About the Business
He moved to Folkestone after the First World War and opened a small optical practice in Cheriton Place, and in 1926 moved around the corner to the present premises in Sandgate Road. Jack Neal, a Hythe native, joined the Folkestone business before the war and worked until he was called-up. Keith Stratford joined Cargills in 1973 working mainly in the Hythe practice, which relocated to larger premises eight doors down the High Street in 1981 and he stayed until his retirement in 2000.
In 1989 Cargills took premises in St. Peters Street Canterbury, which had formerly been a sheepskin and leather goods shop, opposite the historic Weavers House, and converted it to the fourth practice. He became a partner in 1995 and is principally based at the Folkestone practice.
Location & Hours
59 Saint Peter's Street
