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  • 'Ghosts' of Wickford

    'Ghosts' of Wickford

    When I first came to Wickford in 1975, I was told that a white witch  ...
  • 1964 Wickford Carnival Pictures

    1964 Wickford Carnival Pictures

  • 1967 Carnival Queen Ann Camp and Princess Sonia Martin

    1967 Carnival Queen Ann Camp and Princess Sonia Martin

    Wickford Carnival Queen  presenting her  Princess with the trophy for the best lady driver in ...
  • Artificial flowers go all over the world - Mr William Croot.

    Artificial flowers go all over the world - Mr William Croot.

    “I even send daffodils to Wales,” said Mr W. Croot, Vice President of the Wickford ...
  • BOB STEPHEN TEST POST

    BOB STEPHEN TEST POST

      NOTES Since the work below I investigated some page layout options. If images to the side ...
  • Brock Hill area "Obelisks"

    Brock Hill area "Obelisks"

    Having recently moved to Brock Hill, I have noticed some peculiar “obelisks” situated in the ...
  • Comments on the Wickford Academy of Wickford

    Comments on the Wickford Academy of Wickford

    Interesting comment on the Wickford Academy of Wickford. Miss Florence Fox taught my mum Gertrude Nathan ...
  • Edward Bentley, the Runwell Horse-Burker

    Edward Bentley, the Runwell Horse-Burker

    Written for 'Essex Belongs To Us' under the title, 'The Shocking Case of the Essex Horse-Burker'
  • First World War insignia

    First World War insignia

    Overseas and wound stripes
  • Foyles Farm, Crays Hill

    Foyles Farm, Crays Hill

    Does anybody remember Billy Foyle’s farm at Crays Hill, with the lion, think called Khan? ...
  • Graham Gooch opening new kitchen furniture shop.

    Graham Gooch opening new kitchen furniture shop.

    This photograph was taken in the new shop adjoining Chris’s DIY, in Southend Road,  when ...
  • Harry Skeggs (1924 - 2017) - one of the first British troops to enter Bergen-Belsen, in April 1945.

    Harry Skeggs (1924 - 2017) - one of the first British troops to enter Bergen-Belsen, in April 1945.

    The funeral of Harry Skeggs, a committed and engaged member of St Catherine’s congregation for ...
  • Interactive map

    Interactive map

  • Jersey Gardens

    Jersey Gardens

    This picture shows what is now approximately number 25. Postage is believed to be between ...
  • Open Day, 2018, remembering the 1958 Flood.

    Open Day, 2018, remembering the 1958 Flood.

    Jo Cullen took a number of photographs during the day. Here is one of them.
  • Opening of the new Key Markets store in 1981.

    Opening of the new Key Markets store in 1981.

    On the 24th March, 1981, Key Markets opened a new store in Wickford. A large number ...
  • Personal pictures of carnival preparations.

    Personal pictures of carnival preparations.

    The picture of the bride and groom is of my Auntie Pat ( Kathleen Taylor) ...
  • Photo memories of Wickford carnival in the late 1940s.

    Photo memories of Wickford carnival in the late 1940s.

    Another later entry into Wickford carnival – Auntie Pat (Kathleen) Taylor dressed as ‘The Old ...
  • Runwell Fayres   1976

    Runwell Fayres 1976

  • Shane Fenton aka Alvin Stardust

    Shane Fenton aka Alvin Stardust

    A history of Stardust in Wickford
  • Stanley's sermon hits the airwaves

    Stanley's sermon hits the airwaves

    On the 27th May, 1981, the Rev. Stanley Hodges had the biggest congregation of his ...
  • TEST POST - ICON MANIPULATIONS

    TEST POST - ICON MANIPULATIONS

    Added icon to Media Library (default-icon-deletion-test.jpg) Setup this page and made icon the default Featured Image Published ...
  • The changing River Crouch.

    The changing River Crouch.

    Changing views of the River Crouch
  • The Harrows, North Benfleet.

    The Harrows, North Benfleet.

    The Harrows public house was originally in Harrow Road, North Benfleet. See photos below. The night ...
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