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Berengrave Park Development (Childscroft/Chalky Bank Estate)
725 hits21 February 2021This leaflet advertising Abbey Homestead's Berengrave Park Project was developing the ne... -
Lidsing Chapel - St Mary Magdalene Chapel by ALAN WARD
164 hits21 February 2021The site of St Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Lidsing (pronounced Lidsin) is today overgrown w... -
History of Marshall & Edwin Roads - Development of Rainham Mark Building Estate
1368 hits18 February 2021The land for Marshall Road and Edwin Road was sold off in the late 1910s/early 1920s wit... -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2003
26 hits17 February 2021Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2003 Number 375 Cover photo of Kamiya School supported by Acti... -
Action Forum - March 2003
37 hits17 February 2021Action Forum - March 2003 Issue 376 Cover photo of Manor Farm restaurant when it was o... -
Wigmore & Hempstead Snow 1987
1284 hits12 February 2021These fantastic photos kindly sent in by Tony Gutteridge show the serious quantity of sn... -
Action Forum - December 2002
34 hits08 February 2021Action Forum magazine number 374, December 2002. Click to view (20Mb file) Cover ph... -
Action Forum - November 2002
26 hits07 February 2021Action Forum magazine number 373, November 2002. Cover photo shows Meredale School S... -
History of Berengrave Estate & House
870 hits30 January 2021The Berengrave Estate was one of the main large estates in Rainham. Situated along the l... -
Action Forum - October 2002
56 hits25 January 2021Action Forum magazine number 372, Oct 2002. Cover photo shows The Masters of Rainham Sc... -
Coronation Celebrations in Rainham
273 hits24 January 2021In 1953 the population seemed to be captivated by the Coronation of our young Queen and... -
Action Forum - September 2002
50 hits24 January 2021Action Forum magazine number 371, Sept 2002. Cover photo shows sacks of freshly picke... -
Memories of Rainham School for Boys in Orchard Street
312 hits24 January 2021In reply to Michael Croucher’s article on Rainham Secondary School for Boys in December... -
Action Forum - May 2002
161 hits23 January 2021Action Forum magazine number 367, May 2002. Cover photo is of Berengrave House where ... -
Action Forum - August 2002
43 hits23 January 2021Action Forum magazine number 367, May 2002. Cover photo is of Berengrave House where ... -
Action Forum - August 1995
51 hits22 January 2021Action Forum magazine number 292, August 1995, Cover pictures shows Plans for Rainham in... -
Building the Broadview Garden Estate inc Herbert/Arthur Road
306 hits21 January 2021As can be seen from the plans below the grandly named Broadview Garden Estate consisted ... -
Finwell Road Rainham 1967 - Rainham House Prices
317 hits21 January 2021The new Tilbury estate off Station Road including Finwell Road in Rainham was built in t... -
Rainham of the Future in 1965! Article from 1995
407 hits20 January 2021After the article about The Missing Rainham Bypass - Rainham Southern Relief Road Maggie... -
Memories of Wigmore in the late 1970s
300 hits20 January 2021I grew up in Rainham & Wigmore in the 1970s and went to school at Fairview where the hea... -
The Missing Rainham Bypass - Rainham Southern Relief Road
593 hits17 January 2021Rainham Southern Relief Road plans - back in the 1970s and 1980s it was envisaged that t... -
Hoath Lane Wigmore 1930 - Martin's Kiosk
557 hits16 January 2021This postcard shows Hoath Way in Wigmore in approx 1930 with building showing Martin's K... -
Old and New Photos - Rainham Time Machine
411 hits16 January 2021Go back in time with the History Time Machine! -
The Oast Rainham - Then and Now
297 hits16 January 2021Jas has kindly sent in this edited image of the Oast Community Centre in Rainham combini... -
Old Photographs of Rainham, Kent - 1980s
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Old Photographs of Rainham, Kent - 1960s
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Old Photographs of Rainham, Kent - 2000s
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Old Photographs of Rainham, Kent - 1990s
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20 Years of Rainham History
619 hits28 December 2020Obviously the history of Rainham goes back more than 20 years but this website celebrate... -
Action Forum - December 2001
227 hits25 December 2020Action Forum magazine number 363, December 2001. Cover photo is of a snowy Berengrav... -
Action Forum - November 2001
73 hits25 December 2020Action Forum magazine number 362, November 2001. Cover photo is of Lord Stanley publ... -
Action Forum - October 2001
80 hits23 December 2020Action Forum magazine number 361, October 2001. Cover photo is an aerial shot of Rainham... -
Action Forum - June 2001
77 hits22 December 2020Action Forum magazine number 357, June 2001 Cover picture of Penfold Gallopers in around... -
Action Forum - July 2001
89 hits22 December 2020Action Forum magazine number 358, July 2001 Cover picture of Ma Barrett Solomon Road Can... -
Memories of National Service by Vic Wickenden
333 hits14 December 2020I was ‘called up’ to commence my national service on the 1st March 1951 (age 18 years &... -
Memories of Rainham by Arthur Kimber
687 hits13 December 2020I was born in Gillingham, but my connection with Rainham began early. One of my friends... -
Action Forum - December 2020
79 hits12 December 2020Action Forum magazine from Dec 2020. Cover photo of Santa Sleigh around Rainham -
RMGS 4th Year Class Photos 1982 Rainham Mark Grammar School
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Action Forum - May 2001
109 hits17 November 2020Action Forum magazine number 356, May 2001 Cover picture of Soloman Road Council School... -
Action Forum - March 2001
113 hits17 November 2020Action Forum magazine number 356, May 2001 Cover picture of Soloman Road Council School... -
Memories of the Rainham Mark Area in the 1940s & 50s
899 hits15 November 2020MEMORIES OF THE RAINHAM MARK AREA Some weeks ago I was shown some postcards of the Rain... -
A Walk Along Rainham High Street in 1974
1621 hits13 November 2020The shops along Rainham High Street are constantly evolving over the years. This list sh... -
Action Forum - May 2019
119 hits12 November 2020Action Forum magazine number 553, May 2019 Cover photo of Rainham Mark in the early 193... -
Action Forum - April 2019
108 hits11 November 2020Action Forum magazine number 552 from April 2019. Cover photo of The Queens Head pub in ... -
Action Forum - Mar 2019
112 hits10 November 2020Action Forum magazine from March 2019. Cover photo of The Heather Family at the Tea Gard... -
Stop Pump Lane Development
759 hits09 November 2020Developers want to build 1,250 on the orchards that run between Pump Lane and Bloors Lan... -
Action Forum - June 2018
108 hits08 November 2020Action Forum magazine from June 2018. Cover photo of Rainham County Secondary Schools bu... -
Action Forum - December 2018
110 hits08 November 2020Action Forum magazine from December 2018. Cover photo of The Street, Upchurch in around ... -
Action Forum - November 2020
253 hits08 November 2020Action Forum magazine from November 2020.Cover photo of Rainham War Memorial in 2007 -
Action Forum - July 2020
264 hits08 November 2020Action Forum magazine from July 2020. Cover photo of Rainham Small Fever Cart around 192... -
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2019
114 hits08 November 2020Action Forum magazine from January 2019. Cover photo of The Oast Community centre Rainha... -
Action Forum - March 2020
292 hits03 November 2020Action Forum magazine from March 2020. Cover photo of Rainham Cooperative Station Road 1... -
Rainham Secondary School for Girls 1955?
1310 hits01 September 2020This photo was taken in the quad at Rainham Secondary School for Girls in around 1955 -
Rainham Kent Hopping Hop Picking in the 1930s
1009 hits25 April 2020Ruby Mudge (in the middle) hopping with her mother and sister Norah (at the left). Thi... -
Rainham Brickfields Workers 1900s
1221 hits25 April 2020I have attached a photo of some workers at one of the local Brickfields. -
Co-op Sports Day Tug of War 1925
927 hits25 April 2020A picture of a Tug of war team at a Co-op Sports day at the Rec. about 1925. -
Ludlam's Stores Station Road Rainham - Paynes Motor Spares
1683 hits25 April 2020Ludlam's stores on Station Road/Solomon Road junction was bought by proprietors Sid and ... -
Rainham Tip/Dump Landfill Household Waste Site 1970s/80s
2537 hits10 April 2020Until the late 1970s/early 1980s there was a household waste landfill site otherwise kno... -
Rainham Jubilee Party 1977
2220 hits08 March 2020I managed to find a photo from July 1977 of the Silver Jubilee Street Party in Bettescom... -
Rainham Bed/Cart Race Photos 1980s
2632 hits26 February 2020Photos of Rainham Cart Race from 1982 and 1983. They ran from the Cricketers to The Ange... -
Ramsgate ROMCC Bucket & Spade Run 1990
2969 hits25 February 2020ROMCC organise the annual Bucket & Spade run to Ramsgate. This originally started from G... -
The Railway Pub Rainham Kent - JD Wetherspoon
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Gordon House Hotel Beer Festival 2019
620 hits29 April 2019The Gordon Hotel in Rochester holds an annual Beer festival during the Sweeps festival w... -
Wigmore Estate Plans 1911
5428 hits17 March 2019These maps show the layout of the Wigmore Estate being sold in 1911 -
Camp School Maidstone Road 1955/57
5680 hits06 February 2019These Camp School photos from 1955-57 were kindly sent in by John Clements -
Excalibur Nightclub - Gillingham - King Charles Hotel
13950 hits30 December 2018Originally built in 1948 as a NAAFI (navy army airforce institute) club, the building co... -
Action Forum - November 2018
1581 hits29 December 2018Action Forum magazine from November 2018.Cover photo of Rainham War Memorial in 1920 -
Action Forum - October 2018
1466 hits28 December 2018Action Forum magazine from October 2018.Cover photo of Hempstead Valley Shopping centre... -
Action Forum - September 2018
1220 hits27 December 2018Action Forum magazine from August 2018.Cover photo of Howard School. Article inside abo... -
Action Forum - August 2018
756 hits26 December 2018Action Forum magazine from August 2018.Cover photo of Howard School. Article inside abo... -
Life in Rainham Kent in 1968
6775 hits23 November 2018The year began with a serious flu epidemic that affected thousands of people in the Medw... -
Action Forum - May 2018
1159 hits22 November 2018Action Forum magazine from May 2018. Cover photo of Memorial to British Aviation at Eas... -
Old Road Maps of Rainham & Kent Motorways 1964
7785 hits20 November 2018These maps show the Kent motorway network in 1964 with M2 and A20(M) Maidstone Bypass wh... -
Gillingham Northern Relief Road A289 & Medway Tunnel
26242 hits20 November 2018Gillingham Northern Relief Road/Wainscott Bypass Kent and Medway Tunnel Photos for A289 ... -
Action Forum - April 2018
1413 hits19 November 2018Cover photo of Hempstead United Football Club in 1970 Back row: Terry Marks, Martin A... -
Action Forum - March 2018
1236 hits18 November 2018Cover photo of Lidsing chapel demolished in 1885 in Action Forum March 2018 -
Action Forum - July 2018
1137 hits04 November 2018Photo of Camp school football team 1956-57 in Action Forum July 2018 -
Action Forum - January 2018
737 hits04 November 2018Cover photo of Rainham Ladies Civil Defence Football club 1944 in Action Forum Jan 2018 -
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 40th Anniversary
5080 hits21 October 20182018 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of Hempstead Valley shopping centre often... -
Rainham Maps of 1869 & 1931 Compared to 2018 Planned Developments
5113 hits07 October 2018Maps of Rainham from 1869, 1931 and 2018 showing the massive increase in population and ... -
Rainham Spectacular 1972 - Recognise the Faces?
7396 hits23 September 2018These photos were taken in the mid 1970s at the Rainham Spectacular - do you recognise y... -
Gooding / Mudge Family - Rainham Hop pickers 1926
3354 hits02 September 2018Rainham hop pickers 1926. Great Grannie Mudge is the lady in the centre. She lived in So... -
Fred Packham Rainham Haulier - F.Packham Haulage Company
2165 hits29 July 2018Mr Fred Packham was a local Rainham haulier running a haulage company in the 1930 -
Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent
14950 hits16 June 2018Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent taken over the last 100 years -
How Rainham Kent Street Names have changed over the years
21164 hits04 June 2018How Rainham Kent Street Names have changed over the years. Names of roads are now differ... -
Hidden Old Shop Signs in Rainham
6308 hits03 June 2018The recent discovery of an old hidden shop sign when Computacabs office was being conver... -
A Trip Down Memory Lane - As an 8 year old in Rainham in 1955
20608 hits02 June 2018A Trip Down Memory Lane by Colin Macgregor I lived in Quinnell Street in Rainham in 195... -
Oast Community Centre 1980s (RWCA)
5214 hits28 May 2018The Oast was purchased in 1970 for use as a Community Centre by RWCA (Rainham and Wigmor... -
H Wells General Stores - Grocery Shop in Rainham
5083 hits27 May 2018H Wells Grocery Shop Rainham on Corner of Wakeley / Station Road RAINHAM -
Explore Your Streets - Medway Archives
1910 hits27 May 2018Explore Your Streets, Chatham High Street, 1945 - 1990 -
Rainham Kent Brickfields 1881 - Horace Smith
5934 hits29 April 2018My great-great grandfather Horace Smith was a timekeeper at a brick field in Rainham. In... -
High Street Rainham Barclays Bank
8108 hits29 April 2018These shots of Rainham High Street show how it has changed over the years between 1930 a... -
Rochester Sweeps Festival 5/6/7 May 2018 - Event Programme
1403 hits20 April 2018The festival celebrates the traditional holiday chimney sweeps enjoyed on the 1 May each... -
Gordon House Hotel Beer Festival 2018
887 hits20 April 2018The Gordon Hotel in Rochester holds an annual Beer festival during the Sweeps festival w... -
Action Forum - May 1981
2860 hits14 April 2018Cover promoting the 10th Rainham Spectacular in May 1981 showing Bamptons Estate agents ... -
Herbert Road Coronation Street Party 1953
4671 hits07 March 2018Herbert Road Street Party in June 1953 for Elizabeth R 1953 Coronation -
History Talk - Medway Breweries and Old Pubs - 20/4/2018
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Old Aerial Photos of Rainham from 1930 & 1990
6015 hits22 February 2018These old Aerial Photos of Rainham are from 1930 & 1990 and show the development and cha... -
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Joe Ennis - Rides from Rainham
4240 hits14 January 2018Joe Ennis has written for Action Forum for many years with a series of articles about th...
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