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The Railway Pub Football Team, Station Road Rainham
16 hits15 October 2017The Railway Pub, Station Road, Rainham football team pictured on Boxing Day 1971 .Some n... -
Action Forum - September 2017
5 hits15 October 2017Action Forum magazine- published Sept 2017. Cover photo of Railway Pub Football team in... -
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Action Forum - August 2017
857 hits09 October 2017Action Forum magazine- published Aug 2017. Cover photo of White Horse Pub Rainham in ar... -
Action Forum - July 2017
155 hits01 October 2017Action Forum magazine- published July 2017. Cover photo of Aylesford priory - The Fri... -
Rainham Spectacular Fair at Cozenton Park 1972 - 1981
1161 hits01 October 2017Rainham Spectacular Fair at Cozenton Park during the 1970s was a fundraising event for t... -
Action Forum - June 2017
337 hits30 September 2017Action Forum magazine- published June 2017. Cover photo of Berengrave Lane in early... -
Platform Row Cottages Rainham (Wakeley Oast house/Station Road)
98 hits24 September 2017There was a row of cottages alongside Wakeley's Oast which were demolished as part of th... -
Independent Rainham Photography Exhibition
796 hits24 July 2017Independent Rainham Photography Exhibition until 31st July celebrating the independent s... -
Rainham Mark Grammar School RMGS Hovercraft 1987
114 hits12 July 2017The Design & Technology department and A level students at Rainham Mark Grammar School b... -
Building of Charlotte Drive Estate off Marshall Road 1987
762 hits11 July 2017Charlotte Drive off Marshall Road Rainham Kent was constructed by the demolition of 33 ... -
Rainham Kent Station Through the Years
523 hits24 June 2017Photos showing Rainham Station from around 1895 to 1972 and 1987 -
The White Horse Pub Through the Years
1359 hits24 June 2017The White Horse pub is central to Rainham located on the A2 junction with Station Road a... -
Action Forum - May 2017
530 hits08 June 2017Action Forum magazine May 2017- Cover photo of children of Bredhurst School dressed for ... -
Action Forum - April 2017
638 hits15 May 2017Action Forum magazine April 2017- published Cover photo of Barclays Bank and the Church ... -
Rainham Historical Society Programme 2017
486 hits07 May 2017Rainham Historical Society Programme 2017 -
Rochester Sweeps Festival 2017 Programme
498 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
517 hits15 March 2017Locomotive No. 73088, one of 12 BR Standard 4-6-0 engines built in the 1950s which from ... -
Action Forum - March 2017
717 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
500 hits03 March 2017Back in March 2016 a brand new micropub opened in Rainham called the Prince of Ales -
Bredhurst School May Day 150th Anniversary
2048 hits28 February 2017Bredhurst School May Day 150th Anniversary -
Temperance Hotel Station Road Rainham
397 hits26 February 2017The Temperance Hotel was located on Station Road in Rainham opposite the train station. ... -
National School in Station Road Rainham
353 hits26 February 2017The National School (later C of E) at the top of Station Road had been built in 1846 -
Action Forum - Dec 2000
377 hits26 February 2017Action Forum magazine- published December 2000. Action Forum - December 2000 Click to ... -
Edwards Family of Walnut Tree Farm Rainham
777 hits24 February 2017The photo shows the Edwards family fruit picking at Walnut Tree Farm, Lower Rainham Road... -
Rainham & District Co-op Share Book
783 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)
738 hits21 February 2017By any standard the winter of 1962-3 was one of the hardest Great Britain has ever had. ... -
House Price Predictions 1989!
957 hits21 February 2017This article about house prices booming was written in December 1989 shortly before the ... -
Growing up in Rainham in the 1940s
17827 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
1550 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
763 hits17 February 2017I recently received a request for information about the location of Ashe House that was ... -
Prestige Launderette Rainham 1972
868 hits17 February 2017Photo of Prestige Launderette Rainham at 35 Station Road taken in about 1972. -
Herta's Hairdressers Rainham
830 hits16 February 2017Herta's Hairdressers Rainham - International Hair Stylists -
Rainham Royal Mail Sorting Office
1317 hits15 February 2017Until the early 2000s the Royal Mail sorting office was in the centre of Rainham opposit... -
Action Forum - Jan 2017
789 hits15 February 2017Action Forum magazine- published Jan 2017. Cover drawing of Bloors Place in 1880 -
Milton Road now Webster Road Rainham Kent
604 hits12 February 2017Many of the street names in Rainham have changed over the years. Webster Road was origin... -
Reads Terrace Orchard Street Rainham
674 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
525 hits08 February 2017Richard Arthur Onyx Owyn Light seems to have been disowned by his family and moved aroun... -
Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
4153 hits06 February 2017Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent 1950 and 2001 -
Chatham Naval War Memorial Great Lines Gillingham
433 hits06 February 2017Chatham War Memorial Great Lines Gillingham -
Aerial Photos of Rainham 2013
864 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
1033 hits28 January 2017This photo of the VE Day party for children was taken on Thames Ave, Rainham Kent -
Natwest Bank Rainham 1970s
947 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
786 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
997 hits23 January 2017This aerial photo of Maidstone Road was taken in 2016 showing the view towards Gillingha... -
Beveridges Chemist Shop Rainham
676 hits23 January 2017Beveridges the chemist shop on the A2 at the top of Holding St -
Old Midland Bank, High Street, Rainham Kent
1093 hits23 January 2017Midland Bank was originally located on the A2 opposite Maidstone Road and next to Hidson... -
Little Crown Pub Chatham
528 hits22 January 2017Little Crown pub in Chatham High Street which had a sign showing 1892 -
Betabake Bakery Shop & International Stores in Rainham Kent
1664 hits22 January 2017Betabake bakers was located on the A2 High Street in Rainham, the shop next door was Int...
