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SUNBURST BOOKS - Kent’s largest charity second hand bookshop.
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16 February 2024
SUNBURST BOOKS Rainham Kent, Kent’s largest charity secondhand bookshop. 21 & 23 Stati...
Rainham's George Meegan - Walk Across America
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17 January 2024
George Meegan is one of the people celebrated with a wall display in the Railway Pub in ...
Rainham Girls School, Orchard Street 1941/2
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03 January 2024
Rainham Girls School, Orchard Street, c. 1941/2
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2024
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01 January 2024
Cover picture is of Rainham Flying Ace Sgt Harold Howes
Action Forum - December 2023
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30 November 2023
Cover 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
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26 November 2023
Old Photo of Men of Kent Pub Rainham - High Street Otterham Quay
Siloam in Rainham - Part 1
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26 November 2023
History of SILOAM farm in Rainham. Part 1
SILOAM in Rainham. Part 2
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26 November 2023
History of SILOAM farm in Rainham. Part 2
Reminiscences of a milk boy - Terry's Dairy Rainham & Wigmore
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26 November 2023
Although modern day progress has meant a good number of the houses in Rainham and Wigmor...
BJ Seeley Fancy Draper, Glover & Hosier Rochester Kent
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05 November 2023
BJ Seeley Fancy Draper, Glover & Hosier Rochester former Elizabeth's of Rochester restau...
The Oasthouse Theatre - Diamond Anniversary 2023
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29 October 2023
RaTS was founded back in 1948 and, until the society acquired its own theatre, it perfor...
Elm Plastics - Motney Hill Road Rainham Kent
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29 October 2023
Elm Plastics Ltd., Motney Hill Road, Rainham, Gillingham
Action Forum - November 2023
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25 October 2023
Cover picture is of Rainham Oasthouse theatre production of Billy Liar in 1963. They cel...
Battle of Britain Hero - Sgt Harold Norman Howes DFM 740896
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03 October 2023
Battle of Britain Hero - Sgt Harold Norman Howes DFM 740896 Rainham Churchyard St Marga...
Action Forum - October 2023
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29 September 2023
Cover picture is of a class at Rainham Secondary School for Girls in around 1939.
Anchorians War Memorial plaque in their clubhouse in Gillingham Kent
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29 August 2023
Cover picture is of Anchorians War Memorial plaque in their clubhouse in Gillingham Kent...
Action Forum - September 2023
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29 August 2023
Cover picture is of Anchorians War Memorial plaque in their clubhouse in Gillingham Kent...
Action Forum - August 2023
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30 July 2023
Cover picture is of Knights Stores Motney Hill Road, Lower Rainham Kent in the 1950s. Th...
Action Forum - July 2023
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02 July 2023
Cover picture is of Knights Stores Motney Hill Road, Lower Rainham Kent in the 1950s. Th...
Action Forum - June 2023
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02 June 2023
Action Forum magazine number 590 , June 2023. Cover picture is of Fancy Dress Competiti...
Walk Around Rainham - 1978 Style!
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16 May 2023
Walk Around Rainham - 1978 Style!
Action Forum - May 2023
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02 May 2023
Cover picture is of Army & Navy pub during Lower Rainham Coronation Celebrations in 1953...
Macklands House Rainham Kent
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10 April 2023
THE STORY OF MACKLANDS HOUSE in Station Road, Rainham Kent
R Johnsons Ironmongers and Tool Shop Station Road Rainham Kent
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07 April 2023
R Johnsons Ironmongers and Tool Shop Station Road Rainham Kent
Rainham High Street 1963 showing Coningsby House
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06 April 2023
This fascinating photo of Rainham High Street taken in 1963 showing Coningsby House was ...
Fanny Walter of Rainham Kent Berengrove House
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06 April 2023
Fanny Walter of Berengrove House Rainham Kent
Alfred Champion, President of Co-operative Society Rainham Kent
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06 April 2023
Alfred Champion, President of Co-operative Society Rainham Kent
John Willoughby Gray and Felicity Pownall-Gray Bloor's Place Rainham
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02 April 2023
Willoughby 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)
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02 April 2023
This photo of Knights Stores on the corner of Motney Hill Road and Lower Rainham Road in...
Action Forum - April 2023
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23 March 2023
Cover picture is of Spring in Finwell Road in 1972
Action Forum - March 2023
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24 February 2023
Cover picture is of an event in the garden of 82 Edwin Road in the 1930s - Can you ident...
Edwin Road Events in 1930s
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07 February 2023
Edwin Road Events in 1930s
Rainham Shops in November 1977
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26 January 2023
Rainham Shops in November 1977
Rainham Post Office 1870 Postmistress Mary Ann Brearey
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25 January 2023
I have been researching my family over the last few years and found that my Great Great ...
Miss Rainham Spectacular 1978 Melanie-Jane Webb
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24 January 2023
Action Forum from June 1978 showing a photo of Miss Rainham Melanie-Jane Webb along with...
Rainham Shopping Centre Plans 1970s (AF 1976)
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20 January 2023
Planning permission for the development of Rainham Shopping Centre was granted in 1976 a...
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2023
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14 January 2023
Cover picture is of Rainham station and Oast houses taken in the 1960s
Action Forum - December 1999 Number 340
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12 January 2023
Cover 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
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11 January 2023
It’s obviously a period of great change as the management of The Rainham & District Co-...
Action Forum - November 1999 Number 339
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11 January 2023
Cover photo is of a coach trip to Southend in the 1950s from the White Horse pub in Rain...
Action Forum - October 1999 Number 338
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10 January 2023
Cover photo is an aerial view of Cozenton Farm in the 1950s
Post War Prefabs in Rainham Kent
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10 January 2023
Post War Prefabs in Rainham Kent. This article about prefab (pre-fabricated houses from ...
Hookers Garage - Cycling & Motor Works - 1900 Rainham Kent
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10 January 2023
In the early 1900s there was Hooker's Garage for Cycle and Motor Works situated on the A...
Action Forum - September 1999 Number 337
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09 January 2023
Cover photo is the Mayor of Medway Dair Liyanage with Bill Thythall of Macmillan Cancer ...
Rainham Shopping Centre Problems 2002
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08 January 2023
The news of the enforced closure of 10 shops within the Rainham Centre has obviously ca...
Chestnuts High Street Rainham Kent
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08 January 2023
This photo of Chestnuts on High Street Rainham was kindly provided by Michael Ball
Action Forum - August 1999 Number 336
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08 January 2023
Cover photo is of the Royal Engineers band in their No1 Dress uniform in 1935.
RAINHAM’S CORONATION CELEBRATIONS by Freddie Cooper (part 1)
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08 January 2023
Many editors, both national and local, have commented upon the apparent apathy by our p...
Action Forum - July 1999 Number 335
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07 January 2023
Cover photo is of Mrs Richardson outside Cozenton Farm in the 1920s/1930s .
Action Forum - June 1999 Number 334
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06 January 2023
Cover photo is the children of Station Road School Class1 now St Margarets in summer 195...
Action Forum - May 1999 Number 333
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05 January 2023
Cover photo is the staff of St Margaret's School at their 1946 Centenary celebrations. M...
Action Forum - April 1999 Number 332
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04 January 2023
Cover photo is the 1967 staff of St Margaret's Junior school on Orchard Street shortly a...
Action Forum - March 1999 Number 331
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04 January 2023
Cover photo is Edwin Jelly's Clothing, Hat & Boot store on High Street Rainham
Church House, High Street, Rainham Kent
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02 January 2023
Church House, on the right of this view of Rainham High Street from about one hundred ye...
WK Barling's Drapery & Milliner Stores Rainham Kent
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02 January 2023
W.H. Barling Drapery Stores on the corner of Ivy Street about one hundred years ago. The...
Parkwood Estate Rainham Kent 1978 Aerial Photo
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02 January 2023
where Parkwood now quietly hums, stood the Kentish forest of Park Wood. At that time, pe...
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 1999 Number 330
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01 January 2023
Cover photo is of the Tudor Rose canopy above St Margarets Church in Rainham
Bumbles Wine Bar - Rainham Kent 1982
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30 December 2022
This photo of Bumbles wine bar was taken in November 1982. The sign in the window reads ...
Marshall Road Rainham Snow in Winter 1987
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12 December 2022
The winter of 1987 was particularly hard with some very heavy snowfall that cut off part...
Rainham Park Development - Kenilworth Drive - 1965 Parkwood Estate Lonsdale
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01 December 2022
These photos show the maps and promotion for what was called the Rainham Park developmen...
Action Forum - December 2022
718 hits
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20 November 2022
Action Forum magazine number 585 , December 2022. Cover picture is of Rainham High Stre...
Action Forum - November 2022
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01 November 2022
Action Forum magazine number 584 , November 2022. Cover picture is of Rainham brickfiel...
Action Forum - October 2022
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01 October 2022
Action Forum magazine number 583 , October 2022. Cover picture is of tributes to Her Ma...
Action Forum - September 2022
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01 September 2022
Action Forum magazine number 582 , September 2022. Cover picture is of hop picking take...
Action Forum - August 2022
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01 August 2022
Action Forum magazine number 581 , August 2022. Cover picture is of Rainham station in ...
Rainham Station - History & Photos through the Years
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21 July 2022
Rainham station opened in 1858 and has been rebuilt twice in 1968 and 1990. These photos...
Action Forum - July 2022
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01 July 2022
Action Forum - July 2022. Cover picture is of proposed Lidsing Garden Development
Action Forum - June 2022
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01 June 2022
Action Forum - June 2022. Cover picture is of Herbert Road Coronation party in 1953
Walking along Woodside by Geraldine Tomlin
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03 May 2022
Woodside has always been a very busy road. In 1912/1914 land was sold off in plots of ...
Action Forum - May 2022
568 hits
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01 May 2022
Action Forum - May 2022. Cover picture is of Cheryl Domoney in Woodside in 1946
Action Forum - April 2022
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30 March 2022
Action Forum - April 2022. Cover picture is of Riverside English Festival in 2018
Action Forum - March 2022
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01 March 2022
Action 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
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06 February 2022
This photo of the VE Day party in Henry Street Rainham Kent. The reverse of the photo re...
Famous Upchurch People by David Wood
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20 January 2022
Famous Upchurch People by David Wood
Old Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
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05 January 2022
The Cricketers pub is situated in the heart of Rainham on the A2 High Street, next to th...
Otterham Quay Aerial Photo
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02 January 2022
This undated aerial photo of Crescent Shipping at Otterham Quay Rainham Kent shows the f...
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 2022
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01 January 2022
Action 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
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28 December 2021
This 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
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28 December 2021
This Staff Photo of Clifford Miller Ltd Insurance Brokers in Rainham was taken in 1975 a...
Rainham Co-operative Coop Store 1975
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27 December 2021
This photo of Rainham Co-operative Store was taken in 1975 from the church tower. The st...
Photo of Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham in 1946
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27 December 2021
Photo of Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham in 1946
Action Forum - December 1975 Number 76
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12 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 76, December 1975 . The cover photo is a Canterbury Cathed...
Action Forum - November 1975 Number 75
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11 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 75, November 19753 The cover photo is a picture of Rainham ...
Action Forum - October 1975 Number 74
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10 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 74, October 1975 . Click to view (2Mb file) The cover fe...
Action Forum - September 1975 Number 73
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09 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 73, September 1975 . The cover featured photos of two Oa...
Action Forum - August 1975 Number 72
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08 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 72, August 1975 . The cover featured a picture of a Guide...
Action Forum - July 1975 Number 71
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07 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 71, July 1975 . The cover featured photos of the 1975 Rainh...
Action Forum - June 1975 Number 70
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06 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 70 June 1975 The cover featured an advert for the 1975 Rain...
Action Forum - May 1975 Number 69
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05 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 69, May 1975 The cover featured a photo of Rainham C of E S...
Action Forum - April 1975 Number 68
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04 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 68, April 1975 The cover featured a photo of Kentish Oast h...
Action Forum - March 1975 Number 67
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03 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 67, March 1975 The cover featured a photo of Rainham Oast -...
Action Forum - Jan/Feb 1975 Number 66
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01 December 2021
Action Forum magazine number 66, January 1975 The cover featured an article about Charle...
Action Forum - December 2021 Number 574
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30 November 2021
Action Forum magazine number 574, December 2021. Cover picture is of Hempstead Hill ...
Ancient Archaeology Finds in Rainham Kent
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28 November 2021
During the construction of the Churchill Retirement living housing project on the A2 var...
Iron Age Finds in Rainham
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24 November 2021
Action Forum - November 2021 Number 573
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29 October 2021
Action Forum magazine number 573,November 2021. Cover picture is of Queendown Warren aft...
Rotary Club Christmas Santa Floats in Rainham 2021
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25 October 2021
These are the dates for the Rotary Club Christmas Floats in Rainham for December 2021
Action Forum - October 2021 Number 572
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01 October 2021
Action Forum magazine number 572, October 2021. Cover picture is of Barclays Bank Rainha...
History of Barclays Bank Rainham Kent
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21 September 2021
Following in the footsteps of HSBC and Lloyds banks, Barclays Bank is closing its doors ...
Toe Rags in Rainham
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12 September 2021
Horace Moore is a Rainham boy through and through. He was born in 1933 and lived at 205 ...
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Along with the rest of the South East and much of the whole UK Rainham had a heavy covering of sn...
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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....
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Photos of 1987 Hurricane in Rainham Kent
This gallery shows a selection of images of the immediate aftermath and of trees uprooted taken s...
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MEMORIES OF THE FINAL YEARS OF COZENTON FARM,...
MEMORIES OF THE FINAL YEARS OF COZENTON FARM, 1963 to 1966 I read with interest Fr...
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Newspaper Front Pages from the 1980s
This is a selection of some key newspaper front pages and their headlines during the 1980s. ...
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LOCAL NATURE RESERVE STATUS FOR FOXBURROW WOOD
LOCAL NATURE RESERVE STATUS FOR FOXBURROW WOOD Along with other residents backing on to Foxburrow W...
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Medway Chinese New Year Parade 2012 in Chatham/Rochester...
Medway Chinese New Year Parade 2012 in Chatham/Rochester The 2012 Chinese New Year celebratio...
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Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper (Part...
Rainham A Century Ago by Freddie Cooper Action Forum, March 2001 I was studying the information ...
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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...
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The Iron Lady - Newspaper Headlines from the...
Although these newspapers are not directly related to Rainham they give a good idea of history of...
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Newspaper Front Pages from the 1980s Part Two...
More newspaper front page headlines from the 1980s Stories covered include Margaret Thatcher ...
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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 ...
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The Producers - New Musical from Stage Theatre...
Following the massive success of their production of Les Miserables, Stage Theatre Society are pr...
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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...
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Falklands War Daily Newspaper Headlines
Coming soon, daily newspaper headlines from the Falklands War 30 years ago this year. Copies of t...
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Rainham Golden Jubilee Parade - June 2002
This is a video of the Rainham Golden Jubilee parade in 2002 showing iconic vehicles from the previo...
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View from Rainham Church 2012
View from St Margarets Church Tower over Rainham 2012 Rainham church is in the centre of the ...
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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...
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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 ...
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The Rose Public House Rainham
I recognise the pub, but when I lived in Rainham as a boy (1930-38) itwas a ‘farmer’s ...
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Rainham Football Club 1920s
I was wondering whether the attached photograph of a football team might be of interest to you. My g...
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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...
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Rainham History Facebook Page
Rainham History - Old Photos of Rainham is now on Facebook, hopefully another, better way to be able...
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Rainham Kent Snow Photos 1987
Rainham Kent Snow Photos from 1987: Pictures of the Winter 1987/88 Huge Snowfall in Kent Rainham an...
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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...
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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...
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Rainham Snow 1979
Kent was hit very badly by snow in Jan 1979. I remember waking to massive snowdrifts and cars bur...
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Rainham Snow 1983
Kent was hit very badly by snow in Jan 1983. I remember walking to school for several weeks with ...
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Siloam Farm Rainham
Siloam Farm is situated on Mierscourt Road Rainham and has long historical connections with menti...
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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...
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Moor Street A2 Rainham Kent
The main A2 between London, Canterbury and Dover runs through Rainham. Interestingly the road has a ...
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Rochester Sweeps Festival Programme of Events 2013 -...
Sweeps Festival 2015 Information Download Sweeps Festival PDF programme of events. The 2013 Sweeps ...
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Rochester Sweeps Festival 2014 - Programme of Events...
Sweeps Festival 2015 Information The Rochester Sweeps festival programme for 2014 is now available....
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Rochester Sweeps Festival 2013 Morris Teams/Dance Sides
Sweeps Festival 2015 Information Rochester Sweeps Festival Morris Teams/Dance Sides This is a list...
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Rainham Church Bells 1913
The bells of St Margarets Church Rainham. The tower had 6 bells until 1913, the oldest ...
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A249 Sheppey Crossing Bridge - Kingsferry Bridge Kent...
The new A249 Sheppey Crossing opened in 2006 to replace the old Kingsferry Bridge between Sheerne...
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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...
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Childrens Toys 1900s Rainham
I recently visited the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands where a typical villa...
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1987 Hurricane Newspaper Headlines
Newspaper headlines from The Guardian on 17th October 1987 following the Great Storm that hit the...
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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...
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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...
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Terrys Dairy Wigmore Hempstead Kent
Terry's Dairy was on Wigmore Road, Wigmore, Gillingham adjacent to Holmwood. The dairy was sold to U...
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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...
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Old Police Station Rainham Kent
The old police station in Rainham Kent closed in 2007. The site remained derelict for some years ...
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Origins of Rainham Street Names
Some Well-Known Rainham Street Names Longley Road: Named after headmaster John Longley who served a...
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A History of Berengrove Park
A History of Berengrove Park Originally Berengrove Park had been part of the Manor of Queenco...
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Otterham Quay in 1900
Otterham Quay in 1900 For centuries Otterham Quay had served as an important port on the Rainham si...
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Founding of Rainham Recreation Ground
The Founding of Rainham Recreation Ground Demand for a recreation ground increased during th...
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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...
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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...
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The Railway Pub, Station Road, Rainham
Memories of ‘The Railway’ pub during the early 1970s The Railway pub thrived during the early 1970s...
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Rainham in the 1880s
Life in Rainham Kent in the 1880s In 1881 Rainham had far fewer buildings and a much smaller ...
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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...
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Memories of Well-Known Orchard Street School Teachers
Memories of Well-Known Orchard Street School Teachers Most teachers tend to be remembered as ...
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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...
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Rainham Cricket Club 1902
Photo of Rainham Cricket Club taken in 1902. Richard Wakeley is in the middle row wearing a cap a...
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Richard Mansfield Wakeley Junior
Richard Mansfield Wakeley Junior 1870-1943 Rainham Farmer and Cricket Legend Born into a ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Broad Walk Rainham
Where is Broad Walk Rainham Kent? Broadwalk Rainham Kent is shown in many old documents and t...
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The Upchurch Railway Train Crash Disaster of August...
The Railway Crash Disaster of August 1944 One of the most serious incidents experienced ...
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John Richardson-World War Two Pathfinder Hero and Rainham...
John Richardson World War Two Pathfinder Hero and Rainham Cricket Icon John Richardson ar...
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Rainham in the 1850s
Rainham in the 1850s Still a relatively small village located on the edge of the borough of S...
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The First Rainham Youth Football League Champions
The First Rainham Youth Football League Champions Young, talented and successful, Rainham Youth Foo...
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Rainham in the late 18th Century
Rainham in the late 18th Century During the later years of the 18th century Rainham, which formed p...
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Bug Hutch Rainham - Royal Cinema
The Rainham ‘Bug Hutch’ Originally constructed as a Salvation Army hall, the Royal cinema which cou...
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Sir Cecil Wakeley – Famous Surgeon
Sir Cecil Wakeley – Famous Surgeon A long standing Rainham family, the Wakeley’s have produce...
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