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  • The Blacksmith shop in Benfleet Village 06/12/2023 We still have one of those anvils from the Benfleet forge. Its old & battered but has a nice ring...
  • Arundel Road before and after it was developed 02/12/2023 Terry Harding was my father. Sadly he died in 1997 when I was 22 years old, not long after the...
  • Memories of Tarpots in the 1960s 01/12/2023 The Garage on the corner of Lambeth Road & London road was owned by the Clift Family, and became a...
  • Jo Karslake 30/11/2023 I used to be in the same class at school with Jo’s sister Elizabeth. Remember her Dad well.
  • Arundel Road before and after it was developed 30/11/2023 Terry was my grandfather, I would have loved to have met him and talked about the farm they used to...
  • Memories of Tarpots in the 1960s 28/11/2023 Dad (Ken) worked as one of the two petrol pump attendents at the Esso Garage on the corner opposite The...
  • King John School Days in the 1960s – Remembered by Glenn Newman 26/11/2023 I attended King John 1956/58. Mr. Evans was head and Miss Boon deputy. I remember Masters Bell, Beddows, Garton, Harris,...
  • King John School – Early History 24/11/2023 I started there in 1967 and I’ve got a feeling that we were the first year after it became a...
  • Appleton School 1982 24/11/2023 We all look so young, maybe we need a reunion. I would love to know what everyone is up to😍...
  • King John School – Early History 23/11/2023 I can only narrow it down to a small period - I went in 1971 and it was a comprehensive....
  • Dr. Norman H. Sutcliffe 19/11/2023 Thanks to everyone for their kind words about my Dad. He was kind, understanding and took great pride in helping...
  • Who was the rustic woodworker of Thundersley in 1917? 19/11/2023 Does Badger Hall still exist? My Dad used to visit relatives here in the 50s. I can’t seem to find...
  • King John School – Early History 17/11/2023 Do you know what year it converted to become a comprehensive? Is there any information about this anywhere? Thanks.
  • Essex Carriers Ltd. 17/11/2023 I was the manager of Eurofreight Ltd. (Trukair Division) at Southend Airport. As a member of the Atlas Express Group,...
  • Leonard Ward 14/11/2023 I have two prints of Ledbury signed by Leonard Ward. They are beautifully sketched in rather unusual pen and ink...
  • Leonard Ward 14/11/2023 There was an art editor at TV Times in the late 1950s and 1960s called Leonard Ward, although his signature...
  • Turtella Dress Co. Ltd. Late 40s/early 50s 12/11/2023 My mum worked there in the 1960s and 1970s, at that time it was called Dorothy Wards. Next to the...
  • Benfleet House Names 12/11/2023 169 Oakfield Road, built late 1920s, was called Haven View. Right up until the mid 1960s, before massive development obscured...
  • Memories of Tarpots in the 1960s 08/11/2023 I remember the library being in a house, I think long and narrow, on the corner of Rushbottom Lane. No...
  • Leonard Ward 07/11/2023 I have 4 pencil drawings of Benfleet pubs, St Mary's Church, and the Lobster Smack on Canvey. All are signed...
  • Stella Bouchereau’s memories of life in Benfleet 02/11/2023 Hi Dave, I also live abroad in Australia, I was last in Benfleet 2013. I had a great time with...
  • St Mary’s Church Bell Tower Wind Vane 01/11/2023 I've just watched a repeat of the program. Can't help but wonder if the "NB" is for North Benfleet. Is...
  • Appleton School – The Early Days 29/10/2023 I was at this schools 1969 -73 and the entire time was wretched and hellish, a living hell from the...
  • Kents Hill Road – From Rural Idyll to Modern Suburb 26/10/2023 Thanks for your reply- I had a look at the article. It says 493 was 93- but then on the...
  • Kents Hill Road – From Rural Idyll to Modern Suburb 24/10/2023 This is so interesting to read! I live at 493 Kents Hill Rd N, in one of four houses built...
  • Tarpots Post Office post card dated May 1936 21/10/2023 I have been looking for a picture of this bungalow for years. I lived here in the early 1960s; it...
  • Fire Engine Crash 20/10/2023 I watched this happen while I was painting the back of my house in Downer Road North. I went down...
  • Victoria House Corner 20/10/2023 I have a news clipping of a photo of The Kennall Club that was destroyed by fire in 1963 on...
  • Stella Bouchereau’s memories of life in Benfleet 17/10/2023 Hi Stella, I have just come across your post which brought back many happy memories. I spent a lot of...
  • Howard’s Dairies 16/10/2023 I've got a bottle clearly marked if anyone would like it. I found it whilst digging the garden.
  • Memories of Tarpots in the 1960s 15/10/2023 Back in the 1960's, Jones the butchers belonged to my grandfather, Lesley Jones. One of his sons, Owen managed the...
  • Benfleet Primary School Photos taken in the 1960s 10/10/2023 Hello, I attended this school in 1969, and I recall a TV programme being made there about outside toilets in...
  • Essex Way 06/10/2023 Hi Colin Watts, Yes it is me, the Michael you knew, remember you used to always call into our cottage...
  • Benfleet House Names 02/10/2023 Our house was No. 1 Endway later changed to 94 Essex Way.
  • Henry Fuller Hobden 30/09/2023 Dear Mr. Barrett, Thank you for submitting your well-researched, well-written piece. I have made a fresh page,
  • Henry Fuller Hobden 29/09/2023 To the Editors: I am happy for this to be written or re-presented as part of the articles about the...
  • Walter Pickford 27/09/2023 Walter Pickford was in the 5th Battalion. On 10th January 1917, he was moved to the 16th Battalion; wounded on...
  • The Hollywood 27/09/2023 We are celebrating our 43rd wedding anniversary, and had our wedding breakfast here, and it was great, thank you Mike,...
  • Accessibility 27/09/2023 Dear Christine, Firstly, may I offer my condolences on your sad loss. I have held your comments on our Site...
  • Walter Pickford 27/09/2023 Dear Phil, Thanks for your addition to the site. Kind Regards, Pamela J. Bird-Gaines (Editor)
  • Bread and Cheese Hill Tea Shop 27/09/2023 Good Morning Barry, Thanks for your memory, which I have added to our site. Kind Regards Pamela J Bird-Gaines (Editor)...
  • Bread and Cheese Hill Tea Shop 26/09/2023 My Grandparents (Ernest and Mary Jordan) owned the shop after the Bardells owned it. They ran it as a grocery...
  • Walter Pickford 26/09/2023 I have been researching Walter Pickford using Ancestry. He was in the 5th battalion Cheshire Regiment. He went to France...
  • Accessibility 26/09/2023 I am interested in two people who may have been mentioned here. The first is my grandfather who owned a...
  • Appleton class from the past 25/09/2023 Good Morning Derek, Thanks for adding your memories to the site. Kind Regards, Pamela J. Bird-Gaines (Editor)
  • Appleton School – The Early Days 24/09/2023 I attended in 1965/1966 until 1969. I was in 1L to 4L. I enjoyed my days there. I remember most...
  • Appleton class from the past 24/09/2023 DEREK MORETON I left in 1969 but I recognise Pauline Randell. I was her brother's friend. His name was Peter,...
  • Essex Way 24/09/2023 Good Morning Julia, Thanks for adding your memory. Kind Regards, Pamela J. Bird-Gaines (Editor)
  • An Oasis In Benfleet and the last of its kind. 24/09/2023 Good Morning Julia, Thank you for your memory, which I have added to the page. Kind Regards, Pamela J. Bird-Gaines...
  • Essex Way 23/09/2023 My mum was born at Ravenswood on Essex Way in the 1920's, I believe, to the Baker...
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