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An unusual view of Benfleet Station
03/07/2020
Approaching Benfleet Station from Leigh-on-Sea
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Memorial Service for John Cole
22/06/2020
Memorial Service for John Cole, veteran of the Battle of Waterloo.
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C.W. Comerford
20/06/2020
New material/photos and sketches on this artist.
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VE Day Celebrations Albion Road
18/06/2020
Photos showing residents of Albion Road celebrating VE Day.
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HMM Algeciras leaves the UK on the 15th June 2020
15/06/2020
The world's largest container ship, HMM Algeciras leaves the Thames on the 15th June 2020.
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Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 2
12/06/2020
Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 2
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Embedded in the Depths of Consciousness
06/06/2020
South Benfleet was no more than a small hamlet that appeared more farming community than railway suburb.
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Unnoticed changing nature of local surroundings
04/06/2020
Back in the 1920-30s when Canvey was first spotted by entrepreneurs there was too much land for one person to develop.
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Memories of 1st and 2nd Benfleet Sea Scouts
03/06/2020
Between 1969 and 1971 my scouting career and horizons literally took-off, when I assumed the mantle of Leader of 1st & 2nd South Benfleet Sea Scouts.
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Frank's mini-roundabout legacy
02/06/2020
Benfleet's mini-roundabout creator, Frank Blackmore, obituary in the Evening Echo.
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Canvey Island vs South Benfleet cricket match on the 2nd June 1928
02/06/2020
This picture is of a cricket match between Canvey Island and South Benfleet cricket match ...
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Tarpots mini-roundabouts installed in 1989
02/06/2020
The installation of the twin mini-roundabouts at Tarpots in 1989.
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Memories of Tarpots in the 1960s
01/06/2020
I moved to New Thundersley as it was then known in 1963. At that time we would come to the Tarpots to shop.
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'Formosa', Roseberry Avenue
17/05/2020
Do you have any information about this property and its original owners?
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The Devil Steps
14/05/2020
Local folklore
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VE Day 75th Celebration Street Party
08/05/2020
Photos of a socially distanced Street Party for VE 75 in Kimberley Road.
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The 1918/19 Spanish Flu - pt 1 of 7
16/04/2020
Background to the Spanish Flu and its effect on Benfleet.
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Daws Heath – The Forgotten World War 2 Outpost. By Richard Burgess.
09/04/2020
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The Changing Face of Tarpots
28/03/2020
Do you remember Tarpots as seen in these photos?
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"The Elms" - 448 Benfleet High Road
11/03/2020
Do you have any information about this house, built in 1900?
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Edmund Alfred Wray postman and veteran of two World Wars. Part 1.
27/02/2020
In his retirement he lived in Benfleet.
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Father Leslie Drake retires
15/02/2020
The following item appeared in the Echo on Tuesday January 7th, 2020.
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A Travelling Showroom visited South Benfleet
14/02/2020
The above picture and article appeared in ‘The Gas Light & Coke Company’ Co-Partner’s magazine ...
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Gloster Meteor jet crash
05/02/2020
On the 12th April 1952 a jet plane crashed behind houses in Philmead Road
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King John School Days in the 1960s – Remembered by Glenn Newman
03/08/2020
Loved the picture of Pinocchio 1967. I think that is me (Rosemary Mitchell) in the long black skirt on the...
King John School Group Photos
02/08/2020
Re photo 'King John School date unknown', it is 1965. Line up, as far as my memory goes is: Back...
Reverend Ralph Gardner
31/07/2020
Hi, my name is Stuart Dobson and I found a book called The Spotted Dog from 1948 and inside is...
Hill Road
28/07/2020
Robert Scott, you may have known Mrs Allamand at Grand View as it adjoined the piggery. Mrs A, my grandmother,...
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