{"id":16213,"date":"2015-04-30T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16213"},"modified":"2015-04-29T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T20:39:14","slug":"tonbridge-kent-photos-of-the-town-centre-architecture-and-private-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/tonbridge-kent-photos-of-the-town-centre-architecture-and-private-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonbridge, Kent &#8211; photos of the town centre, architecture and private schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-01.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend I\u00a0took a trip to Tonbridge in Kent, and grabbed some photos as I wandered around\u00a0town\u00a0before the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brixtonbuzz.com\/2015\/04\/dulwich-hamlet-book-a-place-in-the-play-offs-after-tense-2-2-draw-at-tonbridge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tonbridge vs Dulwich Hamlet football match<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-02.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not a lot to see around the station, but a short walk north rewards you with views over the River Medway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-04.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking over the river is the remains of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonbridge_Castle\" target=\"_blank\">Tonbridge Castle,<\/a>\u00a0which dates\u00a0back to 1088.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-03.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking a boat trip.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-05.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Created by\u00a0Tonbridge sculptor Peter Hills and erected in\u00a02004, this stone memorial bears the legend,\u00a0&#8216;In proud memory of all Tonbridge men and women who have given their lives in serving our community during war and peace&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-06.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new memorial in front of the castle wall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-07.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 500 year old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk\/places\/the-chequers.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Chequers Inn <\/a>has been\u00a0described as, &#8220;one of the finest examples of a Kentish timber-framed building that can be found today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-08.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-09.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-10.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street signs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-11.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-12.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old London &amp; County Bank building.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-13.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>High Street architectural detail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-14.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boarded-up building on Bank Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-15.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ghost sign, Bank Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-16.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tonbridge is home to\u00a0several independent educational establishments, including the prestigious <a title=\"Tonbridge School\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonbridge_School\" target=\"_blank\">Tonbridge School<\/a>\u00a0(above).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-17.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judd, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonbridge_School\" target=\"_blank\">Tonbridge School<\/a> is as posh as they come, being a\u00a0member of the Eton Group.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0fees are among the highest of all the independent schools in Britain in terms of Boarding, at \u00a335,163 per year, compared to Eton&#8217;s \u00a334,434 or Harrow&#8217;s \u00a334,590.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-18.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The roll call of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Old_Tonbridgians\" target=\"_blank\">notable\u00a0Old Tonbridgians<\/a> is as long as you might expect, including a host of MPs, writers, musicians and, most interestingly, occultist\u00a0<a title=\"Aleister Crowley\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aleister_Crowley\" target=\"_blank\">Aleister Crowley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-19.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-20.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-21.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-22.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/tonbridge-kent-photos-of-the-town-centre-architecture-and-private-schools\/tonbridge-kent-photos-30\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tonbridge-kent-photos-30.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tonbridge, Kent &amp;#8211; photos of the town centre, architecture and schools\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tonbridge-kent-photos-30.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tonbridge-kent-photos-30.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools\" width=\"620\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tonbridge-kent-photos-30.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tonbridge-kent-photos-30-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>School crest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-24.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>High Street shops.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-25.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Close to the football ground I came across this guy walking these three, lion-sized dogs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-26.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-27.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The splendid architecture of The Castle pub, which was sold in September 2013 and has remained closed ever since.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courier.co.uk\/Tonbridge-venue-Castle-longer-pub\/story-20799563-detail\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">local newspaper report<\/a>, it will &#8220;categorically&#8221; not reopen as a pub, which seems a shame.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/tonbridge-kent-photos-28.jpg\" alt=\"Tonbridge, Kent - photos of the town centre, architecture and schools, April 2015\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And finally, a splendid example of 1970s typography.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/kent\/\" target=\"_blank\">See more Kent photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend I\u00a0took a trip to Tonbridge in Kent, and grabbed some photos as I wandered around\u00a0town\u00a0before the Tonbridge vs Dulwich Hamlet football match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,193],"tags":[199,624,29,1119,1120],"class_list":["post-16213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photos","category-places","tag-architecture","tag-england","tag-kent","tag-tonbridge","tag-tonbridge-school"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tonbridge-kent-photos-011.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQI7P-4dv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16213"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16218,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16213\/revisions\/16218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}