McCarthy & Stone Retirement Housing development called Appletree Court was built in High Street, Rainham on the site of the old Royal Mail Sorting office. These photos show the site in 2001 and 2003 before the building work started. The McCarthy & Stone complex was completed in 2004.
After demolition of the old Royal Mail Sorting office this was the site in 2003
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This photo of the Crest Packaging (Bowaters) Water tower ball was taken in 1993 just before the Tesco Extra store opened on the former papermill site. You can see the works to create car park in the bottom of the picture. Photo thanks to Joe Ennis
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Copsey Butchers were located at 78 Station Road Rainham Kent. This photo is undated but was taken pre 1930 as the original Cricketer's pub is still there. From the atire and streets it would appear to be around 1910.
The London Central Meat Company shop with the sign Prime OX Beef is on the corner of Hothfield Road and Station Road and is still the same look although currently brightly painted and as of 2024 occupied by Redbook accountants
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This photo appears to have been taken in the early 1900s. There isn't any further info on the location or date given.
The shop signs show Berrys Boot Polishes, Brooke Bond tea, Stillora, R White's Ginger Beer, Soda Water by Dove Phillips and Pett as well as Orange Champagne, Glosso Metal Polish
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These aerial photos of Rainham were taken on 28 March 1968 and show so many details that have changed since. The main one is the shopping centre that now is between Station Road and the High Street/A2 but there are many others if you look closely at the photos.
- The houses of Beverley Close in the final stages of construction
- Church Mews not yet built
- School at the top of Station Road
- Original old station building still standing
- Church house already demolished and land empty (as it would remain until Healthy Living Centre built in 2007)
- Old Co-op department store on A2
- Sorting office on A2 next to post office
- Maidstone Road/Berengrave Lane/A2 crossroads - not blocked off as now
- No car park behind Cricketers
Looking west towards Gillingham
Photo Looking North
Some other aerial photos can be seen here
Old Aerial Photos of Rainham from 1930 & 1990
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Rainham Roads Article Count: 27
Roads around the Rainham - old photos of how roads used to look in days gone by
Rainham People Article Count: 34
Decades - Old Photos Article Count: 9
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