Even though I was born in Tyler Avenue, I only ever entered the Winston Club once.  I too am glad there still is a part of old Laindon still standing, considering most of it has been ripped down.

Reading of the Winson Club being one of the last remaining commercial outlets caused me to reflect on other similar properties still existing in its original form and with the same families and also residential properties still in the hands of the prewar residents.. The ones which come to mind are the Frenches at Watch House Farm in Wash Rd. and the Websters who still occupy the property although the original dwelling has gone. As to the residential old families, I believe the Fordham family still occupy the house in High Rd. North. I am not sure if the Parkinson dwelling opposite the Laindon Link still exists, not having been in Laindon High for many, many years. The only other families I can remember who still occupy their original homes are the Sulliivans in Church Rd. and a family in Waverly Rd., whose name escapes me. I still live in the same dwelling that I lived in the 1920s'. The coming of the new town certainly scattered the old residents both locally and overseas.

It was lovely reading all the comments on 'The Winston Club' it was a brilliant place to grow up in. 

I knew most of the men in the 'Beano' photo especially my Grandad Ted Burton Snr who was the most gentle kind hearted man you could ever meet, the scar on his face was due to a bad accident which left him with a glass eye.

I also remember walking along the cinder path beside the railway line with my Mum Kitty Burton (James) to see my Nan Kit James at Beatrice Road. I also remember her living next door to Violet who used to give me sweets. 

I have been up St Nicholas Church and found my Mum's sisters grave (Gwen) who was killed in the war you can still see the poem my nan wrote on the head stone. 

Laindon holds a lot of happy memories for me.

Lisa so lovely to hear from someone from the Burton family at last. Your Gt. grandma and my grandma were neighbours in Betrice Rd., during the war and supported each other. My Mother, Violet Davies, and your grandma were good friends. Your mother and I were friends and I also worked for your grandma in the club for a short while. 

If you look under Laindon Families, the Sewell family  on this site you will find quite a few references to your family.

I am so glad you liked the photo, I have been trying to name some others on it perhaps mum can help.

Oh I did not look above but there you are Brenda another school friend, we did have some great times when Linda and Pat lived in Devonshire Rd., and you came to see them. I hope you remember me.

I am Lisa grandaughter of Ted Burton Jnr and daughter to Linda Burton unfortunately my mother and father left the Winston some 6 years ago. I also spent most of my youth at the Winston and have some fond memories of my nan and grandad singing on stage.

I am very proud to say that my daughter is following in the footsteps of her great grandmother, it was lovely seeing the old photos of my great grandad and always remember his glass eye lols.

After looking at this photo with my mum Brenda (Bartley) Hendry provided me with some of the names. In between my uncle Ted Burton & uncle George Bartley it looks like my grandad Harry Bartley next to uncle George is Tom Thomas (senior) in front of him is his son Tommy Thomas (he was the nephew of my nan Buddy (Harris) Bartley) next to Tom Thomas was my grandad's friend Arthur Brown!

Hi Terry great to hear from someone with 70/80 memories of Laindon and what is left of it keep it up.

As a budding guitar player and old Laindoner, the Winnie was one of my first gigs, around 1976. I have a cassette of us playing there. The group comprised me, the Smith brothers, who lived almost opposite me in Devonshire Close.  Lennie Smith, Vocals, Eddie Smith on Bass Guitar, Phillip Shute from Victoria Rd on Drums, Mark Robinson from Langdon Hills on Keyboards, and Robin Montier from Fairview Rd off Timberlog Lane, the only non Laindoner, on guitar and vocals. We were called crusader!!! I do play the cassette at times, we played all the 70's rock and pop classics.

Silly me sitting here all alone tonight the penny has dropped the first man on the photo standing next to George Bartley is Mr.Ted Burton Snr. himself. I recall he had a nasty scar on his face but I can't remember what caused it.

Yes Eric. The last I heard Linda Burton (single name) and her husband were running the club, she was a school friend of mine. I would love to hear if she is still there or even if one of her children now run it. Her mother’s single name was Kitty James who was my mother’s friend. Her mother I only knew as Mrs. James lived next door to my granny in Betrice Road, where I was born. I do know they were friends and a great support to each other during the war years when my granny lost her eldest son John and Mrs. James lost Kitty’s Sister Gwendolyn. Also during the war, the story goes that they were sweethearts they are buried side by side in St. Nicolas Church, a sad but touching story, I think you would all agree.

Nina the conveniences were opposite Parkinson’s on the corner of what is now Laindon link. I don’t know if it’s still the same in that area but that is how I last recall them. I know they were still there approx 1970 I recall using them funny enough on the way home from the Winston Club.

Editor: The original toilets were knocked down when they built the link. New toilets were built at the Laindon Centre, at the rear of the Joker Pub. 

Hi I remember my uncle Albert Bull and his wife Peggy and her brother Fred Gibson going to Winston Club it was a regular saturday night out

While studying the first photograph above, I had a little chuckle when I saw the sign ‘Public Conveniences’ as the arrow appears to point directly at the Winston Club. Obviously, they were further along the High Road. I vaguely remember those conveniences during the fifties but can’t remember exactly where they were situated. The sign is no longer there in the second photograph as I am sure those conveniences had been demolished by the time the sixties came along.

I was always aware of the Winston Club but it was a mystery to me as my father, George Burton, was teetotal and never went there. I notice with interest that the club was run by Ted Burton Snr followed by his son Ted Burton Jnr. As far as I am aware, they were not related to us although my father did have a brother Edward William Burton (known as Bill) who owned and ran the builder’s yard in Manor Road, Laindon for many years until his death in the early sixties. Bill and his wife Beatrice didn’t have any children, so it couldn’t have been him.