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  • 1. Towards the railway bridge from The Broadway.
    1. Towards the railway bridge from The Broadway.
  • 2. Hall's Corner in the 1958 flood
    2. Hall's Corner in the 1958 flood
  • 3. London Road, with Ivy Cottage on the right.
    3. London Road, with Ivy Cottage on the right.
  • 4. The High Street.
    4. The High Street.
  • 5. The village pump, in the High Street.
    5. The village pump, in the High Street.

    • Browse through these pages and share your thoughts on Wickford’s history.

    This website is a developing collection of memories, photographs, stories and comments, forming the community history of Wickford – the town and its surrounding areas. In ‘Wickford’ we include Runwell, Battlesbridge, Shotgate, Rawreth, North Benfleet, Crays Hill, Downham and the Ramsdens – the boundaries are very flexible.  You are invited to explore this history and to add to it, by adding comments to existing articles or providing new photographs, memories and personal histories.

    Featured subjects
    • Businesses

      Businesses

    • Carnival and Fetes

      Carnival and Fetes

    • Private houses

      Private houses

    • The Market

      The Market

    Featured articles
    • Carter & Ward, new venture after the Second World War.

      Carter & Ward, new venture after the Second World War.

      Karrimix, one of the Carter and Ward group of companies.
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    • Wickford Academy of Music and Elocution

      Wickford Academy of Music and Elocution

      Principal: Florence Fox, L.L.C.M. A.L.C.M.
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    • Wickford Railway Station and Wick Lane Railway crossing

      Wickford Railway Station and Wick Lane Railway crossing

      These photographs are showing the railway through Wickford in earlier times.
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    • How to meet the Archive group.

      How to meet the Archive group.

      Meet members of the Archive at their Memory Desks.
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    Latest articles

    • Old Barclays Bank building on the Broadway

      11/03/2019
      The Old Bank House is threatened with demolition.

    • Wickford Churches

      10/03/2019
      Newly acquired photographs of church buildings in Wickford.

    • 'Stowell'

      04/03/2019
      A bungalow in Ozonia Avenue.

    • Bowling in Wickford

      04/03/2019
      Bowling in the early 20th century.
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    Latest comments
    • Wickford’s Catholic Churches 21/04/2019 My 2 x great grandfather's nephew lived in Milestone Cottage, as listed in 1911 census. He later moved into a...
    • Prentice’s cycle shop (Republished August 2016 with family photograph). 20/04/2019 Was great to meet Vaughan today at Stow Maries Aerodrome. He showed us around. Really enjoyed his tour and stories....
    • In and around Runwell 19/04/2019 I used to have a friend who lived in the staff houses at Runwell Hospital. Her name was Anne Blenkinsop...(I...
    • Wickford Junior School memories. 15/04/2019 I remember Mrs Bottle - lovely lady and teacher. Also Mr and Mrs Rainey. Mr Rainey played at London Palladium....
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