After the recent appeal for info about the Rainham Spectacular Rainham Spectacular Fair at Cozenton Park 1972 - 1981 and Miss Rainham Competition Winners one of the volunteers at Rainham Community centre was able to get in touch with Kim Unger who was crowned Miss Rainham in 1981.
This photo was taken during the rather wet Rainham Spectacular in 1981 where Kim won the Miss Rainham contest.
My great-great grandfather Horace Smith was a timekeeper at a brick field in Rainham. In 1881, aged 20, he lived with his family at 8 Broad Walk, and was described in the census as a "Clerk in Brickfield". Below is one of several photos that I have of him (in the suit, in the front row) with his work mates
Mr Fred Packham was a local Rainham haulier running a haulage company in the 1930s. The photo below shows him in front of a F.Packham Rainham truck
These photos were taken at the 1972 Rainham Spectacular - do you recognise yourself or anyone else? The fantastic photos give a glimpse into life in Rainham in the 1970s.
Thanks to Jan Baldock and Charlie Neale for some names in the above photo: From right to left centre. Kenny Ware. Steve Davis, Dave Smitherman & Les Coppack
Band "Dixie Cats" playing with bass player Bernie Johnson
Tug of War
Parachutist arrived in the arena
Minature Railway at Rainham Spectacular
Splosh the Scout - 17th Gillingham Scout Group
A picture of a Tug of war team at a Co-op Sports day at the Rec. about 1925.
Standing left to right: Mr Seager,?,?, Mr Black; seated on a chair ?; seated on the ground left to right: Mr Epps, Jim Gray (a policeman), Bill Mudge (Ruby's Father), ?. Can anyone identify the other men?
I have attached a photo of some workers at one of the local Brickfields. If anyone could identify the location and any of the workers I would be interested. My mother was Ruby Mudge who was born at Upchurch in 1914, but lived in High Dewar Road when she married Harry Tottman at the Rainham Congregational Church in 1938. Her uncle, Elijah Boakes (1869 to 1936) was a foreman at the Eastwood brickfield in Quay Lane, Rainham. I wonder if that is where the picture was taken.
Ruby Mudge (in the middle) hopping with her mother and sister Norah (at the left). This must have been taken in the 1930's.
This photo was taken in the quad at Rainham Secondary School for Girls in around 1955. Apparently the teacher is Miss Sladden
Can anyone confirm the year and any names?
5th from left in back row is Marion Domoney and 3rd from left in middle row is Nina Heathfield.
Following the photos of the Rainham Co-op store being demolished Sandra Perkins has been in touch and said "My Mothers parents, my Grandparents, Royston & Ethel Black were Old Time Dance teachers at the Co-op. Upstairs in the hall was one of many places they taught, they lived in Rainham most of their married lives until their deaths"
The Co-operative store had an upstairs/upper hall that was used by various groups for meetings and social events like dances.
These photos show Royston & Ethel Black dancing at the Co-operative hall, their 25th Wedding dance at the Co-op Hall in Rainham and copy of an article about them.
This Staff Photo of Clifford Miller Ltd Insurance Brokers in Rainham was taken in 1975 and used in an advert in the March 1975 edition of Action Forum. Action Forum - March 1975 Number 67
The names are shown as: Back Row: Jean Kittle, Margaret Copeland, Valerie Coshall, Jean Farmer, Margaret Rhodes, Pamela Crozier
Front Row: Mike Parker, Clifford Miller, Diane Miller, Les Dollimore
Action Forum from June 1978 showing a photo of Miss Rainham Melanie-Jane Webb of Lonsdale Drive along with attendants Karen Beney and Anita Crowshaw.
