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  • Belmont Avenue (b), photographs of the end of the 1950s. 23/01/2020 I think I recognise the house ... maybe closer to 40 Belmont, or it was knocked down when the Tudor...
  • Personal Memories of Wickford in the late 1950s. 23/01/2020 What was the name of the shop round the corner from Waverley Crescent? I was born and bred in Wickford....
  • Church Road in Ramsden Bellhouse, and the original houses. 20/01/2020 My Nan and Grandad lived at “Fairholme”, Church Road - Emily and Herbert Gower, along with their sons Arthur and...
  • Wickford’s Lady Chimney Sweep 20/01/2020 My uncle, Eric Clark, and his wife, Mary, lived in first cottage, and Mr and Mrs Carter lived next door....
  • Warders Bakery 20/01/2020 Do you have a picture of the bread van?
  • Wickford Dates 19/01/2020 The canal (1823). Are there any plans available of where they were going?
  • A little more history of Shotgate. 19/01/2020 I would absolutely love to speak to any of the Archer family still around in the area. I am from...
  • Betty Shynn’s memories of “The Hut”, Runwell Gardens 19/01/2020 My Auntie Betty is pleased to read your comments and remembers you well. Can you please put my mind at...
  • Wickford Secondary School 1951/2 – School Play, 18/01/2020 It's so good to see this photo. My aunt was Phyllis Pitt, her good friend was Margaret Whitlock. I know...
  • The Vanished Giants of Wickford. 16/01/2020 A very vivid childhood memory were the huge elms along Castledon Road lining the hill up to the church. They...
  • Betty Shynn’s memories of “The Hut”, Runwell Gardens 11/01/2020 I remember you. I did gardening for Mr Pearmain. He had an orchard between his house and 'the Hut'. The...
  • Fremnells Manor and Hanningfield Reservoir 11/01/2020 As I have mentioned in other parts of this website, after I left school in 1952 I became a gardener...
  • 1960s(?) Coach Trip 10/01/2020 This was a Swan pub dart club outing. Second row from bottom, first left, is George Whiting, who lived in...
  • Wickford Youth Centre 10/01/2020 Are you talking about the youth centre at the old secondary school in Market Road, Wickford? If so it was...
  • BARRY PATMORE – MORTEN HARKET COMES TO TOWN! 08/01/2020 I'm not in the photo but think I may have won the first race. Having trained around Hanningfield reservoir, I...
  • Fremnells Manor and Hanningfield Reservoir 07/01/2020 I have been given a letter from a descendant of the owner Edmund Low who lived at Fremnells in 1825...
  • Runwell Cricket Club 1 04/01/2020 Top photo of RCC shows Jim Sloane (2nd from left) and Alan Jones (centre, in white shirt) who was Chair...
  • Belmont Avenue (a), memories from the 1950s. 31/12/2019 I am Nicholas White - the eldest son of Daphne White who is mentioned above. I was born at The...
  • View of the area comprising Seven Acres, Appletree Way and Rettendon View 29/12/2019 I lived in Seven Acres, a turning off Rettendon View. I well remember racing down Rettendon View on our bikes...
  • Nevendon Road Recreation Ground Playleadership 29/12/2019 My mother, Doreen Mears, led the Playleadership group at Nevendon Road for many years. She was instrumental in raising the...
  • Demolished Buildings of the Broadway. 29/12/2019 The flat roofed building on the extreme right used to be David’s Estate agents and the building on the extreme...
  • More Churches of Wickford 29/12/2019 I remember going to events during the school holidays. It must have been in the mid 60s as I was...
  • Photographs taken in Church End Lane in 1960s. 29/12/2019 Joe Saunders was a good friend of my family. Joe was a volunteer (reserved) fireman in Wickford, and we would...
  • Church Road in Ramsden Bellhouse, and the original houses. 28/12/2019 I have lived at 'The Chalet', Church Road, with my husband and now two children for the past 18 years....
Latest articles

  • Fremnells Manor and Hanningfield Reservoir(2)

    22/01/2020
    Details of the ownership of Fremnells

  • Belmont Avenue (b), photographs of the end of the 1950s.

    14/01/2020
    Following on from Sue Sage's memories.

  • 1960s(?) Coach Trip

    09/01/2020
    This photograph was handed into us at Wickford Library. Do you recognise anyone in the picture?

  • Runwell 1977: Celebrating the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

    08/01/2020
    Recognise anyone?
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