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A selection from our collection of photographs of old Sittingbourne

Corner Shops - On this page we are attempting to find and document former back street shops. If you have information, photographs, dates or memories of these places please do let us know.


F Studd's shop, at the corner of Ufton Lane and Epps Road	The entrance (now bricked up) was in the corner of the building.

General store, Epps Rd, opposite Rock Rd. Open during 1960s.

General Shop, Corner of Epps Rd and Rock Rd. Open during 1960s

Gen Store - corner of William St and Addington Rd. Open during 1960s, a taxi office in 2009.

Unity stores, corner of Unity Street - In 2009 a fishing tackle shop

General Store, Park Road (East side), in 2009 a private house.

Brambledown animal feeds - open in 2009

Top of Park Road, West side. Closed in 2009. Previously Pet Shop, Video/TV shop

Formerly Co-op butchers, Park Road West side. In 1980s used a a glass shop. Demolished in 2008 replaced with appartments.

Manuall's general store, West Street, south side. closed.

Arthur Street / Hawthorn Road - what was this shop ?

Dawn writes in 2009:

"My childhood friend's Grandad used to own this shop when we were younger. I am 36 now so it was a little while ago - perhaps the 1980s.

The shop was a gun shop, military memorabilia if I remember rightly. Old war medals, uniforms, caps and hats that sort of thing. George Stockley was his name and we think the shop had the initials as its name or part of its name."

Still trading in 2009 the Off License in Hawthorne Road.

The site of Mr & Mrs F.W.Mockett's Gerneral Stores 1933 - 1983
Frederick Street

Chalkwell Road - two shops, one open one closed.

Chalkwell Road - now a builders office (2009)

Staplehurst Road

Corner of Eastwood Road, Staplehurst Road