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  • Laindon Shops and Employment – Mid Sixties 15/07/2019 My Mother's family lived in Laindon from the 1920's, so from Time to Time, I visited them long before I...
  • Cecil Alex Hewett 1926-1998, another one of Laindon’s famous and talented people 15/07/2019 Christopher Howse of the Telegraph newspaper kindly referenced Cecil Hewett's 'Cathedral and Monastic Carpentry' in his "Sacred Mysteries' column last...
  • Uncle Bill Foyle and King 14/07/2019 I delivered glass to a factory unit at the farm. Upon opening the driver's door I was confronted by a...
  • Chowdhary School, Lee Chapel North 1980 13/07/2019 Hi all Does anyone remember my name? I can’t remember what my last name was lol, it was either WARD...
  • The Triangle Shops Fire 3rd January 2013. 11/07/2019 I live on Berry Lane, corner of Emanuel Road. I remember that day, I was in Lakeside when my friend...
  • 6th Laindon Scout Troop 10/07/2019 I have some very fond memories from my time at 6th Laindon. I attended between 1987 to 1989 where the...
  • Photographs of some Laindon Roads 29/06/2019 I used to go with my father to two wholesalers, R & J Pamets; and Hardings (they sold the best...
  • ‘Mr Laindon – Parky’ 28/06/2019 Does anyone know anything about his home or how he passed away?
  • Hilly Road residents Sara and George Hunt 27/06/2019 So glad to find this, it's intrigued me to find a road sign where there is no road. Did Hilly...
  • Laindon High Road School 1958 (11 of 14) 25/06/2019 On the photo of 1958, page 11 of 14, I am number 17 James (Jim) Reilly.
  • Laindon High Road School 1956 (11 of 11) 25/06/2019 I just came across L H R school long photo of 1956 teachers and pupils, for your records page 11...
  • Laindon High Road School 24/06/2019 Who can forget the boys' outside toilets at both LHR and Langdon Hills? They were so much fun to utilize...
  • Goldsmiths – The Brooks Family – Chapter 1 22/06/2019 Hi Nigel Thank you for the corrections, and yes I know it was Maud Wellington, surprised I did not spot...
  • Laindon High Road School 19/06/2019 I don't remember showers but I remember the outside toilets in the playground.
  • Goldsmiths – The Brooks Family – Chapter 1 18/06/2019 Alfred Brooks was my great grandfather. I think there are one or two corrections that need to be made to...
  • Laindon High Road School 14/06/2019 Further thoughs on the old school. Did we have showers in the early 1960s? Because if we did I certainly...
  • The Dunton Reunion 2015 12/06/2019 Hi, has anyone got any photos of the bungalows located in the second Ave off lower dunton road. My great...
  • Funeral Procession in High Road, Laindon. 12/06/2019 I have one indelible memory concerning Collings' hardware store. My father never once hit or caned my two brothers or...
  • Funeral Procession in High Road, Laindon. 10/06/2019 There are several intriguing factors surrounding this post. The RAF was only formed in 1918 by the government combining the...
  • Private Arthur Judge – Korean Hero 05/06/2019 This is my great grandfather. A true hero who I have looked up to all my life. I never got...
  • Railway Approach 1940’s and New Century Road 1950’s 05/06/2019 The shop was owned by and operated by Tom Griffin who lived in New Century Road (Delmage). He had 3...
  • Dust Bins — Then & Now! 05/06/2019 We will track all these dust bins down in due course. My addition is a set of 6 on the...
  • Presland’s Fair 05/06/2019 Having discovered your website I found the article on Presland's Fair most interesting. I am trying to find if there...
  • Dust Bins — Then & Now! 04/06/2019 There were also waste bins grouped just off the bend where St Nicholas Lane curved to go up toward the...
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