This was supplied by Paul Stephens
Just a quick Image of My Grandfather notice in the local paper of his death mentioned two Rainham institutes in the Coop and Walkley brothers. Can’t believe he started working at 10 yeas old on the farm.
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W& R Durell - Motor Garage and Car Repairs Rainham Kent
773 hits01 April 2024W& R Durell - Motor Garage and Car Repairs Rainham Kent 1984 -
Action Forum - April 2024
128 hits27 March 2024Cover picture is of Rainham Station on Station Road in 1984 -
Elm Plastics Rainham - Mr Robert Michalkiewicz Background and History
194 hits26 March 2024Mr Robert Michalkiewicz came to England from Poland and was a pilot during the Battle of... -
Action Forum - March 2024
82 hits01 March 2024Cover picture is of staff from Rainham based company Elm Plastics -
SUNBURST BOOKS - Kent’s largest charity second hand bookshop.
345 hits16 February 2024SUNBURST BOOKS Rainham Kent, Kent’s largest charity secondhand bookshop. 21 & 23 Stati... -
Rainham's George Meegan - Walk Across America
496 hits17 January 2024George Meegan is one of the people celebrated with a wall display in the Railway Pub in ... -
Rainham Girls School, Orchard Street 1941/2
955 hits03 January 2024Rainham Girls School, Orchard Street, c. 1941/2 -
Elm Plastics Ltd - Rainham Kent - History
140 hits01 January 2024According to Kelly's directory, Elm Plastics was based at 22 Motney Hill Road in Rainham -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2024
652 hits01 January 2024Cover picture is of Rainham Flying Ace Sgt Harold Howes -
Action Forum - December 2023
196 hits30 November 2023Cover picture is of Rainham milkman Bill Eatwell who worked for Terry's Dairy in the 195... -
Old Photo of Men of Kent Pub Rainham - High Street Otterham Quay
912 hits26 November 2023Old Photo of Men of Kent Pub Rainham - High Street Otterham Quay -
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Reminiscences of a milk boy - Terry's Dairy Rainham & Wigmore
621 hits26 November 2023Although modern day progress has meant a good number of the houses in Rainham and Wigmor... -
BJ Seeley Fancy Draper, Glover & Hosier Rochester Kent
1054 hits05 November 2023BJ Seeley Fancy Draper, Glover & Hosier Rochester former Elizabeth's of Rochester restau... -
The Oasthouse Theatre - Diamond Anniversary 2023
652 hits29 October 2023RaTS was founded back in 1948 and, until the society acquired its own theatre, it perfor... -
Elm Plastics Staff Photo - Motney Hill Road Rainham Kent
1276 hits29 October 2023Elm Plastics Ltd., Motney Hill Road, Rainham, Gillingham -
Action Forum - November 2023
381 hits25 October 2023Cover picture is of Rainham Oasthouse theatre production of Billy Liar in 1963. They cel... -
Battle of Britain Hero - Sgt Harold Norman Howes DFM 740896
883 hits03 October 2023Battle of Britain Hero - Sgt Harold Norman Howes DFM 740896 Rainham Churchyard St Marga... -
Action Forum - October 2023
292 hits29 September 2023Cover picture is of a class at Rainham Secondary School for Girls in around 1939. -
Anchorians War Memorial plaque in their clubhouse in Gillingham Kent
400 hits29 August 2023Cover picture is of Anchorians War Memorial plaque in their clubhouse in Gillingham Kent... -
Action Forum - September 2023
354 hits29 August 2023Cover picture is of Anchorians War Memorial plaque in their clubhouse in Gillingham Kent... -
Action Forum - August 2023
712 hits30 July 2023Cover picture is of Knights Stores Motney Hill Road, Lower Rainham Kent in the 1950s. Th... -
Action Forum - July 2023
387 hits02 July 2023Cover picture is of Knights Stores Motney Hill Road, Lower Rainham Kent in the 1950s. Th... -
Action Forum - June 2023
308 hits02 June 2023Action Forum magazine number 590 , June 2023. Cover picture is of Fancy Dress Competiti... -
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Action Forum - May 2023
464 hits02 May 2023Cover picture is of Army & Navy pub during Lower Rainham Coronation Celebrations in 1953... -
Macklands House Rainham Kent
1744 hits10 April 2023THE STORY OF MACKLANDS HOUSE in Station Road, Rainham Kent -
R Johnsons Ironmongers and Tool Shop Station Road Rainham Kent
1905 hits07 April 2023R Johnsons Ironmongers and Tool Shop Station Road Rainham Kent -
Rainham High Street 1963 showing Coningsby House
2589 hits06 April 2023This fascinating photo of Rainham High Street taken in 1963 showing Coningsby House was ... -
Fanny Walter of Rainham Kent Berengrove House
1587 hits06 April 2023Fanny Walter of Berengrove House Rainham Kent -
Alfred Champion, President of Co-operative Society Rainham Kent
1288 hits06 April 2023Alfred Champion, President of Co-operative Society Rainham Kent -
John Willoughby Gray and Felicity Pownall-Gray Bloor's Place Rainham
1410 hits02 April 2023Willoughby Gray and Felicity Pownall-Gray and they lived in Bloor's Place on the Lower R... -
Knights Stores Motney Hill Lower Rainham Road (Elm Cottage Stores, Hills stores)
3778 hits02 April 2023This photo of Knights Stores on the corner of Motney Hill Road and Lower Rainham Road in... -
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Action Forum - March 2023
475 hits24 February 2023Cover picture is of an event in the garden of 82 Edwin Road in the 1930s - Can you ident... -
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Rainham Post Office 1870 Postmistress Mary Ann Brearey
2042 hits25 January 2023I have been researching my family over the last few years and found that my Great Great ... -
Miss Rainham Spectacular 1978 Melanie-Jane Webb
2078 hits24 January 2023Action Forum from June 1978 showing a photo of Miss Rainham Melanie-Jane Webb along with... -
Rainham Shopping Centre Plans 1970s (AF 1976)
2217 hits20 January 2023Planning permission for the development of Rainham Shopping Centre was granted in 1976 a... -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2023
879 hits14 January 2023Cover picture is of Rainham station and Oast houses taken in the 1960s -
Action Forum - December 1999 Number 340
670 hits12 January 2023Cover photo is the children of the Camp School in a tableau from their 1954 Nativity pla... -
End of an Era - Closure of Rainham Co-op Stores in 1998
2591 hits11 January 2023It’s obviously a period of great change as the management of The Rainham & District Co-... -
Action Forum - November 1999 Number 339
499 hits11 January 2023Cover photo is of a coach trip to Southend in the 1950s from the White Horse pub in Rain... -
Action Forum - October 1999 Number 338
591 hits10 January 2023Cover photo is an aerial view of Cozenton Farm in the 1950s -
Post War Prefabs in Rainham Kent
1774 hits10 January 2023Post War Prefabs in Rainham Kent. This article about prefab (pre-fabricated houses from ... -
Hookers Garage - Cycling & Motor Works - 1900 Rainham Kent
1641 hits10 January 2023In the early 1900s there was Hooker's Garage for Cycle and Motor Works situated on the A... -
Action Forum - September 1999 Number 337
430 hits09 January 2023Cover photo is the Mayor of Medway Dair Liyanage with Bill Thythall of Macmillan Cancer ... -
Rainham Shopping Centre Problems 2002
1608 hits08 January 2023The news of the enforced closure of 10 shops within the Rainham Centre has obviously ca... -
Chestnuts High Street Rainham Kent
1585 hits08 January 2023This photo of Chestnuts on High Street Rainham was kindly provided by Michael Ball -
Action Forum - August 1999 Number 336
402 hits08 January 2023Cover photo is of the Royal Engineers band in their No1 Dress uniform in 1935. -
RAINHAM’S CORONATION CELEBRATIONS by Freddie Cooper (part 1)
1326 hits08 January 2023Many editors, both national and local, have commented upon the apparent apathy by our p... -
Action Forum - July 1999 Number 335
429 hits07 January 2023Cover photo is of Mrs Richardson outside Cozenton Farm in the 1920s/1930s . -
Action Forum - June 1999 Number 334
468 hits06 January 2023Cover photo is the children of Station Road School Class1 now St Margarets in summer 195... -
Action Forum - May 1999 Number 333
415 hits05 January 2023Cover photo is the staff of St Margaret's School at their 1946 Centenary celebrations. M... -
Action Forum - April 1999 Number 332
332 hits04 January 2023Cover photo is the 1967 staff of St Margaret's Junior school on Orchard Street shortly a... -
Action Forum - March 1999 Number 331
493 hits04 January 2023Cover photo is Edwin Jelly's Clothing, Hat & Boot store on High Street Rainham -
Church House, High Street, Rainham Kent
2011 hits02 January 2023Church House, on the right of this view of Rainham High Street from about one hundred ye... -
WK Barling's Drapery & Milliner Stores Rainham Kent
1724 hits02 January 2023W.H. Barling Drapery Stores on the corner of Ivy Street about one hundred years ago. The... -
Parkwood Estate Rainham Kent 1978 Aerial Photo
2207 hits02 January 2023where Parkwood now quietly hums, stood the Kentish forest of Park Wood. At that time, pe... -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 1999 Number 330
328 hits01 January 2023Cover photo is of the Tudor Rose canopy above St Margarets Church in Rainham -
Bumbles Wine Bar - Rainham Kent 1982
2130 hits30 December 2022This photo of Bumbles wine bar was taken in November 1982. The sign in the window reads ... -
Marshall Road Rainham Snow in Winter 1987
2301 hits12 December 2022The winter of 1987 was particularly hard with some very heavy snowfall that cut off part... -
Rainham Park Development - Kenilworth Drive - 1965 Parkwood Estate Lonsdale
3208 hits01 December 2022These photos show the maps and promotion for what was called the Rainham Park developmen... -
Action Forum - December 2022
780 hits20 November 2022Action Forum magazine number 585 , December 2022. Cover picture is of Rainham High Stre... -
Action Forum - November 2022
1017 hits01 November 2022Action Forum magazine number 584 , November 2022. Cover picture is of Rainham brickfiel... -
Action Forum - October 2022
780 hits01 October 2022Action Forum magazine number 583 , October 2022. Cover picture is of tributes to Her Ma... -
Action Forum - September 2022
806 hits01 September 2022Action Forum magazine number 582 , September 2022. Cover picture is of hop picking take... -
Action Forum - August 2022
2188 hits01 August 2022Action Forum magazine number 581 , August 2022. Cover picture is of Rainham station in ... -
Rainham Station - History & Photos through the Years
2138 hits21 July 2022Rainham station opened in 1858 and has been rebuilt twice in 1968 and 1990. These photos... -
Action Forum - July 2022
703 hits01 July 2022Action Forum - July 2022. Cover picture is of proposed Lidsing Garden Development -
Action Forum - June 2022
625 hits01 June 2022Action Forum - June 2022. Cover picture is of Herbert Road Coronation party in 1953 -
Walking along Woodside by Geraldine Tomlin
2287 hits03 May 2022Woodside has always been a very busy road. In 1912/1914 land was sold off in plots of ... -
Action Forum - May 2022
618 hits01 May 2022Action Forum - May 2022. Cover picture is of Cheryl Domoney in Woodside in 1946 -
Action Forum - April 2022
934 hits30 March 2022Action Forum - April 2022. Cover picture is of Riverside English Festival in 2018 -
Action Forum - March 2022
666 hits01 March 2022Action Forum - March 2022. Cover picture is an aerial photo of the excavations finding S... -
Henry Street VE Day Party 9 May 1945 Rainham Kent War time
3058 hits06 February 2022This photo of the VE Day party in Henry Street Rainham Kent. The reverse of the photo re... -
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Old Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
19728 hits05 January 2022The Cricketers pub is situated in the heart of Rainham on the A2 High Street, next to th... -
Otterham Quay Aerial Photo
3257 hits02 January 2022This undated aerial photo of Crescent Shipping at Otterham Quay Rainham Kent shows the f... -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2022
1768 hits01 January 2022Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2022. Cover picture is of a Kings Ferry Coach from their 1973 adv... -
HL Bodiam Seed Merchants Rainham Kent (Simes Ltd) 1920
2406 hits28 December 2021This photo of HL Bodiam Seed Merchants shop in Rainham Kent was Simes Ltd in the 1970s -
Clifford Miller Ltd - Staff Photo 1975 - Insurance Brokers Rainham
3204 hits28 December 2021This Staff Photo of Clifford Miller Ltd Insurance Brokers in Rainham was taken in 1975 a... -
Rainham Co-operative Coop Store 1975
3926 hits27 December 2021This photo of Rainham Co-operative Store was taken in 1975 from the church tower. The st... -
Photo of Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham in 1946
3585 hits27 December 2021Photo of Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham in 1946 -
Action Forum - December 1975 Number 76
2218 hits12 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 76, December 1975 . The cover photo is a Canterbury Cathed... -
Action Forum - November 1975 Number 75
834 hits11 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 75, November 19753 The cover photo is a picture of Rainham ... -
Action Forum - October 1975 Number 74
993 hits10 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 74, October 1975 . Click to view (2Mb file) The cover fe... -
Action Forum - September 1975 Number 73
820 hits09 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 73, September 1975 . The cover featured photos of two Oa... -
Action Forum - August 1975 Number 72
856 hits08 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 72, August 1975 . The cover featured a picture of a Guide... -
Action Forum - July 1975 Number 71
1013 hits07 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 71, July 1975 . The cover featured photos of the 1975 Rainh... -
Action Forum - June 1975 Number 70
866 hits06 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 70 June 1975 The cover featured an advert for the 1975 Rain... -
Action Forum - May 1975 Number 69
863 hits05 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 69, May 1975 The cover featured a photo of Rainham C of E S... -
Action Forum - April 1975 Number 68
834 hits04 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 68, April 1975 The cover featured a photo of Kentish Oast h... -
Action Forum - March 1975 Number 67
839 hits03 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 67, March 1975 The cover featured a photo of Rainham Oast -... -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 1975 Number 66
796 hits01 December 2021Action Forum magazine number 66, January 1975 The cover featured an article about Charle... -
Action Forum - December 2021 Number 574
1200 hits30 November 2021Action Forum magazine number 574, December 2021. Cover picture is of Hempstead Hill ... -
Ancient Archaeology Finds in Rainham Kent
2781 hits28 November 2021During the construction of the Churchill Retirement living housing project on the A2 var... -
Iron Age Finds in Rainham
2058 hits24 November 2021
