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  • Fortune Services Station

    Fortune Services Station

    22/02/2011
    A service station with a long association with Laindon
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  • Victorian Post Box

    Victorian Post Box

    21/02/2011
    On the green by the junction of Laindon Common Road and Noak Hill Road. Is there another in the Basildon borough?
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  • Travelling Down Noak Hill

    Travelling Down Noak Hill

    21/02/2011
    Look at the roof line on the Right
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  • The Old Fortune Of War

    The Old Fortune Of War

    21/02/2011
    From drinking when the horse did the driving to wheels for your car
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  • The Blacksmith's

    The Blacksmith's

    21/02/2011
    An old meeting place for the community
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  • Milestone

    Milestone

    21/02/2011
    It appears that this stone was laid anytime between 1683 and 1823. Milestones are rapidly ...
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  • The Three Spires

    The Three Spires

    21/02/2011
    More buildings that have been around for many years
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  • Laindon Common

    Laindon Common

    20/02/2011
    The common, as a park was created in 1260 for the people of Laindon
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  • The Dukes Head

    The Dukes Head

    20/02/2011
    It is believed that the Dukes Head is the oldest public house in the old parish of Laindon.
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  • The Forming of Phoenix Striders Walking and Running Club

    The Forming of Phoenix Striders Walking and Running Club

    20/02/2011
    During our short life we have organised The Basildon 5K for 6 years and 1mile Fun Run for the past 2 years, these in aid of Little Haven's Children's Hospice.
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  • Richards Dairy

    Richards Dairy

    20/02/2011
    Drink more Richards Laindon Milk
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  • Hilda Bragg (née Harber) - Memories of Laindon and World War II

    Hilda Bragg (née Harber) - Memories of Laindon and World War II

    16/02/2011
    September 3rd 1939 was not an ordinary Sunday. Church bells rang and some people went to a Service but most folk stayed at home waiting to hear the worst.
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  • Lee Chapel-Ebenezer Gospel Hall (Non-denominational)

    Lee Chapel-Ebenezer Gospel Hall (Non-denominational)

    16/02/2011
    Many of the newcomers, or 'plotland pioneers', came 'down the line' from East London area and they were seeking something different. So from the about 1905 through to the mid 1920s a number of small mission halls sprung up.
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  • Dunton Farm Colony/Caravan Site

    Dunton Farm Colony/Caravan Site

    16/02/2011
    Over the centuries Dunton like the rest of the surrounding area had seen many changes, ...
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  • Ceylon Villa and York Villa

    Ceylon Villa and York Villa

    15/02/2011
    Both houses over the past 100 years would have had many tenants but York Villa had a special tenant who is still remembered to day with great affection 'Doctor Chowdhary'.
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  • Carpets with a past

    Carpets with a past

    14/02/2011
    This building is comparatively new dating to the 1970's
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  • Blackmore Farm House

    Blackmore Farm House

    14/02/2011
    This is a Grade II listed, late 1700s timber frame and plastered house with an earlier core
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  • Langdon Hills Second World War Army Camp

    Langdon Hills Second World War Army Camp

    13/02/2011
    Built in our hour of need and now returned to farmland
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  • Footsteps through Laindon and Laindons got Talent

    Footsteps through Laindon and Laindons got Talent

    13/02/2011
    The following article about Laindon and St Nicholas Church appeared in the Bishop of Bradwells ...
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  • New Housing In Laindon

    New Housing In Laindon

    12/02/2011
    Planners and Architects idea of the way forward in housing!
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  • Dry Street

    Dry Street

    11/02/2011
    A short video clip of a trip down Dry Street
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  • Little Burstead Church

    Little Burstead Church

    10/02/2011
    Looking to the north as you pass through Little Burstead Parish while travelling along Dunton Road
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  • Dunton Church

    Dunton Church

    10/02/2011
    The old Parish Church of Dunton
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  • Laindon Shopping Centre

    Laindon Shopping Centre

    10/02/2011
    The new shopping centre that replaced the High Road shops
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  • Berry Boys Club. 03/08/2022 I boxed at Berry Boys club 1970 to 1972. I Remember Derek and Steve and Bernard and secretary John. Also,David...
  • Ken Collier – Berry Boy’s Boxing Club 02/08/2022 Does anybody remember Mathew Laudat and David O'Neil at this club in 1971/72?
  • Chowdhary School Class Photo 1969/70 31/07/2022 I was in Miss Davis's class, she then married and became Mrs. Barnes. Steven Jack and Steven Troad were in...
  • Salvation Army Group Approx. 1950. 24/07/2022 Hi Joan Baterip and Martin Sarfas, similar train of thought to Joan my maternal grandmother is a Sarfas, also from...
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