Halls of Paddock Wood

Picture of Halls site from the air. The John Brunt VC pub can be seen in the centre of the picture ©

Halls were famous for wooden buildings, sheds and greenhouses and had a large factory site on Church Road, Paddock Wood. In more recent times housing estates were built on the site. Some of its buildings were once the Old School and were of Kentish Ragstone. Sadly they were demolished in spite of being listed.

Entrance to Halls building on Church Road, once opposite the John Brunt VC pub, now the junction to the The Ridings. Paddock Wood. ©

TEXT

The familiar Halls lorries with thanks to Cyril Saunders ©

A Staff event at Halls ©

Christmas party at Halls with the Pathfinders. These were held in the old ragstone building ©

The old ragstone buildings on Church Road (site of Waverley Place) that were once a school and became the premises of Halls where groups like the Pathfinders played for Christmas parties ©

Members of Staff at Halls, on the retirement of Eric Harwood in 1971. Thought to be from the 50th Year book ©

There is a copy of the Golden Jubilee (1834-1984) book in Paddock Wood Library.

Left to right back: Unknown, Harry Hicks, Eric Jacobs, Gorden Excell, Ron Knight, Roy Rolfe, Unknown, Nick Read, Ron Fry, Ernie Ongley.

Left to right Front: Topper Woods(?) Arthur Hosmer, Eric Harwood (standing)Reg Brooks. (With grateful thanks to Dave Piggott FB)

The bridge over the railway can be seen on the left. It is still there (2022) ©

kgkjgljh,jnj,m

Entrance to Halls on Church Road opposite the junction to Old Kent Road and the John Brunt VC Pub . The railway can be seen in the background ©