Rainham hop pickers 1926. Great Grannie Mudge is the lady in the centre. She lived in Solomon Road, next to the school. She was the mother of Hilda Mudge who married Herbert Baden Powell Gooding at St Margaret’s Church and lived with the Gooding family in her later years in Solomon Road.

Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent taken over the last 100 years

These old Aerial Photos of Rainham are from 1930 & 1990 and show the development and changes in the area

Kim Unger was crowned Miss Rainham in 1981. This photo was taken during the rather wet Rainham Spectacular in 1981 where Kim won the Miss Rainham contest

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

I wonder how many local residents recognise or had one of these Rainham & District Co-operative Society Ltd Share Books?

Photo of Prestige Launderette Rainham at 35 Station Road taken in about 1972.

Until the early 2000s the Royal Mail sorting office was in the centre of Rainham opposite the Green Lion pub.

Richard Arthur Onyx Owyn Light seems to have been disowned by his family and moved around the country quite a lot

This photo of the VE Day party for children was taken on Thames Ave, Rainham Kent

Photo of Liptons Rainham 1972

This aerial photo of Maidstone Road was taken in 2016 showing the view towards Gillingham.

Midland Bank was originally located on the A2 opposite Maidstone Road and next to Hidsons car dealership

Betabake bakers was located on the A2 High Street in Rainham, the shop next door was International Stores.

The description of James (1840-1924) and Willie (1852-1916) as relatives of the wedding couple, Henry and Elizabeth, led me to consult Kent marriage records available through FreeReg.org.uk. I did not find a marriage between members of the Edmonds and Dennis or Wells families on any date since 1800. However, the source of the photo, Dave Cory Dennis, has now assured me that the bride is his paternal grandmother and that her mother, Elizabeth (1833-1922), shown seated beside the bride, was a sister of William Edmonds (1822-1902).

Cover photo of The Fredville Oak at Nonington near Dover. Locally known as "Majesty" this ancient tree is possibly 600 years old.

The Mulberry Tree Inn on Lower Rainham Road

Gillingham Technical High School (GTHS) (Rainham Mark Grammar School) - Form Newton N4 1982

Sid Callaway- Farmer and Cricket Patron

William Keutenius Fire Officer Rainham Kent

Rainham Snow 1979

This photo shows the A229/M2 junction 4 while the roadworks to widen the M2 were in progress