Sir Hiram Maxim 1840-1916 Across this site ran the track from which in 1894 this prolific inventor flew his aeroplane, the largest aircraft to lift itself off the ground in the nineteenth century. He lived in nearby Baldwyns Mansion.

On school grounds

This is an approximate position

Maypole Primary School, Franklin Road, Dartford
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by Dartford Borough Council on 28 July 2009

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