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Gordon House Hotel Beer Festival 2019
104 hits29 April 2019The Gordon Hotel in Rochester holds an annual Beer festival during the Sweeps festival w... -
Wigmore Estate Plans 1911
1268 hits17 March 2019These maps show the layout of the Wigmore Estate being sold in 1911 -
Camp School Maidstone Road 1955/57
1249 hits06 February 2019These Camp School photos from 1955-57 were kindly sent in by John Clements -
Excalibur Nightclub - Gillingham - King Charles Hotel
2192 hits30 December 2018Originally built in 1948 as a NAAFI (navy army airforce institute) club, the building co... -
Action Forum - November 2018
625 hits29 December 2018Action Forum magazine from November 2018.Cover photo of Rainham War Memorial in 1920 -
Action Forum - October 2018
290 hits28 December 2018Action Forum magazine from October 2018.Cover photo of Hempstead Valley Shopping centre... -
Action Forum - September 2018
304 hits27 December 2018Action Forum magazine from August 2018.Cover photo of Howard School. Article inside abo... -
Action Forum - August 2018
249 hits26 December 2018Action Forum magazine from August 2018.Cover photo of Howard School. Article inside abo... -
Life in Rainham Kent in 1968
2182 hits23 November 2018The year began with a serious flu epidemic that affected thousands of people in the Medw... -
Action Forum - May 2018
362 hits22 November 2018Action Forum magazine from May 2018. Cover photo of Memorial to British Aviation at Eas... -
Old Road Maps of Rainham & Kent Motorways 1964
2772 hits20 November 2018These maps show the Kent motorway network in 1964 with M2 and A20(M) Maidstone Bypass wh... -
Gillingham Northern Relief Road A289 & Medway Tunnel
22604 hits20 November 2018Gillingham Northern Relief Road/Wainscott Bypass Kent and Medway Tunnel Photos for A289 ... -
Action Forum - April 2018
460 hits19 November 2018Cover photo of Hempstead United Football Club in 1970 Back row: Terry Marks, Martin A... -
Action Forum - March 2018
354 hits18 November 2018Cover photo of Lidsing chapel demolished in 1885 in Action Forum March 2018 -
Action Forum - July 2018
383 hits04 November 2018Photo of Camp school football team 1956-57 in Action Forum July 2018 -
Action Forum - January 2018
288 hits04 November 2018Cover photo of Rainham Ladies Civil Defence Football club 1944 in Action Forum Jan 2018 -
Savacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 40th Anniversary
1839 hits21 October 20182018 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of Hempstead Valley shopping centre often... -
Rainham Maps of 1869 & 1931 Compared to 2018 Planned Developments
1777 hits07 October 2018Maps of Rainham from 1869, 1931 and 2018 showing the massive increase in population and ... -
Rainham Spectacular 1972 - Recognise the Faces?
4457 hits23 September 2018These photos were taken in the mid 1970s at the Rainham Spectacular - do you recognise y... -
Gooding / Mudge Family - Rainham Hop pickers 1926
1716 hits02 September 2018Rainham hop pickers 1926. Great Grannie Mudge is the lady in the centre. She lived in So... -
Fred Packham Rainham Haulier - F.Packham Haulage Company
834 hits29 July 2018Mr Fred Packham was a local Rainham haulier running a haulage company in the 1930 -
Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent
9324 hits16 June 2018Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent taken over the last 100 years -
How Rainham Kent Street Names have changed over the years
17125 hits04 June 2018How Rainham Kent Street Names have changed over the years. Names of roads are now differ... -
Hidden Old Shop Signs in Rainham
2654 hits03 June 2018The recent discovery of an old hidden shop sign when Computacabs office was being conver... -
A Trip Down Memory Lane - As an 8 year old in Rainham in 1955
15242 hits02 June 2018A Trip Down Memory Lane by Colin Macgregor I lived in Quinnell Street in Rainham in 195... -
Oast Community Centre 1980s (RWCA)
2204 hits28 May 2018The Oast was purchased in 1970 for use as a Community Centre by RWCA (Rainham and Wigmor... -
H Wells General Stores - Grocery Shop in Rainham
2418 hits27 May 2018H Wells Grocery Shop Rainham on Corner of Wakeley / Station Road RAINHAM -
Explore Your Streets - Medway Archives
950 hits27 May 2018Explore Your Streets, Chatham High Street, 1945 - 1990 -
Rainham Kent Brickfields 1881 - Horace Smith
3707 hits29 April 2018My great-great grandfather Horace Smith was a timekeeper at a brick field in Rainham. In... -
High Street Rainham Barclays Bank
4874 hits29 April 2018These shots of Rainham High Street show how it has changed over the years between 1930 a... -
Rochester Sweeps Festival 5/6/7 May 2018 - Event Programme
851 hits20 April 2018The festival celebrates the traditional holiday chimney sweeps enjoyed on the 1 May each... -
Gordon House Hotel Beer Festival 2018
456 hits20 April 2018The Gordon Hotel in Rochester holds an annual Beer festival during the Sweeps festival w... -
Action Forum - May 1981
1691 hits14 April 2018Cover promoting the 10th Rainham Spectacular in May 1981 showing Bamptons Estate agents ... -
Herbert Road Coronation Street Party 1953
2265 hits07 March 2018Herbert Road Street Party in June 1953 for Elizabeth R 1953 Coronation -
History Talk - Medway Breweries and Old Pubs - 20/4/2018
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Old Aerial Photos of Rainham from 1930 & 1990
3516 hits22 February 2018These old Aerial Photos of Rainham are from 1930 & 1990 and show the development and cha... -
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Joe Ennis - Rides from Rainham
1983 hits14 January 2018Joe Ennis has written for Action Forum for many years with a series of articles about th... -
Action Forum - December 2017
843 hits28 December 2017Cover photo of a tableau from the Nativity play c1947 in St Margarets Hall Orchard Stree... -
Action Forum - November 2017
742 hits26 December 2017Cover photo of the crowds at Rainham War memorial in November 2015 -
Tesco Extra Bowaters Rainham - When did Tesco Gillingham Open?
3163 hits20 December 2017Tesco Bowaters Rainham - When was the Opening Date? Big Tesco opened in 1994. Tesco Extr... -
Rainham Christmas Lights in the 1970s
3010 hits17 December 2017Rainham Christmas Lights in 1970s. Many shops had lights and decorations and the bracket... -
Rainham Community Centre Poster 1972
1649 hits03 December 2017The oast houses became available in 1970 and were purchased to be converted to a new com... -
Photos of Orchard Street Rainham - Then and Now
3394 hits14 November 2017Orchard Street runs from the A2 and connects with Thames Avenue, Broadview Ave and Arthu... -
Rainham Spectacular Programme 1977 - Glimpse into History!
1804 hits12 November 20171977 was the Queen's Silver Jubilee and the programme had a patriotic Jubilee theme to i... -
Miss Rainham 1981 - Kim Unger
2356 hits08 November 2017Kim Unger was crowned Miss Rainham in 1981. This photo was taken during the rather we... -
Action Forum - October 2017
787 hits06 November 2017Cover photo of West Moor Farm Moor Street Rainham where Fred Scott arranged the last bar... -
Rainham Pram Race 1981
2343 hits30 October 2017Photos of the annual Rainham Pram Race 1981 with Railway Hotel in background -
Oasthouse Local History Quiz - 11th November 2017
550 hits22 October 2017A Medway Towns Local History Quiz - 11th November 2017 -
University of Kent lectures in Medway - Nov/Dec 2017
514 hits17 October 2017University of Kent lectures in Medway - Nov/Dec 2017
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