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Alexandra Road Revisited 10 July 2020.
10/07/2020
We took a walk today to the area of my old childhood home in Alexandra ...
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Malayan Medal for Laindon Lad
30/06/2020
Malayan Medal for Laindon Lad Searching through some old local papers I came across the following ...
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Poem-Memories of Laindon/Langdon Hills in the 50s and 60s
30/06/2020
Julie Ellen has given us permission to place her poem on the site it had ...
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St Nicholas Church Burial Records
28/06/2020
The burial records for St Nicholas Church from Book B (August 1951 to April 2017) ...
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Memories of Mrs Emily Ada Tossell (Emma)
19/06/2020
Hello everyone, I am currently researching my family and have become aware that my 2nd ...
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Love Laindon - Artwork Competition
30/05/2020
Just before the coronavirus lockdown, Swan Housing Association was working with students from James Hornsby ...
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Down the Line to Southend.
29/05/2020
I have just obtained a copy of the book ‘Down the line to Southend’ by ...
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A little bit of Laindon's past.
17/05/2020
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Joyce & Les Churms 1940
08/05/2020
My Mum and Dad in London 1940, the year they got married. It could be ...
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Sad loss of two of Laindon's sons.
05/05/2020
Laindon lost two of its favourite sons last month. Ron Williams who came to Laindon ...
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VE Day - 75th Anniversary 8th May 2020.
05/05/2020
Friday 8th May is the 75th Anniversary of VE Day – victory in Europe, unfortunately ...
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A view west of St Nicholas Church 1930's.
29/04/2020
A ‘Bell’s’ postcard from the 1930s, showing an interesting view from St Nicholas Church looking ...
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Don Nelson's Memories of Laindon
29/04/2020
I lived in Laindon as a boy, I am now 87. I used to go ...
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Laindon Carnival 1937
25/04/2020
Laindon Carnival 1937 had a nautical theme as can be seen from the programme entitled ...
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VE Day - 75th Anniversary
22/04/2020
When VE Day dawns on 8th May 2020 it will be 75 years since the ...
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Wash Road and Royston Avenue.
16/04/2020
These were postcards which I bought when I was about thirteen years old, so that ...
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Bluebell time and memories
11/04/2020
Following my article on ‘Our Nature Reserves – Todays walk -Saturday 11th April took me ...
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Time on your hands?
07/04/2020
During the present lockdown due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the opportunity has arisen to ...
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Our Nature Reserves
06/04/2020
During this period of restriction, I have been taking daily exercise walks with the exception ...
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CANCELLED * Annual Photographic Display at the Manor Mission 28th March 2020 * CANCELLED
13/03/2020
We regret to announce that this year’s Photographic Display at the Manor Mission has been ...
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Caroline Powell - Noteworthy People
28/02/2020
If you link on to the category ‘Noteworthy People’, it lists national and international famous people ...
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Dry Street Development - Road Names
21/02/2020
I have just made my three monthly visit to the Redrow housing development off Dry ...
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Wealmet, Durban Road, Laindon
18/02/2020
The bungalow was built in 1926, by Thomas William Dewhurst, he was married to Elizabeth ...
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Laindon and Langdon Hills George Post Boxes
16/02/2020
Laindon and Langdon Hills Old Post Boxes We have the following six George V and George ...
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The Laindon Hotel 1941-1942
12/07/2020
I always wondered what sort of overnight guests stayed at the Laindon Hotel. Tourists? Surely not! Not in that era...
Old Photographs of Langdon Hills/Laindon
12/07/2020
Does anybody remember Shepherd's cafe? Mrs Shepherd was a lovely lady. I always felt very spoilt, whilst my sister was...
The Laindon Hotel 1941-1942
11/07/2020
My uncle David Ellerby unfortunately has passed away, lovely to hear his name mentioned.
The High Road from North to South.
11/07/2020
Hi Barry, I've been trying to locate Peter's grave and Caron's twin Colin's grave. Do you have any information? Thanks,...
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