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Kent / Re: holly hill house harvel meopham in 1965
« on: Wednesday 04 January 12 21:39 GMT (UK)  »
I think that her address would by Holly Hill Cottages, Meopham, Kent. You could put Harvel Lane in brackets somewhere, as I'm not sure if it's relevant.

Good luck! Do let us all know what happens.

Nicholas

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Kent / Re: holly hill house harvel meopham in 1965
« on: Wednesday 04 January 12 05:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Sam,

My parents bought Holly Hill House in 1970 and an Elsie Loverage looked after the house for us, for the gardens my father employed a selection of local farm-workers who'd been laid off work; we had no chauffeur.

Audrey Trollope, from whom my parents bought the house, had bought it in about 1967. I knew her and she had no driver but as for gardeners, I really don't know.

Elsie had worked in the house since about 1940 and knew absolutely everything about it and the people who had lived and worked there, she lived in a cottage half-way down the drive and may still be living there. Elsie must now be about eighty-six, if still alive.

Good luck,

Nicholas

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Kent / Re: holly hill house harvel meopham in 1965
« on: Monday 25 April 11 05:52 BST (UK)  »
Hello Samantha,

Holly Hill House, Meopham, Kent was a private house in 1965 and indeed it still is, I lived there with my parents in the 1970's.
In 1965 a Colonel Trousdale lived there with his wife; she had been a Miss. Whatman of the Whatman art paper family; their paper was used by Constable  and other notable artists. They had bought the house from a man named Cripps-Day who was a cousin of Sir Stafford Cripps the politician.
When Col. Trousdale died the house was sold to a Mrs. Audrey Trollope and subsequently to my parents.
I hope that this helps you a little. There are other dwellings in the area which are also associated with the name Holly Hill; Holly Hill Cottages (some of the old staff accommodation for the house), Holly Hill Lodge (the old gate-house for the house), etc.

Regards, Nicholas



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