘Scott’ Album: by Alison MacKenzie

  Invitation to the Misses SCOTT for the event on 22 July 1916 (Photograph ©Alison MacKenzie 2013) On 22nd July 1916, the Belgian Colony of Tunbridge Wells celebrated their National Day (21st July) by honouring the ladies of the Mayor’s … Continue reading

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The villages of West Kent’s response to the Belgian Refugee Crisis: by Anne Logan

As refugees from Belgium poured into England in the autumn of 1914 – many of whom arrived at the Kentish ports of Dover and Folkestone – the towns and villages of West Kent swung into action, offering shelter, raising money, … Continue reading

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Who lived at Broadwater Court during the First World War? by Jan Wright

While compiling the database from the documents in the Brussels archive, I noticed that violinist Eugene Ysaye and sculptor Paul van den Kerckhove and their families both stayed for a short time at Broadwater Court on Broadwater Down, at the … Continue reading

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