Rainham Telephone Numbers

List compiled by David Auger from British Phone Books. These show the local Rainham businesses in the early 20th Century and the growth of the telephone between 1908 and 1925.

July 1908

Rainham 1 PUBLIC CALL OFFICE E. Cozens

Rainham 10 ADIE Charles , Jobmaster “White Horse”

Rainham 15 ASSOCIATED Portland Cement Manufacturers

(1900) Ltd ( Clay Manager ) Newport villas

Rainham 2 BARRON & Co. Ltd, Portland Cement Manfrs Falcon Cement wks

Rainham 12 BRICE S.J. & Sons Clay Merchants Tufton rd

Rainham 8 BRICE W. & G., Clay Merchants Station rd

Rainham 4 CO-OPERATIVE Society Rainham

Rainham 9 CURLING Walter Philip , Handicapper Lion hotel

Rainham 5 KEMP Bros, Builders & Contractors Rainham

Rainham 14 KNIGHT Alfred Joseph , Brick Manufr Otterham quay

Rainham 11 MARTIN, Earle & Co. Ltd., Cement Mnfrs Wickhm Rchstr

Rainham 6 PENFOLD Fred W. H., Surgeon Maidale house

Rainham 3 POLES H. N. Cement Manufacturer Rainham

Rainham 13 SCOTT Fred , Farmer Rainham

Rainham 7 WAKELEY Bros, Corn, Brick Mrchnts Rainham

Rainham 16 WAKELEY Joseph Moor st ho

July 1909

Rainham 1 PUBLIC CALL OFFICE Cozens, E.

Rainham 10 ADIE Charles , Jobmaster “White Horse”

Rainham 2 BARRON & Co. Ltd, Portland Cement Manfrs Falcon Cement wks

Rainham 12 BRICE S.J. & Sons, Clay Merchants Tufton rd

Rainham 8 BRICE W. & G., Clay Merchants Station rd

Rainham 4 CO-OPERATIVE Society Rainham

Rainham 9 CURLING Walter Philip , Handicapper Lion hotel

Rainham 5 KEMP Bros, Builders & Contractors Rainham

Rainham 14 KNIGHT Alfred Joseph , Brick Manufr Otterham quay

Rainham 11 MARTIN, Earle & Co. Ltd., Cement Mnfrs Wickhm Rchstr

Rainham 6 PENFOLD Fred W. H., Surgeon Maidale house

Rainham 3 POLES H. N. Cement Manufacturer Rainham

Rainham 1 POST Office (for Postal facilities ONLY) High st

Rainham 13 SCOTT Fred , Farmer Rainham

Rainham 16 WAKELEY Joseph Moor st ho

Rainham 7 WAKELEY Bros, Corn, Brick Merchants Rainham

 

January 1910

Rainham 1 RAINHAM High Street Cozens, E.

Rainham 10 ADIE Charles , Jobmaster “White Horse”

Rainham 2 BARRON & Co. Ltd., Portland Cement Manfrs Falcon Cement wks

Rainham 12 BRICE S.J. & Sons, Clay Merchants Tufton rd

Rainham 8 BRICE W. & G., Clay Merchants Station rd

Rainham 4 CO-OPERATIVE Society Rainham

Rainham 9 CURLING Walter Philip , Handicapper Lion hotel

Rainham 5 KEMP Bros, Builders & Contractors Rainham

Rainham 14 KNIGHT Alfred Joseph , Brick Manufr Otterham quay

Rainham 11 MARTIN, Earle & Co. Ltd., Cmnt Mnfrs Wickhm Rchstr

Rainham 6 PENFOLD Fred W. H., Surgeon Maidale house

Rainham 3 POLES H. N. Cement Manufacturer Rainham

Rainham 1 POST Office (for Postal facilities ONLY) High st

Rainham 13 SCOTT Fred , Farmer Rainham

Rainham 15 WADE Arthur C. , “Alindene” Century rd

Rainham 16 WAKELEY Joseph Moor st ho

Rainham 7 WAKELEY Bros, Corn, Brick Merchants Rainham

September 1924

Rainham 10 ADIE Charles , Jobmaster “White Horse”

Rainham 35 ANDREWS C. E., Estate Agent, Buses Wigmore ho

Rainham 19 Barclays Bank Ltd. Rainham

Rainham 2 BARTLETT A., Motor Engineer 4 High st

Rainham 23 BATES Edward Macklands

Rainham 12 British Standard Cement Co. Wharf rd

Rainham 15 CLARK W. A., Farmer Pump fm Lr Rainham

Rainham 37 COLYER W. E., Stores, Estate Agent Rainham mark

Rainham 4 Co-operative Society Rainham

Rainham 24x3 DICKER Rev. A. G. H. Upchurch Rctry

Rainham 22 DURRELL W. & R. Genl. Engrs., Mlwrghs London rd

Rainham 11 Eastwoods Ltd., Brickmakers Lwr Halstow Nwngtn

Rainham 42 FILMER A. E. Waverley Lwr Rainham

Rainham 33y3 FINCH Rev. J. A. The Vicarage Brht

Rainham 17y3 FOX L. J. St Josephs Maidstone rd

Rainham 31 GILLHAM E. R. York rd Wigmore

Rainham 24y3 GRAY Major M. K. East Moor

Rainham 28 GROVE F. E., Irnmngr, Hrdwre Dmstc Rainham market

Rainham 32y HALES W., Butcher Upchurch S’borne

Rainham 24x1 HARVEY Leonard , Estate Agent Ottenham farm

Rainham 18 HERROD L. M. Horticultural Chemist Rainham

Rainham 24y2 HINGE A., Farmer Horsham fm Upch

Rainham 33y2 HOGG W. H. , Farmer Bredhurst

Rainham 26 HOLLANDS Helena Maria P.O. Hartlip

Rainham 20 The International Tea Co.’s Stores Ltd. 92 Station rd

Rainham 29 JONES J. T. , Florist & Fruiterer 10 London rd

Rainham 5 KEMP Bros, Builders & Contractors Rainham

Rainham 33x1 KING Edward , Builder, Haulge Cntrctr King’s Lanley

Rainham 34 LACK W., Builder Heathfld Wigmore

Rainham 33y1 LEWIS G. I. W. , Commander R.N. Greencrt Bredhrst

Rainham 3 MATTOCKS F. T. Architect & Surveyor 111 Station rd

Rainham 36 MOAKES Charles Watling ho London rd

Rainham 33x2 MONDAY J., Licensed Victualler The Bell Bredhurst

Rainham 9 MOORE James Wm., Licensed Victuallr Lion Hotel

Rainham 24y1 O’CONNELL T. B., Brickworks Otterham quay

Rainham 38 PACKER Fred , Motor Haulage Cntrctr 33 High st

Rainham 8 POPE H. C. , Major R.M. Meresborough ho

Rainham 32x PRESLAND G. E. , Grocer & Draper Upchurch

Rainham 13 SCOTT Mrs. Fred. , Hop, Fruit Grower Rainham

Rainham 14 SIEMS & Son, Turf accountants Milton ho

Rainham 24x5 SOUTH Bert , Butcher & Grocer Halstow Sittingbourne

Rainham 21 STEWART James, Farmer Bloors pl Lr Rainham

Rainham 25 STINTON A. V. , Builder & Contractor Rainham

Rainham 17y2 SWAIN G. C. , Builder & Decorator Wigmore G’ham

Rainham 6 SYMONS Percival Washington , Medical

Practitioner Mardale ho

Rainham 43 TADMAN J. & Son, Wholesale Fruiterers Cntrctr High st

Rainham 17y1 TAYLOR Clifford John , Surgeon Karnak Woodside Wigmore

Rainham 17x3 TICKNER Mrs. K. , Tea, Tennis Grounds St Elmo Wigmore

Rainham 17y4 TURNER Edmund, Cooper Wigmore

Rainham 33x4 VELLA & Sons, Pig Breeders The Victory, Matts hill

Rainham 17x4 WAGNER J. J., Lieut. R.N. Talavera Wigmore

Rainham 7 WAKELEY Bros. (Rainham Kent Ltd.) Rainham

Rainham 16 WAKELEY Joseph Moor St ho

Rainham 27 WAKELEY Sydney Church ho

Rainham 30 WERNETT A. J. Hamilton av

Rainham 41 Wigmore & District Smallholders Club Springvale

Rainham 17x1 Window Cleaning & Carpet Beating Co. (The

Competent) Oakdene Springvale Wigmore

Rainham 24y4 WRAIGHT T. J. , Baker & Confectioner Upchurch S’brne

Comments   

#2 Nick Argent 2019-05-05 21:50
I lived at 72 Parkfield road as a very young kid until 1967. Our neighbours from two doors down were the Whiffin family and I remember their phone number was Berengrave 310. Our number as I recall was Rainham 82861, which changed to Medway 32861 at some point.

My Mum and Dad were Shirley and Frank, and my siblings were Phil (who sadly died in 1972), Jackie and Chris (who died in 2004).
I would love to hear from anyone who was around there at that time.
#1 David Howlett 2019-04-16 13:38
When we lived in Rainham in the early 1960s, presumably because the existing Rainham Exchange was at capacity, a temporary exchange was created called Berengrave; it consisted of 3 numbers and ours was 334. There's a memory!

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