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The White Horse Pub Through the Years
1019 hits24 June 2017The White Horse pub is central to Rainham located on the A2 junction with Station Road a... -
Action Forum - May 2017
196 hits08 June 2017Action Forum magazine May 2017- Cover photo of children of Bredhurst School dressed for ... -
Action Forum - April 2017
464 hits15 May 2017Action Forum magazine April 2017- published Cover photo of Barclays Bank and the Church ... -
Rainham Historical Society Programme 2017
349 hits07 May 2017Rainham Historical Society Programme 2017 -
Rochester Sweeps Festival 2017 Programme
385 hits25 April 2017The festival celebrates the traditional holiday chimney sweeps enjoyed on the 1 May each... -
Photo of Locomotive 73088 BR Standard 4-6-0 at Rainham Station
265 hits15 March 2017Locomotive No. 73088, one of 12 BR Standard 4-6-0 engines built in the 1950s which from ... -
Action Forum - March 2017
601 hits13 March 2017Action Forum magazine- published march 2017. Cover photo of Loco No. 73088 pulling expre... -
Prince of Ales Micropub Anniversary Festival 10/11/12 March 2017
423 hits03 March 2017Back in March 2016 a brand new micropub opened in Rainham called the Prince of Ales -
Bredhurst School May Day 150th Anniversary
1890 hits28 February 2017Bredhurst School May Day 150th Anniversary -
Temperance Hotel Station Road Rainham (Railway Hotel)
258 hits26 February 2017The Temperance Hotel was located on Station Road in Rainham opposite the train station. ... -
National School in Station Road Rainham
231 hits26 February 2017The National School (later C of E) at the top of Station Road had been built in 1846 -
Action Forum - Dec 2000
280 hits26 February 2017Action Forum magazine- published December 2000. Action Forum - December 2000 Click to ... -
Edwards Family of Walnut Tree Farm Rainham
558 hits24 February 2017The photo shows the Edwards family fruit picking at Walnut Tree Farm, Lower Rainham Road... -
Rainham & District Co-op Share Book
510 hits22 February 2017I wonder how many local residents recognise or had one of these Rainham & District Co-op... -
The Long Winter 1962-63 (Guardian pamphlet)
529 hits21 February 2017By any standard the winter of 1962-3 was one of the hardest Great Britain has ever had. ... -
House Price Predictions 1989!
818 hits21 February 2017This article about house prices booming was written in December 1989 shortly before the ... -
Growing up in Rainham in the 1940s
16740 hits20 February 2017This article by Brian Vale tells what it was like growing up in Rainham in the 1940s -
History of Bloors Place Rainham Kent
1254 hits18 February 2017Bloors Place stands on the Lower Rainham Road, not far from the riverside and Bloors Wha... -
Doctor Dennys Drake of Ashe House Rainham Kent
577 hits17 February 2017I recently received a request for information about the location of Ashe House that was ... -
Prestige Launderette Rainham 1972
585 hits17 February 2017Photo of Prestige Launderette Rainham at 35 Station Road taken in about 1972. -
Herta's Hairdressers Rainham
600 hits16 February 2017Herta's Hairdressers Rainham - International Hair Stylists -
Rainham Royal Mail Sorting Office
1039 hits15 February 2017Until the early 2000s the Royal Mail sorting office was in the centre of Rainham opposit... -
Action Forum - Jan 2017
607 hits15 February 2017Action Forum magazine- published Jan 2017. Cover drawing of Bloors Place in 1880 -
Milton Road now Webster Road Rainham Kent
480 hits12 February 2017Many of the street names in Rainham have changed over the years. Webster Road was origin... -
Reads Terrace Orchard Street Rainham
478 hits11 February 2017Many of the older houses in Rainham and elsewhere were given names for various blocks of... -
Richard Arthur Light (Richard Onyx/Owyn Light) - Mysterious Disappearance in 1919
334 hits08 February 2017Richard Arthur Onyx Owyn Light seems to have been disowned by his family and moved aroun... -
Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
3744 hits06 February 2017Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent 1950 and 2001 -
Chatham Naval War Memorial Great Lines Gillingham
276 hits06 February 2017Chatham War Memorial Great Lines Gillingham -
Aerial Photos of Rainham 2013
544 hits31 January 2017These photos of Rainham from the air were taken in 2013. Thanks to Den Lyon for providin... -
VE Day party for children on Thames Ave Rainham
819 hits28 January 2017This photo of the VE Day party for children was taken on Thames Ave, Rainham Kent -
Natwest Bank Rainham 1970s
748 hits25 January 2017This photo of the Natwest branch in Rainham was taken in around 1972. Incredibly this is... -
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Great Lines Steam Fair 1965
603 hits24 January 2017I spotted this video on YouTube showing a steam fair at Great Lines in around 1965. Qual... -
Maidstone Road Rainham from the Air 2016
782 hits23 January 2017This aerial photo of Maidstone Road was taken in 2016 showing the view towards Gillingha... -
Beveridges Chemist Shop Rainham
477 hits23 January 2017Beveridges the chemist shop on the A2 at the top of Holding St -
Old Midland Bank, High Street, Rainham Kent
867 hits23 January 2017Midland Bank was originally located on the A2 opposite Maidstone Road and next to Hidson... -
Little Crown Pub Chatham
351 hits22 January 2017Little Crown pub in Chatham High Street which had a sign showing 1892 -
Betabake Bakery Shop & International Stores in Rainham Kent
1400 hits22 January 2017Betabake bakers was located on the A2 High Street in Rainham, the shop next door was Int... -
Avenue Nightclub Central Hotel Gillingham
1475 hits22 January 2017The Avenue Nightclub was formerly the Central Hotel and was located on the corner of Fea... -
Group Photo 1947 - Telephone Exchange Rainham - Names?
532 hits21 January 2017The photo was taken outside the telephone exchange in Rainham High Street about 1947 I t... -
Dennis & Edmonds Family History
739 hits11 January 2017The description of James (1840-1924) and Willie (1852-1916) as relatives of the wedding ... -
Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend
182 hits11 January 2017Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend 31st March – 2nd April 2017 Old Sessions House, Can... -
Train Stuck in Snowdrift Kent January 1987
755 hits11 January 2017Video of train clearing the Down line back towards Ashford, where 33061 was well and tru... -
THE RAINHAM, KENT WAR MEMORIAL
1913 hits04 January 2017I was born in Rainham in 1939 so much of my early childhood was during a war period. Th... -
Edwin Jelly's Clothing Hat Boot Stores Rainham
294 hits04 January 2017Edwin Jelly's Clothing Hat Boot Shop was located on the A2 Rainham High Street -
Action Forum - December 2016
936 hits07 December 2016Action Forum magazine- published December 2016. Cover photo of Edwin Jelly's Clothing Ha... -
Medway Snow Photos 1987 (Chatham/Gillingham/Rainham)
869 hits05 December 2016Medway Snow Photos 1987 (Chatham/Gillingham/Rainham) -
The Fredville Oak at Nonington near Dover
338 hits03 December 2016Cover photo of The Fredville Oak at Nonington near Dover. Locally known as "Majesty" thi... -
Action Forum - November 2016
328 hits03 December 2016Cover photo of The Fredville Oak at Nonington near Dover. Locally known as "Majesty" thi...
