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  • Laindon Park Primary School 10/11/2018 Laindon Park Primary School not Junior, I attended the school from Sept 1974 until July 1981. Took part in the...
  • Langdon Hills Primary (10 of 10) 09/11/2018 10 Tony Maitland
  • Langdon Hills Primary ( 5 of 10) 09/11/2018 32 Christine Maitland ( now Howell)
  • Laindon Buses 08/11/2018 I remember the double decker buses that went to Laindon train station. When I started work in London in 1972...
  • Some memories 07/11/2018 Another bungalow named ‘Lilac’ was in Victory Avenue, Laindon. This was the home of Mrs I Flack. I looked on...
  • Some memories 07/11/2018 Colin, Bob Davies is my cousin. His family lived in "Lilacs" Beatrice Road which ran off Berry Lane and connected...
  • Some memories 06/11/2018 Hi. Lilac is mentioned a few times, can anyone tell me if this is the same Lilac that was expropriated...
  • You Can’t Go Home Again? 31/10/2018 I quote from the Air-raid Damage Report (Brentwood Division) as follows:- Langdon Hills. on 8.11.43. at 22:45. 2 - H.Es...
  • V2 on Laindon – 21st November 1944 31/10/2018 The Air Raid Damage Report ( Brentwood Division) names the site of this incident as Durban Road but it does...
  • You Can’t Go Home Again? 30/10/2018 Alan, I was unaware that New Avenue was bombed in 1943 nor where your grandmother lived. I do know that...
  • You Can’t Go Home Again? 30/10/2018 Interesting to read. I didn't live in Laindon but my Grandparents did. My grandmother lived in New Avenue off Great...
  • Pound Lane Estate 25/10/2018 I lived at 12 Pound Lane a few years ago. I was born in that house in 1970 and sadly...
  • Park Lodge – Synagogue 1968 – 1976 24/10/2018 Not forgetting Percy Waterman who took many services throughout the years and was President of Basildon Community Association for a...
  • Christmas Party 1953 21/10/2018 Hi. I've just seen this photo. My husband Roy Haswell is number 32 next to Colin Hussey. He lived in...
  • Netball Girls 19/10/2018 Hi. I was told about your web page and have looked at it. You have a photo of the 1955...
  • Memories of Vowler Road 19/10/2018 In response to Martin’s comment - it is indeed the same Dr. Garson. I traced his daughter Niki using Google....
  • Langdon Hills Primary ( 4 of 10) 19/10/2018 Suki Garson's real name was Susan and she is indeed the younger daughter of Dr Garson. Her older sister is...
  • St Nicholas Church – Best Kept Churchyard 18/10/2018 A beautiful churchyard to be sure. My brother died before I was born and was buried somewhere in children's corner....
  • Memories of Vowler Road 18/10/2018 Is that the same Garson (Garcon?) who had two daughters, Nikki and Suki? That's weird as purely by coincidence, a...
  • Co-Operative Store 14/10/2018 Near the top of this thread, " White Horse Oil" was mentioned. Although I only met my Grandfather in the...
  • Laindon Park Primary School 14/10/2018 So beautiful reading through these comments. I live in Australia now and just talking about my wonderful memories of primary...
  • A surfeit of butchers in Old Laindon 12/10/2018 Our butcher was Eric Godden. He ran the store with his wife until he was called up. For the rest...
  • A surfeit of butchers in Old Laindon 11/10/2018 Matters of interest needing a response are only found in late evening when an early start is needed tomorrow! Buckenham...
  • The Cobb Family of Fleetwood Lodge 28/09/2018 Hello Joan was my Dad's ( Gerald Ramsden) cousin, I have fond memories of going to visit Joan in Langdon...
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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 ...

  • Chowdhary School Class Photo 1969/70

    10/11/2018
    I was recently shown this photo of my class at Chowdhary School. I am the ...

  • From Langdon Hills to Vancouver.

    28/10/2018
    Dr John Z Garson of ‘Bethume’, High Road, Langdon Hills (Surgery at ‘Hiawatha’, High Road, ...

  • Remembrance Day Service at 3pm at the Laindon War Memorial Sunday 11th Nov. 2018.

    26/10/2018
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