Features:
Build me a tabernacle: The rise of Victorian nonconformism coincided with the invention of corrugated steel. The two went together well. By Andrew Rootes
All about Eve, a 1950s girl in Gillingham Diaries revealing her life and loves in post-war Medway have just been published.By Milla Reed
Tarred and feathered Two men, wrongly accused of tipping off excise men, were set upon by a crowd in the town where smuggling flourished. By Susan Scullino
Miss Riley, ace of spies A German agent sent to Kent to gain naval secrets soon met and married a sweet shop manageress. She took to espionage with ease. By Mike Gunnill
Early days of the men who tended villagers’ ills A study of the life and times of medics in Eythorne from 1671 to 1973 shows their role, their fees and the success (or lack of) their treatments. By Vince Croud
The forgotten blitz The Kagohl 3 squadron of Gothas, based in occupied Belgium, attacked Britain using the Thames for navigation. Kent bore a heavy toll. By Crispin Whiting