Photos of South Eastern Gas Board outing from Rainham Kent, approx 1950. Can anyone recognise any of these people?
http://blog.rainham-history.co.uk/2012/06/1950s-outing-photos-rainham-kent.html
South Eastern Gas Board outing from Rainham
- Details
- Category: Help Wanted
- You are here:
-
Home
-
News
-
Help Wanted
- South Eastern Gas Board outing from Rainham
History Articles
FROM PUMP TO RUSSETT(sic)
FROM PUMP TO RUSSETT(sic)
The pushchair was tantalisingly out of reach, hanging, draped in coal dust - covered cobwebs, from t...
History Articles
Things Aren't Always What They Seem - Tudor...
Things Aren't Always What They Seem - Tudor...
THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM by Freddie Cooper
Originally published in Action Forum, Aug 200...
History Articles
Christmas in Rainham in the 1950s
Christmas in Rainham in the 1950s
Christmas in Rainham in the 1950s
Sadly Christmas in Rainham appears to be much quieter these days ...
History Articles
PARLIAMENTARY RECOGNITION FOR RAINHAM
PARLIAMENTARY RECOGNITION FOR RAINHAM
PARLIAMENTARY RECOGNITION FOR RAINHAMby Freddie Cooper Aug 2004
The announcement that the Boundary ...
History Articles
THE BARGAIN HOUSE Rainham Kent
THE BARGAIN HOUSE Rainham Kent
The Bargain House came to Rainham in 1924. In the photo below of Rainham High Street in 1925 The Bar...
Photos
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987:Winter 1987/88 Snow...
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987:Winter 1987/88 Snow...
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987:Winter 1987/88 Snow in Kent
Rainham and Kent in general were hit...
History Articles
Greens of Rainham/Medway Mercedes - Photos of Site...
Greens of Rainham/Medway Mercedes - Photos of Site...
Greens of Rainham/Medway Mercedes
Greens of Rainham was one of the main car dealers in Rainham loca...
History Articles
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 30th Anniversary
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 30th Anniversary
Hempstead Valley Shopping centre (aka Savacentre) near Gillingham Kent was constructed in the late 1...
History Articles
Jezreel's Tower, Gillingham, Kent
Jezreel's Tower, Gillingham, Kent
The Story of Jezreel's Tower, Watling Street/Canterbury Street in Gillingham, Kent
Picture postcard...
History Articles
The Ever Changing Face of Rainham
The Ever Changing Face of Rainham
The Ever Changing Face of Rainham: Rainham Mark, Belisha Beacon, Hop and Vine pub, Rainham Kent Phot...
History Articles
Hop Picking Pictures and Notes from John Godfrey...
Hop Picking Pictures and Notes from John Godfrey...
Some Pictures and Notes from John Godfrey
Probably taken in the late 1940’s, at Wakely’s hop garden...
History Articles
THE GREEN LION PUBLIC HOUSE by Hazel Staden...
THE GREEN LION PUBLIC HOUSE by Hazel Staden...
THE GREEN LION PUBLIC HOUSE by Hazel Staden
Photo of The Green Lion Public House Rainham Kent ar...
History Articles
COUNCIL ACQUIRES EAST HOATH WOOD
COUNCIL ACQUIRES EAST HOATH WOOD
COUNCIL ACQUIRES EAST HOATH WOOD
by Freddie Cooper
A recent newspaper report indicated that 25...
History Articles
LAST PRIZE FIGHT TOOK PLACE HERE by Freddie...
LAST PRIZE FIGHT TOOK PLACE HERE by Freddie...
LAST PRIZE FIGHT TOOK PLACE HERE by Freddie Cooper
In the years which immediately preceded the las...
History Articles
The Real Edmond Drake, Vicar of Upchurch, Father...
The Real Edmond Drake, Vicar of Upchurch, Father...
THE REAL EDMUND DRAKE, VICAR OF UPCHURCH, 1560-1567
One of the things you will be told about l...
History Articles
Rainham's War Memorial by Paul Bishop
Rainham's War Memorial by Paul Bishop
Rainham's War Memorial by Paul Bishop
Rainham's war memorial at St Margaret's Church, lists the nam...
History Articles
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper (Part...
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper (Part...
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper
Action Forum, May 2001
Almost all houses had fairly large...
History Articles
THE CHANGING FACE OF RAINHAM Kent (Part 1)...
THE CHANGING FACE OF RAINHAM Kent (Part 1)...
THE CHANGING FACE OF RAINHAM
By Freddie Cooper, Action Forum November 2002
It was encouraging to s...
History Articles
THE CHANGING FACE OF RAINHAM Kent (Part 2)...
THE CHANGING FACE OF RAINHAM Kent (Part 2)...
THE CHANGING FACE OF RAINHAM Kent
By Freddie Cooper, from Action Forum, December 2002
Mr William H...
History Articles
Dene Holes found in Rainham, Kent
Dene Holes found in Rainham, Kent
Dene Holes found in Rainham, Kent
A number of 'Dene Holes' have been discovered in different ...
History Articles
WATTS THE CHEMIST
WATTS THE CHEMIST
WATTS THE CHEMIST , Rainham Kent
Action Forum, July 2002
Among the archives of Watts the Rainh...
History Articles
How Was Berengrave Lane so named? ...
How Was Berengrave Lane so named? ...
HOW WAS BERENGRAVE LANE SO NAMED?
By Freddie Cooper, December 2001
I am fortunate in having so...
History Articles
The Lord Stanley Pub
The Lord Stanley Pub
Rainham Kent Photos & Information
In a recent issue of Action Forum, there was a query about Th...
History Articles
THE LORD STANLEY Public House Upchurch
THE LORD STANLEY Public House Upchurch
THE LORD STANLEY
Action Forum, November 2001
In July a reader asked the editor if anyone knew ...
History Articles
Rainham Mark, Belisha Beacon, Hop and Vine pub...
Rainham Mark, Belisha Beacon, Hop and Vine pub...
Rainham Mark, Belisha Beacon, Hop and Vine pub, Kent Photos & Information
The Ever Changing Fac...
History Articles
Rainham Telephone Numbers
Rainham Telephone Numbers
Rainham Telephone Numbers
List compiled by David Auger from British Phone Books. These show the loc...
History Articles
Upchurch Pottery & Tudor Cafe Rainham
Upchurch Pottery & Tudor Cafe Rainham
The tinted colour photos of Upchurch Pottery shop and Tudor Cafe in Rainham Kent are commercial post...
Photos
Historical Photographs of Rainham, Kent Gallery 4
Historical Photographs of Rainham, Kent Gallery 4
Rainham Kent Photos & Information
These old photos of Rainham Kent were kindly supplied by Pau...
Photos
Rainham Kent Photos from Peter Hales
Rainham Kent Photos from Peter Hales
Rainham Kent Photos & Information
The following details were received from Peter Hales. We are...
Photos
Pictures of Rainham Kent taken from St Margarets...
Pictures of Rainham Kent taken from St Margarets...
Historical Photographs of Rainham, Kent
Pictures of Rainham Kent taken from St Margaret...
Photos
Recent Rainham Kent Photos
Recent Rainham Kent Photos
Rainham Kent Photos
These are more recent photos of Rainham Kent although changes can also be se...
Photos
Gillingham Northern Relief Road A289 & Medway Tunnel...
Gillingham Northern Relief Road A289 & Medway Tunnel...
Gillingham Northern Relief Road/Medway Tunnel/Wainscott Bypass Kent Photos
Gillingham Northern Reli...
Photos
Old Photos of Wigmore Kent
Old Photos of Wigmore Kent
Old Photos of Wigmore, Gillingham, Kent
This is a collection of old photos of the area around...
Photos
Historical Old Photos of Gillingham Kent
Historical Old Photos of Gillingham Kent
These old Photos of Gillingham Kent were ones my grandmother had kept from her childhood.
Byron ...
Photos
Photos of Rainham People from Bygone Times
Photos of Rainham People from Bygone Times
Photos of Rainham People from Bygone Times. These photos of various Rainham residents over the year...
Photos
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Channel Tunnel Rail Link bridge across River Medway
Although not directly affecting Rainham a...
History Articles
Thai Chilli Restaurant at the Green Lion
Thai Chilli Restaurant at the Green Lion
The Thai Chilli Restaurant at the Green Lion has closed. As of 2020 The Green Lion pub has also clos...
History Articles
Local Documents about Rainham
Local Documents about Rainham
Local Documents about Rainham
These documents are not historical records but show more about everyd...
History Articles
Costs of Building in Woodside,Wigmore 1939
Costs of Building in Woodside,Wigmore 1939
What was the cost of Building a New House in Woodside,Wigmore in 1939?
My grandparents purchased a ...
Photos
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 30th Anniversary
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 30th Anniversary
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 30th Anniversary
Hempstead Valley Shopping centre (aka...
Photos
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987:Winter 1987/88 Snow in Kent
Rainham and Kent in general were hi...
History Articles
Tudor Cafe - Menu 1938
Tudor Cafe - Menu 1938
This is a copy of a menu card from the Tudor Cafe, date is probably about 1938 - shows the prices th...
History Articles
Friends of St Margaret's Church, Rainham, Kent
Friends of St Margaret's Church, Rainham, Kent
Friends of St Margaret's Church, Rainham, Kent
There will soon be information about the Frien...
History Articles
Water Saving Ideas to Beat The Drought and...
Water Saving Ideas to Beat The Drought and...
Rain water Harvesting,Water Storage/Conservation for Beating the Drought
Water Saving Ideas t...
History Articles
Programme for Rainham Horticultural Society Show 1957
Programme for Rainham Horticultural Society Show 1957
Programme for Rainham Horticultural Society Show 1957
The scans below are of the Programme for Rain...
History Articles
Maps of Rainham Kent
Maps of Rainham Kent
Maps of Rainham Kent over the years. These maps show how Rainham Kent has grown in size over...
Local Events
Local Events
Local Events
This is intended to be a list of local events taking place in and around Rainham. If you have an eve...
History Articles
Beneath Your Feet
Beneath Your Feet
Often we are looking at elements of history all around us but not the one place we walk all the time...
History Articles
Manor Farm has photos of wrong Rainham!
Manor Farm has photos of wrong Rainham!
Manor Farm has photos of wrong Rainham!
I was in the Manor Farm pub rec...
History Articles
View From Rainham to Isle of Grain
View From Rainham to Isle of Grain
A photo of Rainham looking towards the Isle of Grain, taken by Sid Gilbert.
History Articles
Rainham Police Station
Rainham Police Station
Rainham Police station was closed in 2007 along with the Police Stations in Gillingham, Rochester...
History Articles
A Drive Through Rainham Kent
A Drive Through Rainham Kent
This is a video drive through Rainham Kent that may be of interest to former residents of Rainham...
History Articles
Walk From Hempstead towards Chatham
Walk From Hempstead towards Chatham
Its 6 AM. and time to take my dogs for a walk. I open my front door and immediately smell the beauti...
History Articles
Foxborough Woods Parkwood Rainham
Foxborough Woods Parkwood Rainham
I used my bus pass again yesterday and I took the bus from Hempstead valley Shopping Centre to Medwa...
Local Events
Rochester Dickensian Christmas
Rochester Dickensian Christmas
Rochester Dickensian Christmas 3/4 December 2011
The Rochester Christmas Market is a Germa...
Local Events
Rochester Traditional Christmas Market 2011 at Rochester Castle...
Rochester Traditional Christmas Market 2011 at Rochester Castle...
Rochester Traditional Christmas Market 2011 at Rochester Castle Kent
The Rochester Dickensian...
History Articles
Restaurants in Rainham 2010
Restaurants in Rainham 2010
Driving through Rainham on my way back from Sittingbourne today, I noted the following restaurants. ...
History Articles
Memories of Rainham - Part 1 by Colin...
Memories of Rainham - Part 1 by Colin...
I have posted these articles from Colin MacGregor taken from the Action Forum of December 1996 and J...
History Articles
Memories of Rainham - Part 2 by Colin...
Memories of Rainham - Part 2 by Colin...
This article was taken from the Action Forum January/February 1997 Number 308Memories of Rainham by ...
History Articles
The Keg Boys - In Memory Of Stan...
The Keg Boys - In Memory Of Stan...
The Keg BoysIn Memory Of Stan The Man This memoir of another life has been prompted by the death of ...
Local Events
Remembrance Sunday Service & Parade Rainham
Remembrance Sunday Service & Parade Rainham
Remembrance Day Service & Parade Rainham
The Rainham Remembrance day service is at 1015 o...
History Articles
Rainham Kent History Forum
Rainham Kent History Forum
There is a forum dedicated to the history of Rainham Kent and with many contributors finding long...
History Articles
Mystery Photographs - Berengrave Lane Rainham 1900s
Mystery Photographs - Berengrave Lane Rainham 1900s
Mystery Photographs - Berengrave Lane Rainham 1900s
I was contacted recently by someone sell...
History Articles
Southern Water/South East Water Drought
Southern Water/South East Water Drought
South East Water have announced today that the last 12 months have been the driest since 1976 and...
History Articles
Finds in St Margarets Church Rainham Kent
Finds in St Margarets Church Rainham Kent
Medway News, 24/9/2009
A FRAGMENT of medieval glass is among artefacts uncove...
History Articles
Shops in Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 2012
Shops in Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 2012
This is a list of shops in Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre as of early 2011. Some have now changed ...
History Articles
1987 Hurricane/Great Storm in Rainham Kent
1987 Hurricane/Great Storm in Rainham Kent
1987 Hurricane/Great Storm in Rainham Kent
Along with much of the rest of the South East of England...
History Articles
The Queens Head Pub Wigmore/Harvester Restaurant Rainham
The Queens Head Pub Wigmore/Harvester Restaurant Rainham
The Queens Head pub has been in Wigmore since at least the 1930s. This is a photo of it from appr...
History Articles
Snow in June 1989 (or was it!)
Snow in June 1989 (or was it!)
It's Snow Wonder!
Freak blizzards sweep through Medway in June 1989. This front page of Medway News...
History Articles
Nineteenth Century Rainham - Health Reforms after Scarlet...
Nineteenth Century Rainham - Health Reforms after Scarlet...
NINETEENTH CENTURY RAINHAM
Titbits from Milton Union records by Audrey Perkyns
In the 1860s and 18...
History Articles
MEMORIES OF RAINHAM by Doug Kitney
MEMORIES OF RAINHAM by Doug Kitney
MEMORIES OF RAINHAM From Action Forum July 2004
Dear Editor,
After a previous letter of mine wa...
History Articles
MEMORIES OF RAINHAM Part 1 by Doug Kitney...
MEMORIES OF RAINHAM Part 1 by Doug Kitney...
MEMORIES OF RAINHAM From Action Forum August 2001
Dear Editor,
Like my six brothers I was born ...
History Articles
The Sheppey Crossing and Kingsferry Bridge History
The Sheppey Crossing and Kingsferry Bridge History
The Sheppey Crossing and Kingsferry Bridge History (from Action Forum June 2006)
...
History Articles
Rainham School for Girls
Rainham School for Girls
RAINHAM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Dear Editor,
It was in 1932 that the children who were eleven ye...
History Articles
Rainham Vicarage & Parsonage
Rainham Vicarage & Parsonage
Rainham Vicarage & Parsonage
I recently started to give talks again on the history and de...
Photos
Theatre Royal Chatham
Theatre Royal Chatham
Photos of the Theatre Royal building in Chatham prior to demolition
{gallery}galleries/chatha...
Photos
Photos of Rainham in 2001
Photos of Rainham in 2001
This gallery of photos were taken in 2001 on film and have been scanned into digital copies. Ther...
Photos
Rainham Snow 2010
Rainham Snow 2010
Along with the rest of the South East and much of the whole UK Rainham had a heavy covering of sn...
History Articles
Tesco Bowaters Ball (Water Tower)
Tesco Bowaters Ball (Water Tower)
Many people have asked what the big ball/tower is in the car park at Tescos on the A2 at Rainham....
Photos
Photos of 1987 Hurricane in Rainham Kent
Photos of 1987 Hurricane in Rainham Kent
This gallery shows a selection of images of the immediate aftermath and of trees uprooted taken s...
History Articles
MEMORIES OF THE FINAL YEARS OF COZENTON FARM,...
MEMORIES OF THE FINAL YEARS OF COZENTON FARM,...
MEMORIES OF THE FINAL YEARS OF COZENTON FARM, 1963 to 1966
I read with interest Fr...
Photos
Newspaper Front Pages from the 1980s
Newspaper Front Pages from the 1980s
This is a selection of some key newspaper front pages and their headlines during the 1980s. ...
History Articles
LOCAL NATURE RESERVE STATUS FOR FOXBURROW WOOD
LOCAL NATURE RESERVE STATUS FOR FOXBURROW WOOD
LOCAL NATURE RESERVE STATUS FOR FOXBURROW WOOD
Along with other residents backing on to Foxburrow W...
Local Events
Medway Chinese New Year Parade 2012 in Chatham/Rochester...
Medway Chinese New Year Parade 2012 in Chatham/Rochester...
Medway Chinese New Year Parade 2012 in Chatham/Rochester
The 2012 Chinese New Year celebratio...
History Articles
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper (Part...
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper (Part...
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper
Action Forum, March 2001
I was studying the information ...
History Articles
Parkwood Wards Homes Sales Brochures and Promo Leaflets...
Parkwood Wards Homes Sales Brochures and Promo Leaflets...
Ward Homes Sales Brochures and Promo Leaflets from the 1960s For Rainham Park Housing Estate - now k...
History Articles
The Iron Lady - Newspaper Headlines from the...
The Iron Lady - Newspaper Headlines from the...
Although these newspapers are not directly related to Rainham they give a good idea of history of...
History Articles
Newspaper Front Pages from the 1980s Part Two...
Newspaper Front Pages from the 1980s Part Two...
More newspaper front page headlines from the 1980s
Stories covered include Margaret Thatcher ...
Photos
M2 Motorway Widening / Channel Tunnel Rail Link...
M2 Motorway Widening / Channel Tunnel Rail Link...
These are photos taken of the M2 motorway being widened during 2002-2004 and show the bridges at ...
Local Events
The Producers - New Musical from Stage Theatre...
The Producers - New Musical from Stage Theatre...
Following the massive success of their production of Les Miserables, Stage Theatre Society are pr...
History Articles
Growing up in Rainham in the 1940s
Growing up in Rainham in the 1940s
My family lived in Rainham from 1946 until about 1976. I was 8 when we arrived and remember the pla...
History Articles
Falklands War Daily Newspaper Headlines
Falklands War Daily Newspaper Headlines
Coming soon, daily newspaper headlines from the Falklands War 30 years ago this year. Copies of t...
History Articles
Rainham Golden Jubilee Parade - June 2002
Rainham Golden Jubilee Parade - June 2002
This is a video of the Rainham Golden Jubilee parade in 2002 showing iconic vehicles from the previo...
History Articles
View from Rainham Church 2012
View from Rainham Church 2012
View from St Margarets Church Tower over Rainham 2012
Rainham church is in the centre of the ...
History Articles
Photo of Perks grocers Longley Road Rainham ...
Photo of Perks grocers Longley Road Rainham ...
I received this message today. Does anyone have any information to assist?
I wonder if you can help...
History Articles
My Childhood Memories of Rainham by Vernon Verrall...
My Childhood Memories of Rainham by Vernon Verrall...
My Childhood Memories of Rainham
My first recollections of Rainham are when my family moved into a ...
History Articles
The Rose Public House Rainham
The Rose Public House Rainham
I recognise the pub, but when I lived in Rainham as a boy (1930-38) itwas a ‘farmer’s ...
History Articles
Rainham Football Club 1920s
Rainham Football Club 1920s
I was wondering whether the attached photograph of a football team might be of interest to you. My g...
Local Events
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
The privacy policy for Rainham History.
This site uses cookies to improve the experience and del...
Rainham Life
Twydall Kent in 1960s
Twydall Kent in 1960s
We moved to Lyminge Close, Twydall in 1960 from our wartime built pre-fab in Wigmore when I was 15 m...
History Articles
Rainham History Facebook Page
Rainham History Facebook Page
Rainham History - Old Photos of Rainham is now on Facebook, hopefully another, better way to be able...
Photos
Rainham Kent Snow Photos 1987
Rainham Kent Snow Photos 1987
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987: Pictures of the Winter 1987/88 Huge Snowfall in Kent
Rainham an...
History Articles
Music in the 1980s - Home taping is...
Music in the 1980s - Home taping is...
In today's connected world when even your mobile phone can play music and videos and store your e...
History Articles
High Speed 1 - HS1 Railway Line Construction...
High Speed 1 - HS1 Railway Line Construction...
With all the current news about HS2 being planned and the route from London to Manchester via Bir...
Photos
Rainham Snow 1979
Rainham Snow 1979
Kent was hit very badly by snow in Jan 1979. I remember waking to massive snowdrifts and cars bur...
Photos
Rainham Snow 1983
Rainham Snow 1983
Kent was hit very badly by snow in Jan 1983. I remember walking to school for several weeks with ...
History Articles
Siloam Farm Rainham
Siloam Farm Rainham
Siloam Farm is situated on Mierscourt Road Rainham and has long historical connections with menti...
History Articles
Old Petrol Filling Stations in Rainham
Old Petrol Filling Stations in Rainham
There has been a lot of change with petrol stations in Rainham over the last few years with many clo...
History Articles
Moor Street A2 Rainham Kent
Moor Street A2 Rainham Kent
The main A2 between London, Canterbury and Dover runs through Rainham. Interestingly the road has a ...
Local Events
Rochester Sweeps Festival Programme of Events 2013 -...
Rochester Sweeps Festival Programme of Events 2013 -...
Sweeps Festival 2015 Information
Download Sweeps Festival PDF programme of events. The 2013 Sweeps ...
Local Events
Rochester Sweeps Festival 2014 - Programme of Events...
Rochester Sweeps Festival 2014 - Programme of Events...
Sweeps Festival 2015 Information
The Rochester Sweeps festival programme for 2014 is now available....
Local Events
Rochester Sweeps Festival 2013 Morris Teams/Dance Sides
Rochester Sweeps Festival 2013 Morris Teams/Dance Sides
Sweeps Festival 2015 Information
Rochester Sweeps Festival Morris Teams/Dance Sides
This is a list...
History Articles
Rainham Church Bells 1913
Rainham Church Bells 1913
The bells of St Margarets Church Rainham. The tower had 6 bells until 1913, the oldest ...
History Articles
A249 Sheppey Crossing Bridge - Kingsferry Bridge Kent...
A249 Sheppey Crossing Bridge - Kingsferry Bridge Kent...
The new A249 Sheppey Crossing opened in 2006 to replace the old Kingsferry Bridge between Sheerne...
Historical tales
Church School Station Road Rainham
Church School Station Road Rainham
Photo of Church School at top of Station Road Rainham Kent around 1900 with Ye Old White Horse pub o...
History Articles
Childrens Toys 1900s Rainham
Childrens Toys 1900s Rainham
I recently visited the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands where a typical villa...
History Articles
1987 Hurricane Newspaper Headlines
1987 Hurricane Newspaper Headlines
Newspaper headlines from The Guardian on 17th October 1987 following the Great Storm that hit the...
History Articles
Jacobs Shop - 6 Station Road Rainham Kent...
Jacobs Shop - 6 Station Road Rainham Kent...
The attached photo is 6 Station Road about 1920/25. You may be able to read the name over the shop w...
History Articles
Holmwood, 27 Wigmore Road, Wigmore, Gillingham
Holmwood, 27 Wigmore Road, Wigmore, Gillingham
My family lived in Wigmore from 1955 to 1966. Our house was No 27 Wigmore Road (Holmwood), which sti...
History Articles
Terrys Dairy Wigmore Hempstead Kent
Terrys Dairy Wigmore Hempstead Kent
Terry's Dairy was on Wigmore Road, Wigmore, Gillingham adjacent to Holmwood. The dairy was sold to U...
History Articles
Manor Farm Pub Beefeater Gas Showroom Rainham
Manor Farm Pub Beefeater Gas Showroom Rainham
The Manor Farm Pub and Beefeater restaurant in High Street Rainham Kent used to be the Gas Showrooms...
History Articles
Old Police Station Rainham Kent
Old Police Station Rainham Kent
The old police station in Rainham Kent closed in 2007. The site remained derelict for some years ...
History Articles
Origins of Rainham Street Names
Origins of Rainham Street Names
Some Well-Known Rainham Street Names
Longley Road: Named after headmaster John Longley who served a...
History Articles
A History of Berengrove Park
A History of Berengrove Park
A History of Berengrove Park
Originally Berengrove Park had been part of the Manor of Queenco...
History Articles
Otterham Quay in 1900
Otterham Quay in 1900
Otterham Quay in 1900
For centuries Otterham Quay had served as an important port on the Rainham si...
History Articles
Founding of Rainham Recreation Ground
Founding of Rainham Recreation Ground
The Founding of Rainham Recreation Ground
Demand for a recreation ground increased during th...
History Articles
Providence Chapel Orchard Street Rainham Kent 1884
Providence Chapel Orchard Street Rainham Kent 1884
Providence Chapel was built in 1884 in Orchard Street Rainham Kent. At the time the street would hav...
History Articles
Arthur Percy Light of Gillingham Kent (HMS Hogue)...
Arthur Percy Light of Gillingham Kent (HMS Hogue)...
When I find them I'm trying to add photos of local Rainham and Kent people that may be of interest o...
History Articles
The Railway Pub, Station Road, Rainham
The Railway Pub, Station Road, Rainham
Memories of ‘The Railway’ pub during the early 1970s
The Railway pub thrived during the early 1970s...
History Articles
Rainham in the 1880s
Rainham in the 1880s
Life in Rainham Kent in the 1880s
In 1881 Rainham had far fewer buildings and a much smaller ...
History Articles
SinkHole/Dene Hole at Rainham Mark Grammar School Kent...
SinkHole/Dene Hole at Rainham Mark Grammar School Kent...
After the sinkhole discovered in the centre of the M2 motorway, another has been found in the ground...
History Articles
Memories of Well-Known Orchard Street School Teachers
Memories of Well-Known Orchard Street School Teachers
Memories of Well-Known Orchard Street School Teachers
Most teachers tend to be remembered as ...
History Articles
Early Years of the Rainham Flower Show
Early Years of the Rainham Flower Show
The Early Years of the Rainham Flower Show
The origins of the Rainham Flower Show date back t...
History Articles
Rainham Cricket Club 1902
Rainham Cricket Club 1902
Photo of Rainham Cricket Club taken in 1902. Richard Wakeley is in the middle row wearing a cap a...
History Articles
Richard Mansfield Wakeley Junior
Richard Mansfield Wakeley Junior
Richard Mansfield Wakeley Junior 1870-1943
Rainham Farmer and Cricket Legend
Born into a ...
History Articles
Rainham in the Years Leading up to First...
Rainham in the Years Leading up to First...
Life in Rainham during the Years Leading up to World War 1
Growing rapidly as a town on ...
History Articles
White Horse Pub Rainham Kent
White Horse Pub Rainham Kent
Photo of the White Horse pub in Rainham in early 1900s. Read about life in Rainham in the years l...
History Articles
Old Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
Old Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
The Cricketers pub is situated in the heart of Rainham on the A2 High Street, next to the church and...
History Articles
Broad Walk Rainham
Broad Walk Rainham
Where is Broad Walk Rainham Kent?
Broadwalk Rainham Kent is shown in many old documents and t...
History Articles
The Upchurch Railway Train Crash Disaster of August...
The Upchurch Railway Train Crash Disaster of August...
The Railway Crash Disaster of August 1944
One of the most serious incidents experienced ...
History Articles
John Richardson-World War Two Pathfinder Hero and Rainham...
John Richardson-World War Two Pathfinder Hero and Rainham...
John Richardson
World War Two Pathfinder Hero and Rainham Cricket Icon
John Richardson ar...
History Articles
Rainham in the 1850s
Rainham in the 1850s
Rainham in the 1850s
Still a relatively small village located on the edge of the borough of S...
History Articles
The First Rainham Youth Football League Champions
The First Rainham Youth Football League Champions
The First Rainham Youth Football League Champions
Young, talented and successful, Rainham Youth Foo...
History Articles
Rainham in the late 18th Century
Rainham in the late 18th Century
Rainham in the late 18th Century
During the later years of the 18th century Rainham, which formed p...
History Articles
Bug Hutch Rainham - Royal Cinema
Bug Hutch Rainham - Royal Cinema
The Rainham ‘Bug Hutch’
Originally constructed as a Salvation Army hall, the Royal cinema which cou...
History Articles
Sir Cecil Wakeley – Famous Surgeon
Sir Cecil Wakeley – Famous Surgeon
Sir Cecil Wakeley – Famous Surgeon
A long standing Rainham family, the Wakeley’s have produce...