insideKENT Magazine Issue 87 - June 2019 | Page 115

SPECIALFEATURE
FAMOUS
I N
K E N T
A COUNTY OF DRAMATIC LANDSCAPES, ROMANTIC COASTLINE, ICONIC CASTLES
AND ALL MANNER OF HISTORIC LOCATIONS, KENT HAS NOT ONLY BEEN THE SETTING
FOR MANY BIG-BUDGET FILMS AND TV SHOWS, IT’S ALSO PRODUCED A BUMPER CROP
OF FAMOUS FACES. PEOPLE, FILMS AND FILMING LOCATIONS, AND A LOOK BACK AT
SOME STANDOUT LANDMARKS RELATING TO KENT’S INTRIGUING PAST…THIS IS OUR
GUIDE TO ALL THAT’S FAMOUS IN KENT.
Famous People
Winston Churchill
Chartwell – a country
house near the town
of Westerham, just outside
Sevenoaks – was the home
of Winston Churchill for over
40 years. He bought the
property in September 1922
and lived there until shortly
before his death in January
1965. In the 1930s, when
Churchill was excluded from
political office, Chartwell
became the centre of his
world. At his dining table, he
gathered those who could
assist his campaign
against German rearmament;
in his study, he composed
speeches and wrote books; and
in his garden, he built walls,
constructed lakes and painted.
CHARTWELL
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Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger was born in
Dartford in 1943 and went to
school in the area where he
met future bandmate Keith
Richards at Dartford train
station – a meeting that was
set to change the face of pop
music forever. On October
17th 1961, Mick Jagger was
on his way to classes at the
London School of Economics.
Carrying his guitar, Keith
Richards was on his way to
Sidcup. Recognising each
other from primary school,
they struck up a conversation
over Mick’s records and the
rest is history…
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