The Rotunda by Bob Mouland
Bob started work at The Rotunda in 1966 when a strike at the ferry company Townsend Thoresen forced him to seek alternate employment. Where to find this story what3words address /// soap.earmarked.bikes
Your Stories
Folkestone StoryMap: Your Stories is an extension of our existing trail, launched in early 2021, which features fictional stories from local writers. This new project was made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund (Local Connections Fund).
Folkestone StoryMap: Your Stories is an audio trail around Folkestone, made up of the memories of Folkestone residents. You can read and listen to the stories here. If you would like to listen to them in situ, please click on STORYMAP in the menu to see a map displaying their exact locations, along with what3words tags.
To listen to the fictional stories, please click FICTIONAL STORIES in the menu.
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Warren Tango by Gwen
Long-time Folkestone resident Gwen shares her memories of her parents dancing The Tango on the sands of The Warren. Where to find this story what3words address /// adverbs.mouths.disclose
Shangri La by Janet & Steve
Janet & Steve live in the imposing house known as Shangri La, which overlooks the harbour. Rumours abound about the building’s previous residents, which are finally laid to rest in this memory. Less restful are…
Sea Rangers by Gwen
Long-time Folkestone resident Gwen shares her memories of being in the Sea Rangers in WWII. With a boat from Hythe Canal and a crew with only one member who could swim – Gwen herself –…
The Lorry Park by Ziggy Duly
This poem is a homage to Folkestone lorry park by Ziggy Duly who lives in Sandgate but used to live opposite the lorry park when she worked as a lorry driver. Actor Alun Armstrong is…
Snail Grand Prix by Etelle De Baere
Etelle shares her recollections of when she won the Grand Prix – in Folkestone! You can also watch a fantastic contemporary news report about the event, which was held in aid of Shelter, here: Folkestone StoryMap:…
Let’s do a Non-Lander! by Neil Staveley
Neil Staveley shares his memories of taking the ferry from Folkestone to Boulogne and back, without getting off the boat – the famous “non-landers”. Do you remember those? Where to find this story what3words address…
Four Friends & The Warren by Nathalie Thompson
Here’s Nathalie Thompson with her memories of time spent with friends in an old railway carriage in The Warren. Have you got any Warren memories to share? Where to find this story what3words address ///…