DIRECTORIES 

Universal British Directory 1791. Extracts mentioning Lynsted (notified by Peter Stuart)

NEW Pigot Directory for 1832-3-4 - Sittingbourne and Milton with the hamlet of Greenstreet and Neighbourhoods

NEW 1838 STAPLETON DIRECTORY - Greenstreet/Teynham only

NEW 1847 Bagshaws Directory - transcription includes Doddington, Lynsted, Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown, Milsted.

NEW 1858 Melville Directory for Lynsted with Kingsdown (& Milsted) and some nearby villages

NEW 1868 National Gazetteer entries for Lynsted, Kingsdown and Teynham

1903-1904 Commercial Directory. A transcription of relevant extracts from this Directory along with relevant advertisements

1908-1909 Directory Entries for Lynsted, Kingsdown and “Greenstreet” - also provided by Peter Stuart.  An original copy is also in the possession of Society Member, Bob Baxter.

NEW 1926 Sittingbourne, Milton and District Directory - Lynsted, Greenstreet, Kingsdown and Milsted (Original copy owned by Frank Champion)

Listed Buildings. Lynsted Parish has a wealth of architectural features - including listed walls and a ha-ha. Kingsdown Lists have been added

CENSUS DATA

Census Data - High level data. Numbers of houses and people in the Parish  since 1801

1871 Census Project - Greenstreet. Starting with Family names found in the Parish.  This project will grow over time but research will concentrate mostly on Greenstreet in due course.

MONUMENTS & INSCRIPTIONS

Lynsted Church Memorials and Tablets. Found in Lynsted Church of Ss Peter and Paul

Lynsted Church Hatchments - Illustrated and documented.  Flow diagram explaining hatchments.

Lynsted Memorial. World War I (1914 - 1918)

Society Research Project: Monuments and Inscriptions in Lynsted Churchyard

MAPS & CHARTS

Mileage Chart of 1701-22This simple chart covers the whole of Kent

Second World War Gunsite. Map of Kingsdown revealing the gun-site location now used for firework production

Detail from 1959 OS Map Notable for the alignment of the Motorway

Detail from 1964 OS Map Notable for the arrival of the Motorway

1968 - Aerial Photo of Lynsted Village. An image familiar to many in the village.  This copy donated by a Society Member.  Most notable is the dog-track of that era.

EXTRACTS from PUBLICATIONS

The Kentish Ballad by Thomas Deloney - c.1600 (found in “The Glory of Kent” by John C Norwood - a celebration of all things Kentish) - just for fun.

Hasted’s account (1788-1799) of Teynham Hundred. The Teynham Hundred includes Teynham, Lynsted and Kingsdown, reproduced here.

NEW “The Times” entries for ‘Lynsted’ Transcriptions of items for “Lynsted” found in The Times between 1824 and 1985

Poster of 1888 Concert - Lynsted School. Lynsted Board Schools - first found by Mr Frank and Mrs Lorna Bristow and now in the trust of Ann Diamond.  Does anyone know who the notable Ladies and Gentlemen were?  Some thoughts on the people have been added.

Updated: G A Filmer Land and Property Auction 17 June 1917. The Auction particulars take in properties around Lynsted, Greenstreet, Doddington and Faversham. The document was shown to the Society by the current owners of Bogle.  Shown here as a gallery of images of individual pages.  Together with a transcription by Nigel Heriz-Smith.

Christmas 1923 Children’s Party. An extract from the East Kent Gazette provided to us by Yvonne Osborne (nee Oyler)

“A Saunter Through Kent”. Author Charles Igglesden, illustrated by X.Willis (not copied here). An extensive article on the Parish. Volume 22, 1928.

Extracts from Elizabeth Selby’s History - Greenstreet

The Roper monuments in Lynsted Church  Article by Aymers Vallance for Archaeologia Cantiana, 1932, Vol. XLIV. With insights into 16th Century Catholicism, locations associated with this historically important family.

The Dating of Timber Houses in the Weald of Kent.  Article by the late Halford L. Mills (Archaeologia Cantiana, 1932)

1937 Coronation Day Celebrations Programme. This fascinating Programme covers events organised by the Teynham, Lynsted, Norton and Buckland Coronation Committee.  (Thanks go to David Aggersberg, who provided this document)

1940 - Appeal for £1,000. A small pamphlet appealing for financial help to secure the Church of Ss Peter and Paul, Lynsted, following its bombing on 15th August 1940

Aymer Vallance’s 1942 research into Anchor House with its touching account of bomb damage in August 1940

“The Twist of the Collar”. Clerical Memoirs of the late Rev. L E A EHRMANN, vicar of Lynsted for 20 years. Published in 1949

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS

Norman Wigg - Recollections. Some random recollections from a former resident of Lynsted, including memories of the 1939-45 War

1965 Village Fete: Recollection and photo from David Bage including visiting celebrity!

TIME LINE

A simple snapshot of key dates affecting this Parish and its surroundings - from prehistoric mounds to modern carbuncles with a few personalities thrown in for good measure.

How to record Monumental Inscriptions

Based on a project for recording Lynsted Churchyard inscriptions. You can also view the final research and download the booklet.

Lynsted school photograph of 1930

Can you help identify any of the children?

English weights and measures

Invaluable for those older references and cookery books!  Or those who fish for warps of herrings.