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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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Laindon Poem - 1931 Laindon Recorder
14/02/2019
Laindon Poem – 1931 Laindon Recorder Browsing through and old 1931 Laindon Recorder I came across ...
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School Photo - Mr Gay's Class.
06/02/2019
Can anybody put names to the faces in this photo taken in the quadrangle of ...
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Photos of Langdon Hills Primary 1911
03/02/2019
My cousin in Norfolk was recently sorting through her late mother’s box of old photos and came ...
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Shops and residential properties High Road Langdon Hills
02/02/2019
Below are maps and descriptions of the shops and properties in High Road, Langdon Hills ...
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Prof. Noall-Stevens (1906–1990)
31/01/2019
Some people in our area may remember him as Professor Noall-Stevens. He has recently been ...
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‘Carlton’, The Avenue and the Standen Family.
28/01/2019
We were contacted this week by Simon Callan with a request for information about a ...
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Annual Photographic Display 2019
26/01/2019
Please note that this event replaces the Memory Day at the Library on 30.3.19. Thank you.
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Memory Day 26th January 2019.
26/01/2019
Our first Memory Day of 2019 was a huge success. Around 35 people attended Laindon ...
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Road Names of Laindon 2.
18/01/2019
Further to Ken’s article on ‘Laindon Road Names’, other roads in Laindon were named after ...
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Road Names of Laindon
18/01/2019
I am not sure how many of you are aware that the local Echo, every ...
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Merry Christmas 2018.
17/12/2018
We would like to thank all our contributors for their continued support throughout 2018 and ...
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Memories of Form 4B, 1954/55 LHR.
06/12/2018
Anyone remember “Form 4B” at LHR 1954/55? I will start the ball rolling. Me, John Birch, others ...
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Funeral Group on Laindon Station
25/11/2018
The above intriguing photograph taken on Laindon Station raises several questions. What year was it? ...
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School Quiz 1961.
24/11/2018
The above cutting from the Basildon Standard dated 25th March 1961 shows a photo of ...
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Laindon War Memorial 11.11.2018.
11/11/2018
Around 100 people turned out on 11.11.2018 to pay their respects at the Laindon War ...
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Chowdhary School Class Photo 1969/70
10/11/2018
I was recently shown this photo of my class at Chowdhary School. I am the ...
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From Langdon Hills to Vancouver.
28/10/2018
Dr John Z Garson of ‘Bethume’, High Road, Langdon Hills (Surgery at ‘Hiawatha’, High Road, ...
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