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Dust Bins --- Then & Now!
21/05/2019
Friday is the day when the garbage gets picked up by the San Diego county ...
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Hilly Road residents Sara and George Hunt
07/05/2019
I fondly remember visiting my grandparents at their Hilly Road home called “Sunrae”. I particularly ...
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Wheelchair Race 1966.
30/04/2019
Here are some more photographs of the 1966 Wheelchair Race from the Prince of Wales ...
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Nostalgia in Willow Park, Langdon Hills.
10/04/2019
Roy, a beautiful Suffolk Punch was hired from Hawthorn Heavy Horses at Chelmsford, to haul ...
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BBC Essex ‘The Quest’ visits Mark’s Hill Wood, Langdon Hills.
31/03/2019
Sunday morning at 9 pm, members of the Basildon Natural History Society gathered in Mark’s ...
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Annual Photographic Display - Manor Mission, 30th March 2019
30/03/2019
A beautiful day brought out dozens of people to the Manor Mission Hall. Several were waiting ...
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Westley Gardens Development, Dry Street, Langdon Hills, part 2
30/03/2019
Westley Gardens Development – Dry Street, Langdon Hills – Part 2 Following my article date 21st ...
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W. J. Cottis - Diploma 1909.
23/03/2019
I was contacted by a lady who had recently bought a very old embroidery that ...
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Memories of Dry Street
16/03/2019
It is strange how a simple task can lead to a sequence of events. Currently ...
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Basildon’s Worst Case Of Eviction?
09/03/2019
Whether or not you are celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Basildon New Town, it may ...
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Flying Officer Anthony William Wicking - Cold War Hero
26/02/2019
The Second World War finally came to an end in 1945, but peace was still ...
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Spire's Supply Stores 10-12 Laindon High Road.
26/02/2019
The following photographs and information on Spire’s Supply Stores, 10-12 Laindon High Road were recently ...
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Langdon Hills School Trip 1966.
26/02/2019
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Langdon Hills School c 1956.
23/02/2019
Back row from left. Mr Wiggins. 1. 2. 3. 4-George Le Surf. 5. 6. 7. ...
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The Curious Building in Station Approach.
23/02/2019
The first photo we have of this little building is from very early last century ...
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Keith Cullis - Shop in The Broadway, Laindon.
23/02/2019
Many will remember Pelham’s shop in The Broadway, Laindon. Records show that Mrs Pelham’s husband Abraham ...
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Memory Day at Laindon Library 23.02.19.
23/02/2019
Once again, another enjoyable success at the Library. Over 20 people arrived, some bringing photos ...
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The Trials of Getting Educated. A Poem.
18/02/2019
Yet another visit to the Headmistress. My form teacher has sent me to her. I don’t think ...
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The Pets that stayed behind. Poem.
17/02/2019
Mr & Mrs Smith are leaving England. Basildon Council has bought their Laindon home. They can’t take ...
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The Ride Home - A Poem
17/02/2019
I get on my bike. The more I peddle the brighter my dynamo light shines. A good ...
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A Poem
16/02/2019
Through my bedroom window the smell of roses assaults my nose. As I drowsily awaken the sun ...
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Waverley Cottage and Abbotsford
16/02/2019
In 1909 two similar houses were built in Waverley Road, Laindon. Their names were Waverley ...
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Forward To The Past. Laindon Before Plastic.
16/02/2019
I loved to go to the shops back then Just a few pennies in my hand With ...
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William & Dorothy Watson
16/02/2019
William and Dorothy Watson were my Grandparents. They had three children, Dorothy, Derek and Sylvia ...
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Old Photographs of Langdon Hills/Laindon
23/05/2019
I have been looking for sites like this to make up a family history scrapbook. My family lived at "Rosemary"...
Dust Bins — Then & Now!
21/05/2019
There were also some communal dustbins on the corner of St Nicholas Lane and Basildon Drive. My mother sent me...
Dust Bins — Then & Now!
21/05/2019
I seem to remember a few metal bins at the top of Roberts Road on the rough bit of ground,...
Stan Hollands 1922 – 1992.
19/05/2019
I’m trying to find out more history on what is now known as Gulmarg, 7 Butlers Grove, is this the...
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