These aerial photos of Rainham were taken in around 1930 and 1990 covering the area around Rainham train station. You can see the difference in the railway buildings between the 2 photos a nd the amount of housing development that has grown around Rainham.
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In 1930 you can still see the Railway Hotel on the corner of Station Road and Platform Row Cottages Rainham (next to Wakeley Oast house/Station Road)
By 1990 there is a new station building but The Railway pub is still present but now surrounded by houses in adjacent roads. You can also see the large car park next to Rainham Rec on Station Road.
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This photo is of the Railway Public house football team taken at the annual Boxing Day football match in 1971.
Some names in the photo are:
Peter Foster, John Perrin, Billy Huggins, Maurice Mills, Ron Ward, David Wood, Billy Hales
Do you recognise any other players?
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Photo of Locomotive No. 73088, one of 12 BR Standard 4-6-0 engines built in the 1950s which from 1955 to 1959 pulled express trains serving the Kent Coast at Rainham station in front of Wakeley's Oast which was converted to a Community centre in the 1970s
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This photo is of Prestige Launderette Rainham at 35 Station Road taken in about 1972. Interestingly the shop is now a launderette again having been a pet shop amongst other uses in the last 40 years.
Photo of Prestige Launderette Rainham 1972
Rainham Launderette 2014
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I wonder how many local residents recognise or had one of these Rainham & District Co-operative Society Ltd Share Books?
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Subcategories
Rainham Roads Article Count: 25
Roads around the Rainham - old photos of how roads used to look in days gone by
Rainham People Article Count: 32
Decades - Old Photos Article Count: 9
Old photos by decade
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