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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 new 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.

    General information for all users of our new website
    Important info. for registered users of our old site retaining the same email address
    Important info. for registered users of our old site now with a new email address

    All existing pages and comments from our previous website are here on the new one.  You will find links to all our subject material in the top bar and links to featured posts and new material down below.

    Featured subjects
    • Businesses

      Businesses

    • Carnival and Fetes

      Carnival and Fetes

    • Private houses

      Private houses

    • The Market

      The Market

    Featured articles
    • Wickford Floods 1958: a community exhibition

      Wickford Floods 1958: a community exhibition

      St. Andrew’s Church, 20th – 22nd September 2018.
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    • First World War Memorials (1) - 100 years since a crash over Shotgate, March 7th 1918.

      First World War Memorials (1) - 100 years since a crash over Shotgate, March 7th 1918.

      Memorials to two airmen
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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

    • Gigney 'advertising plate' - the original.

      12/09/2018
      “Please see the pictures which I hope will prove of interest. The plate is the ...

    • Wickford Floods 1958: a community exhibition

      12/09/2018
      St. Andrew’s Church, 20th – 22nd September 2018.

    • Wickford Market 1950s

      20/07/2018
      This photograph shows a rather drab time. Bright colours were in short supply. The structure in ...

    • Wickford Women's Institute Celebrate 100 years.

      20/07/2018
      On the 12th June 2017, Wickford Women’s Institute celebrated their 100th anniversary. The Queen sent ...
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    Latest comments
    • Wick Farm 12/09/2018 Editor. In late April 2018, Les came back with another comment. "After discussing the dates with relations yesterday, it is...
    • Runwell Hall – the Lordship of the Manor of Runwell. 06/09/2018 My grandmother, Ethel May, was cook at Runwell Hall in the early 1900s, and married Mark Gentry, who also worked...
    • Nevendon School 03/09/2018 My mum went to this school. Her name was Shirley Rickards, and she was born in 1938.
    • What’s in a name? 28/08/2018 Thanks for the guidance Trevor. I went with EB-M in B scheme in the end and the model is almost...
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