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  • Christmas Party in St Nicholas Church Hall 1957. 02/09/2021 The vicar in the photo was my granddad Rev. Bill Winfield. He later moved to Thorpe Bay and died in...
  • Lee Chapel North (Part 3) 31/08/2021 My grandparents David and Emily(nee Merritt) Reeves were bombed out of London and were moved into WhiteOaks bungalow during World...
  • Jillean Hipsey (neé Porter)…Netball legend 29/08/2021 I have to tell you, you have mis spelled the name of one of the players in the photo, it...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 23/08/2021 Thank you Lorraine...In addition of me being involved with the Laindon & District Community I am also involved with the...
  • Lee Chapel North (Part 3) 21/08/2021 Hi Eric Pasco Alan Reeves was my mother Dorothy's youngest brother, her other brother was David. Sadly Alan died a...
  • A Laindoner’s memories by Ted Bruley 20/08/2021 I had a paper-round during 1968/9, delivering to the then Plotlands sites up the hill from the Railway Station, I...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 18/08/2021 Hi Kenneth unfortunately I don't know when the family purchased Smilers Farm but I do know they lived there for...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 17/08/2021 Hi Lorraine...your comment is of added value but can you add anything about the family owning Smilers Farm in Pound...
  • GW Jeakins Removals and Storage 17/08/2021 Hi I’ve been reading this with great interest and can add to the sawdust side of the Jeakins family ....
  • V2 on Laindon – 21st November 1944 10/08/2021 This is a copy of the text from the air raid damage log recorded during the hostilities. 21st November 1944...
  • V2 on Laindon – 21st November 1944 09/08/2021 I’ve only just discovered this entry as I was researching my family history and searching for the location of Durban...
  • Raglan Road, The Hall Family 05/08/2021 Helen Hall was also my grandmother. She is buried in the old churchyard over the crown hill. We must be...
  • The Bungalow Cafe 05/08/2021 I visited the Bungalow Cafe on many occasions in the late 40's early 50's and knew Mrs Whomes and Maureen...
  • Grant Best of Durham Road, Laindon 25/07/2021 I remember you getting married but I think you left soon after. I used to get Eric's dinner from the...
  • Grant Best of Durham Road, Laindon 24/07/2021 Hi Paul, reading your story has certainly brought back memories for me !. I started at Grant-Best in late 1960...
  • Brian Cordell 22/07/2021 I am shocked to hear of Brian Cordell's passing. I was at Laindon High Road School, a few years younger...
  • The Church on the Hill – St Nicholas 22/07/2021 As a recent new volunteer helping to keep Mother Nature in check with the Church grounds, I am proud alongside...
  • Markhams Chase Story 22/07/2021 I attended Janet Duke Primary and Juniors from about 1961 (I was born in 1956) I think my first teacher...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 17/07/2021 Sad news indeed. I had the pleasure of meeting Nina and Colin seven or eight years ago on an extended...
  • Sandy Penson 14/07/2021 Do we know who the other shadow dancers were please?
  • Grant Best Limited, Durham Road: A potted history 13/07/2021 I remember your father well. We lived on the other side of Victoria Avenue a little further along. I recall...
  • The Blacksmith’s 12/07/2021 Too far back for living memory but my ancestors came from Laindon in the early 1800s. In 1884 Edward Miller...
  • The Old Fortune Of War 12/07/2021 Noticed the name of the pub Fortune of War. My 5x grandfather Edward Miller ran the Fortune of War pub...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 05/07/2021 I'm so saddened to hear the news about Nina. She was a lovely lady and I really enjoyed getting to...
  • Who remembers our Joan Rosaire and her Wonder Horse Goldy 05/07/2021 My friends and I used to go regularly to the winter quarters in Coxs Farm Road. Joan was always very...
  • Langdon Hills Primary ( 8 of 10) 04/07/2021 29 is Ronnie Edwards
  • Langdon Hills Primary ( 9 of 10) 04/07/2021 36 is Stephen Price
  • Langdon Hills Primary (10 of 10) 04/07/2021 No 26 is Trevor Adams
  • Langdon Hills Primary ( 6 of 10) 28/06/2021 No 29 is it Harry Hopkins the family did emigrate to Australia after his sister was born
  • Chowdhary School Class Photo 1969/70 28/06/2021 Hi Ellen remember Tracey English well - think bottom next to Bella is me Karen steel and next to Tracey...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 23/06/2021 I am very sad to read the news that Nina has gained her angel wings after such a long struggle...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 18/06/2021 Dear friends, thank you for your kind words. Sadly because of the covid pandemic we have been unable to keep...
  • The High Road from North to South. 17/06/2021 Thank you for the pictures Barry. We lived in the bungalow "Jireh" in the 50's between Dr Choudray and Cleggs...
  • Uncle Bill Foyle and King 13/06/2021 My mother Margaret Doubtfire was friends with Bill Foyle in about 1963, I went to his house and I saw...
  • Memories of Dry Street 12/06/2021 Hi Anthony, You may find these links to the Basildon History website of interest, they show images from the sanatorium...
  • Memories of Dry Street 11/06/2021 I have been trying to trace my grandfather, and I do know that he suffered with tb. I'm pretty sure...
  • Cliftonville, the home of Grace Healing 11/06/2021 Thank you for taking an interest in this, Colin. Since my original post a couple of days ago, I too...
  • Cliftonville, the home of Grace Healing 10/06/2021 Hello Chris. I have searched through the 1949 electoral register and have found two properties with the name 'Cliftonville'. The...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 09/06/2021 I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Nina she was an amazing lady who did so much...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 09/06/2021 I am so sorry to hear this. She was a lovely lady. I went on several walks with her and...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 08/06/2021 I've been on this site since 2011. In the early days Nina was the one most active, naming all the...
  • Langdon Hills Primary ( 9 of 10) 08/06/2021 No 40 is Guy Ward who sadly drowned when we were on holiday on 11th July 1964
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 03/06/2021 Sad to hear of Nina's passing. I loved her memories of old Laindon, both by talking to her and on...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 03/06/2021 I have just heard of Nina's passing, I feel numb. She was an amazing lady and her knowledge was second...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 03/06/2021 I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of Nina, she helped so many people. The world will be a...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 02/06/2021 Nina was my dad’s (Jim Burton) cousin. She helped me immensely when I started out tracing my family tree. Her...
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 02/06/2021 So sad to hear this,deepest sympathy to the Humphrey family. Will be sadly missed on this site.
  • Nina Humphrey 1946 – 2021 31/05/2021 RIP Nina
  • A Pictorial History of Laindon’s Buses (2 of 2) 18/05/2021 Brings my childhood back to life. We moved to Dunton Road in 1956 when I was 9 and buses played...
  • Joan Dowling 18/05/2021 Thank you so much for the information. I collect Royal Film Performance programmes and theatrical garden party programmes and I...
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