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  • The history of Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club (2)

    The history of Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club (2)

    05/04/2022
    In 2022 Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club is celebrating its Centenary.  The club was  formed in 1922 as a  company limited by shares. On the page is a list of some of the original shareholders.
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  • The history of Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club (1)

    The history of Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club (1)

    04/04/2022
    In 2022 Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club is celebrating its Centenary. The club was originally set up as a 'Company Limited by Shares'.
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  • Interiors Wallpaper (Wholesale) Ltd

    Interiors Wallpaper (Wholesale) Ltd

    31/03/2022
    22 to 28 Benfleet Road, now occupied by La Quinta, was originally the head office and stores for 'Interiors Wallpaper (Wholesale) Ltd'.
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  • Benfleet Rangers under 13s

    Benfleet Rangers under 13s

    27/12/2021
    I played for Benfleet Rangers junior team in the early 70s
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  • South Benfleet High Street through time

    South Benfleet High Street through time

    23/11/2021
    While researching my article on Benfleet Institute, (which occupied land at the top of the ...
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  • RRS Sir David Attenborough passes Benfleet

    RRS Sir David Attenborough passes Benfleet

    31/10/2021
    These two pictures were taken at 10.30 am on Sunday 31st October 2021 from Benfleet while ...
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  • Margaret Helen Mills

    Margaret Helen Mills

    23/09/2021
    The piano holds a special place in my affections. It was because of this instrument ...
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  • SOUTH BENFLEET, ABSOLUTE TREASURE, LITTLE SWITZERLAND OR SIMPLY PARADISE!

    SOUTH BENFLEET, ABSOLUTE TREASURE, LITTLE SWITZERLAND OR SIMPLY PARADISE!

    21/09/2021
    A new book about South Benfleet has recently become available.
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  • Teddy Bears Picnic Hat for Post Box

    Teddy Bears Picnic Hat for Post Box

    14/09/2021
    Teddy Bears Picnic hat on the Benfleet Post Box at the corner of  St Marys Close and the High Road. 
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  • Photos of Scone taken on a canoe trip

    Photos of Scone taken on a canoe trip

    03/09/2021
    The photos below were taken by Ian Lipscomb when he and Mike Hobday took a ...
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  • An expedition to the Scone

    An expedition to the Scone

    22/08/2021
    Firstly, we would like to say thank you for putting the Scone on your site.  It is likely we would never have found her without you.
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  • South Benfleet and Slavery in St Vincent and the Grenadines

    South Benfleet and Slavery in St Vincent and the Grenadines

    18/08/2021
    The British Parliament outlawed the international slave trade in 1807, but it took another twenty-six years to finally abolish slavery.
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  • The ford between South Benfleet and Canvey Island

    The ford between South Benfleet and Canvey Island

    06/08/2021
    Horse drawn wagons crossing The Creek.
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  • Save Our Greenbelt

    Save Our Greenbelt

    28/07/2021
    At 3pm on Sunday 25th July 2021, a peaceful protest was held at the offices ...
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  • Ray View from across the Benfleet Creek.

    Ray View from across the Benfleet Creek.

    24/07/2021
    A picture of Ray View from across the Benfleet Creek.
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  • Seaside Hat for Post Box

    Seaside Hat for Post Box

    28/06/2021
    Seaside Hat for Post Box on the corner of St Marys Close and the High Road for Summer 2021.
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  • King John School - Mr Neale's Tutor Group 1972

    King John School - Mr Neale's Tutor Group 1972

    27/06/2021
    The photo above was made available by George Webb, who also sent us some comments, ...
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  • Benfleet FC - c.1962

    Benfleet FC - c.1962

    23/06/2021
    A team photo
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  • "Ah! School...the best days of my Life!"

    "Ah! School...the best days of my Life!"

    06/06/2021
    “Ah! School…the best days of my Life!”    I’ve never understood people who say that. Now ...
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  • A sonata written by John Christian Mantel

    A sonata written by John Christian Mantel

    25/05/2021
    Listen to a sonata composed by John Christian Mantel, who was the church organist at St Mary's Church in the 1700s.
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  • Memories of Bygone Years

    Memories of Bygone Years

    11/05/2021
    Arundel Road did not exist beyond the holiday bungalow next to my grandmother’s property, so we had to use her garden to walk through to Overton Road.
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  • Benfleet Institute 1892-1932

    Benfleet Institute 1892-1932

    09/05/2021
      I found the first reference to the site which The Institute came to occupy,  in ...
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  • Sport clubs in Benfleet in the early 20th Century

    Sport clubs in Benfleet in the early 20th Century

    05/05/2021
    Photos of old sport clubs.
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  • Arundel Road before and after it was developed

    Arundel Road before and after it was developed

    03/05/2021
    Life in Arundel Road before it was developed.
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