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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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Gladstone Road Maybe.
16/02/2020
Someone kindly sent me a copy of this photo, this is not my photo. It ...
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Grand Parents at Fenella Gladstone Road.
16/02/2020
My Grandad Fred Childs on the steps of Fenella, Gladstone Road and my Nanny Ivy ...
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Batcombe Lodge, Russell Road, Langdon Hills
11/02/2020
I was recently contacted by Melanie Price who was enquiring about her Great Grandmother’s old ...
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S. X. Tools, Pound Lane, Laindon
04/02/2020
I have started this page as a new article under the title S. X. Tools, ...
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Laindon Poem - 1931 Laindon Recorder
31/01/2020
Browsing through old copies of the Laindon recorder I came across this amusing poem:- A LA ...
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Dry Street Victorian Post Box - Where is it?
26/01/2020
Some of you may remember that there used to be a Victorian Post Box in ...
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Langdon Hills Water Tower
26/01/2020
Though not a very attractive one but nevertheless a land mark, is the Langdon Hills ...
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First hot air balloon landing in Essex
12/01/2020
Something I read in the book Essex and its Race for the Skies by Graham ...
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Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!
06/01/2020
I recently acquired a little ceramic ornament in the shape of a boot with the ...
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Hot water pipe near to Laindon Station
05/01/2020
A 3" cast hot water pipe once ran from Essex Road to Laindon Station
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Laindon & District Archive Memory Days for 2020
22/12/2019
Month Day Time Comments All Memory Days are held at Laindon Library unless otherwise stated. January 25th ...
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Memories of my younger days
12/12/2019
I lived in Laindon for years as a boy with my Mum and Dad and ...
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Memory Day 30th November 2019
07/12/2019
Our memory day on the 30th November was the last for the year and it ...
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Remembrance Sunday 10th November 2019
25/11/2019
This years’ service was one of the best attended for a few years with well ...
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The Lee Family
22/11/2019
Does anyone have any information about the Lee family mentioned in this article or know ...
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Coffee Morning
11/11/2019
Every Friday morning from 10.00 until 11.30am. in Dry St Memorial Church Hall! SS16 5FP (on ...
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The source of the name "Laindon"
09/11/2019
FYI. The name “Lain” is french L’Ain (the Ain), the Ain River in France. Ain ...
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Who remembers our Joan Rosaire and her Wonder Horse Goldy
03/11/2019
Although born somewhere on the Welsh/English borders, Joan is a Billericay Girl. Her Grandparents’ circus ...
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Laindon & District Community Archive 2020 Calendar
03/11/2019
The LDCA 2020 calendar is now available – price £6 (plus postage if it has ...
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Laindon War Memorial
02/11/2019
Many of you will know that due to the development work going on by Swan ...
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Memory Day October 26th 2019.
26/10/2019
Twenty five people attended October’s Memory Day at the Laindon Library this morning, at least ...
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Laindon Buses
27/02/2020
I used to catch the number 26 Eastern National bus from the bottom of King Edward Road and High Road,...
Dr. D.S.Chowdhary 1902-1959 by his Daughter
24/02/2020
I worked for many years as School Secretary at Chowdhary School. It was such a happy school and I have...
Photographs with a Purpose
22/02/2020
To the editor. How did you get such great photos so clear and bright. Great job. Editor. The originals were...
Photographs with a Purpose
22/02/2020
I used to drink at the Crown Hotel in the late 60s. A great photo.
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