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  • King John School – My Memories of the Early 1950s 22/03/2019 Hello Elsie, I do remember you, I was at the school from about 1950 to 1953. I left school at...
  • Thundersley Primary School 1964 19/03/2019 Photo 9 Christopher surname is Lodge.
  • Robin Knox-Johnston 16/03/2019 There is a spinnaker pole suspended from the ceiling of the bar at BYC, reputed to be from Suhaili. True?...
  • King John School – My Memories of the Early 1950s 14/03/2019 Your name rings a bell Brian but for the life of me I cannot put a face to it...I moved...
  • Eric Challis 14/03/2019 I worked with Eric on the Co-op late 70s. In April '79 my father died but loved Old Leigh. As...
  • Aerial View of Tarpots Corner 23/02/2019 The person that attended the DIY shop opening, when was this please? The service station on the corner was called...
  • A Brickmaking Team in the Hadleigh/Benfleet Area c.1900 23/02/2019 The picture supplied has been cleaned up.
  • King John School 1965 – 1969 20/02/2019 Former pupils who left KJS in 1968 and 1969 needed. We are repeating the CLASS OF ’69 - On FRIDAY...
  • King John School Teachers’ Football Team 1974-5 15/02/2019 As far as I can remember, back row L- R Blackshaw (maths) Gibbons (metal work and careeers advisor) (Davis PE?)...
  • Fire Engine Crash 15/02/2019 The restaurant was still Busby’s, see the sign in the background.
  • King John School Group Photos 13/02/2019 I think the teacher was Mr. Blaker and the picture was taken outsie "the huts"
  • Bert Evans and King John School’s Part In The 1953 Floods 11/02/2019 My apologies for the last posting since it was not Dave Evans who drove his Dad's car but Mark Ballard...
  • Bert Evans and King John School’s Part In The 1953 Floods 10/02/2019 Although my wife attended his school, I knew Mr Evans by name only. She also witnessed the dreadful flood from...
  • Bert and Clarice (Queenie) Green 10/02/2019 This brings back a few memories. I think the Rev. is Alex Banks who conducted the wedding of my wife...
  • Vic Barnes Christmas Cartoons 10/02/2019 My Father served with Vic Barnes in Force 132 in the Falkland Islands from mid 1942 to early 1945. My...
  • North Benfleet At War 1939-1945 10/02/2019 My vivid memories from South Benfleet are [I’m nearly 83 now] that a V1 Rocket landed short on Benfleet golf...
  • The Battle of Beamfleot (Benfleet) 09/02/2019 Last kingdom S3 also brought me here. V Interesting reading about the place names and the authenticity of them!
  • Howard’s Dairies 07/02/2019 My grandad was Alf Pepper his horse was Don. They retired from Howard's Dairies in 1961. My mum said he...
  • Views of Bread and Cheese Hill 02/02/2019 Great to see these photos. I was just adding a relative to my family tree and was wondering where the...
  • King John School – Early History 01/02/2019 Went to King John School between 1952 and 1957. Loved reading the teachers' names. Remembered most of them. Does anyone...
  • Benfleet Cottages – unknown road. 31/01/2019 These cottages were in what is now Essex Way. At the time the photo was taken the road would have...
  • King John School Days in the 1960s – Remembered by Glenn Newman 31/01/2019 Hi all you King John school people, from long past to just a few years ago. I went there from...
  • Mr Joyce’s memories of HMS London and PQ17 28/01/2019 My dad was on HMS London. I wish I had information about him, he was a Petty Officer probably called...
  • Benfleet Junior School Sports Teams – Boys 1958/59 22/01/2019 The lower picture on this page: back row: Dave Owens, Malcom (I think) Yaxlee, Peter Crabbe, Roger Smith, Terry Hebburn...
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