Society Projects

  Local Heritage Project Pages goes ‘Live’ (September 2010).  Under continuous development. Find galleries and other material as we process the results of the Open Days (1st & 15th May 2010)
  Marking the Lynsted with Kingsdown boundary (September 2003).  Supported by research and commentary on  Beating the Bounds, by Bob Baxter. Followed up with planting of holly trees on 29th February 2004
  Laying the Millenium Hedge in Cambridge Lane.
  Fungi in Toll Wood and Community Orchard, Photographic record and species list (added Dec 2005)
  Oral History Projects - Resources of the Orchard Group shared with the Society (added July 2006)
  Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions - Lynsted Church (December 2009 - Updated June 2011 - Stones for David and Peggy Bage
  Reports on Recent Events

Downloadable Publications

  Five-Year Review: A5 Booklet (PDF Added November 2009)
  Monumental Churchyard Inscriptions - Lynsted Church of SS Paul and Peter (PDF Added December 2009)

Archaeology

  NEW Precis of “Radfield, nr Teynham, Kent.  A study into its history, archaeology and architecture”, edited by John Clancy, BA. (Added September 2011)
  Stedlyn Farm Archaeological Report . Research undertaken before development of the site that is now St Pauls Court, opposite Lynsted Parish Church. Wessex Archaeology (added Dec 2005)
  Some artefacts found while digging out the new path in the Churchyard. Coins, thimbles, a Victorian pencil holder, and brooch.
  Finding the medieaval Lynsted Ring and what happened to it. A mediaeval gold ring now part of Canterbury Museum’s collection (added February and April 2005)

Documents & References found on this web site
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Examples of Recent Additions (see full list)

  Research Notes of Paul Greenstreet about the family name and the historic village that share his name.
  “The Times” entries between 1824 and 1985 - Transcription by Nigel Heriz-Smith (July 2010)
  Pigot Directory for 1832-3-4 - Sittingbourne and Milton with the hamlet of Greenstreet and Neighbourhoods (August 2010)
  1838 STAPLETON DIRECTORY - Greenstreet/Teynham only (August 2010)
  NEW LINK 1840 Tithe Map for Lynsted (Linsted) can be viewed from the excellent web site of The Kent Archaeological Society.
  1847 Bagshaws Directory - transcription includes Doddington, Lynsted, Greenstreet, Teynham, Kingsdown, Milsted. (August 2010)
  1858 Melville Directory for Lynsted with Kingsdown (& Milsted) and some nearby villages (August 2010)
  1868 National Gazetteer entries for Lynsted, Kingsdown and Teynham (August 2010)
  NEW Kellys Directories for 1911 and 1913
  1926 Sittingbourne, Milton and District Directory - Lynsted, Greenstreet, Kingsdown and Milsted (Original copy owned by Frank Champion) (July 2010)
  Lynsted Children’s Christmas Party 1923 (Added January 2010)
  Aerial Photograph of Lynsted Village 29th March 1968 (Added August 2009)
  Recollections of Norman Wigg, once resident of Lynsted, with insights into childhood during the Second World War. (Added May 2009)
  G A Filmer Freehold Auction document - 27 June 1917. Several local properties sold. (Added April 2009)
  1940 Appeal for £1,000 following bomb damage on 15th August. (Added April 2009)
  “Twist of the Collar”, Clerical Memoirs of Rev, L E A Ehrmann (1949), 20 years Vicar of Lynsted (Added April 2009)
  NEW & ONGOING Norton, Lynsted and Kingsdown Parish Newsletter Archive:June 1977 onwards - being added to as time permits (Being gradually added from November 2011)

Research

  Tudor Cottage, Cellar Hill. Published Article and Illustrations, 1985 - written by the present owner, Bob Baxter
  Filmer and Whitebread Families and The Grange, Greenstreet (Nov 2006)
  Small Mammal Survey, February 2006 (added July 2006)
Toll Wood Surveys
     *  October 2000, Plant List, with the kind permission of Richard Moyse;
     *  February 2001, Site Visit by Barry O’Dowd, Elmley RSPB reserve.
  The Kentish Ballad of circa 1600 - for interest
  The Grange, Greenstreet. Deeds and Census Evidence for ownership and occupancy (added April 2006)
  Lynsted Church Memorials and Tablets. Found in Lynsted Church of Ss Peter and Paul and researched by David James Wood (church warden 1976 -  )
  Lynsted Church North Chapel Families discussed   (added April 2006)
  Greenstreet 1872 and 1909 - Comparison Maps    (added January 2007) 
  Field Names: Map and Table of Names and Crops. Around Greenstreet during the period 1908 to 1930 - based on material gathered by Ann Diamond with the help of local farmers
  Lynsted School children in 1930 - do you know them? (added August 2007)
  Clergy of Lynsted and Kingsdown (14th to 20th Century) (added November 2009)
   Crimes In Lynsted (1593 to 1712). Courtesy of Peter Stuart, a visitor to our Website.
  London Marriage Licences (17th Century). Naming famous landowners in Lynsted. (contributed by Peter Stuart)
  NEW: 1840 onwards: Tenants of The George in Greenstreet. Courtesy of David Aggersberg (February 2011).

Single Name Research & Documents

  NEW - Single Name Research into the Barling Family - undertaken by Peter Lowe.  Visit Peter Lowe’s web-site or inspect the PDF courtesy of the author.  Connections are made with the Vallance and Eve Family names.
  The Vallance Family - an Index to resources on this site.  Contribution on Aymer Vallance by Bob Baxter (December 2009).

Picture Bank Project

  Old Buildings, Paths and Highways   (Updated November 2006)

Lynsted Church Monuments and Inscriptions Research Project

  Workshop: How to Record Gravestones
  Practical Hints on recording gravestones
  Recording of Monumental Inscriptions found in the churchyard of Lynsted Church (a major addition in December 2009)

Conservation Issues

  Fungus Foray Species List   (added November 2005)
  BLUE TIT Bird Box: Diary, photographs and video clips inside a bird box in the Parish (added February 2005; no birds roosting in 2009 season; Success in 2010 with 7 fledged)
  Tranquility - we are getting less and less of it - learn more from the CPRE Campaign (and hear waterfalls and lapping lakeshores!).

Historical Events

Peter Salmon’s Gallery of Greenstreet (images from 1973)   
(added June 2005)

Searching the Web

The Links Page has been reorganised to try and clean up the clutter.                    

Archiving Principles

A simple summary of our guiding principles