The photos show many of the designs of Ward Homes houses that can still be seen across Parkwood estate from Cherry Tree Road to Lonsdale Drive and around the roads off Long Catlis Drive. This was originally known as Rainham Park estate and was at one time the largest private housing estate in Europe which was built on ancient woodland outside Wigmore and Rainham Kent. History of Parkwood Estate Rainham Kent - 1978 Aerial Photo
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The achievement of the huge scale of the development is even more significant when you consider that the entire area was developed by a small number of companies, primarily Ward Homes and Sunley Estates.
The Wards development was Rainham Park, started c.1960 at Kenilworth Drive , this house is corner of Windermere Drive/ Sandown Drive, c.1967. We moved to 103, Lonsdale Drive, July 1965 when it was new, happy days. Parkwood was just starting with Deanwood Drive, top of Lonsdale and south side of Tanker Hill developed by Property Estates Developments, eventually taken over by Sunley Estates
Rainham Park Development - Kenilworth Drive - 1965 Parkwood Estate Lonsdale
