These photos were kindly supplied by Steve Murdoch. Rainham and Kent in general were hit particularly badly by snow in 1987 and for some days were cut off completely. I recall milk being flown in by army helicopter due to roads being impassable and major roads being blocked for many days.At the time I was working at Rainham Co-op as saturday staff. As school was closed due to the snow and being one of the staff that could walk to the shop I worked many extra hours during the snow building up my savings!

Further pictures of the 1987 snow in the South East

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• Lower Rainham Rd, looking
  west to The Angel pub 12-1-87M.V.Resilience at Otterham
  Quay Docks April 1982Frozen Sea
  1987 Otterham Quay Docks
  April 1982The scrap metal yard at
  Bloor's Wharf July 1983Rainham Station in Snow
  Jan 1987
• Rainham Station Footbridge
  1988Angel Pub Rainham
  1991Otterham Quay Docks
  from the sea-wallArmy & Navy Pub Snow
  Jan 1979Motney Hill Road Dock
  1988