Photographs of Rainham, Kent
This collection of photos are of Rainham Kent from the 1900s to around 1910 showing life in Rainham around that time with pictures of local shops and trams in the High Street.
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- Old Photographs of Rainham, Kent from 1900s
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Rainham Bed/Cart Race Photos 1980s
1112 hitsPhotos of Rainham Cart Race from 1982 and 1983. They ran from the Cricketers to The Angel – calling in at The Macklands Arms of course. Raising money as they went.. -
Gillingham Northern Relief Road A289 & Medway Tunnel
24180 hitsGillingham Northern Relief Road/Wainscott Bypass Kent and Medway Tunnel Photos for A289 construction -
Rainham Spectacular 1972 - Recognise the Faces?
5573 hitsThese photos were taken in the mid 1970s at the Rainham Spectacular - do you recognise yourself or anyone else? -
Gooding / Mudge Family - Rainham Hop pickers 1926
2410 hitsRainham 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. -
Fred Packham Rainham Haulier - F.Packham Haulage Company
1244 hitsMr Fred Packham was a local Rainham haulier running a haulage company in the 1930 -
Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent
12578 hitsOld Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent taken over the last 100 years -
Rainham Kent Brickfields 1881 - Horace Smith
4743 hitsMy great-great grandfather Horace Smith was a timekeeper at a brick field in Rainham. In 1881, aged 20, he lived with his family at 8 Broad Walk, and was described in the census as a "Clerk in Brickfield". -
Old Aerial Photos of Rainham from 1930 & 1990
4578 hitsThese old Aerial Photos of Rainham are from 1930 & 1990 and show the development and changes in the area -
Photos of Orchard Street Rainham - Then and Now
4234 hitsOrchard Street runs from the A2 and connects with Thames Avenue, Broadview Ave and Arthur Road. These photos show changes in the last 20 years -
Miss Rainham 1981 - Kim Unger
3111 hitsKim 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 -
The Railway Pub Football Team, Station Road Rainham
2554 hitsThe Railway Pub, Station Road, Rainham football team pictured on Boxing Day 1971 .Some names in the photo are Peter Foster, John Perrin, Billy Huggins, Maurice Mills, Ron Ward, David Wood, Billy Hales -
Photo of Locomotive 73088 BR Standard 4-6-0 at Rainham Station
2187 hitsLocomotive 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 -
Edwards Family of Walnut Tree Farm Rainham
2515 hitsThe photo shows the Edwards family fruit picking at Walnut Tree Farm, Lower Rainham Road. The 1907 Victoria plum harvest is proudly displayed -
Rainham & District Co-op Share Book
2454 hitsI wonder how many local residents recognise or had one of these Rainham & District Co-operative Society Ltd Share Books? -
Doctor Dennys Drake of Ashe House Rainham Kent
2049 hitsI recently received a request for information about the location of Ashe House that was the residence/practice of a Doctor Drake located in Wigmore. This shows how with the help of local directories I've managed to identify the location -
Prestige Launderette Rainham 1972
3295 hitsPhoto of Prestige Launderette Rainham at 35 Station Road taken in about 1972. -
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Rainham Royal Mail Sorting Office
3064 hitsUntil the early 2000s the Royal Mail sorting office was in the centre of Rainham opposite the Green Lion pub. -
Reads Terrace Orchard Street Rainham
2003 hitsMany of the older houses in Rainham and elsewhere were given names for various blocks of houses. One set of houses in Orchard Street Rainham is known as Reads Terrace and is shown as being built in 1887. -
Richard Arthur Light (Richard Onyx/Owyn Light) - Mysterious Disappearance in 1919
1616 hitsRichard Arthur Onyx Owyn Light seems to have been disowned by his family and moved around the country quite a lot -
Aerial Photos of Rainham 2013
2404 hitsThese photos of Rainham from the air were taken in 2013. Thanks to Den Lyon for providing them -
VE Day party for children on Thames Ave Rainham
2509 hitsThis photo of the VE Day party for children was taken on Thames Ave, Rainham Kent -
Natwest Bank Rainham 1970s
2635 hitsThis photo of the Natwest branch in Rainham was taken in around 1972. Incredibly this is one of the few locations that is very little changed since then. -
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Great Lines Steam Fair 1965
2075 hitsI spotted this video on YouTube showing a steam fair at Great Lines in around 1965. Quality is variable but might spot someone in it! -
Maidstone Road Rainham from the Air 2016
2423 hitsThis aerial photo of Maidstone Road was taken in 2016 showing the view towards Gillingham. -
Beveridges Chemist Shop Rainham
1911 hitsBeveridges the chemist shop on the A2 at the top of Holding St -
Old Midland Bank, High Street, Rainham Kent
3755 hitsMidland Bank was originally located on the A2 opposite Maidstone Road and next to Hidsons car dealership -
Little Crown Pub Chatham
1782 hitsLittle Crown pub in Chatham High Street which had a sign showing 1892 -
Betabake Bakery Shop & International Stores in Rainham Kent
3540 hitsBetabake bakers was located on the A2 High Street in Rainham, the shop next door was International Stores. -
Avenue Nightclub Central Hotel Gillingham
7724 hitsThe Avenue Nightclub was formerly the Central Hotel and was located on the corner of Featherby Road on the A2 in Gillingham. -
Dennis & Edmonds Family History
2493 hitsThe 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). -
Medway Snow Photos 1987 (Chatham/Gillingham/Rainham)
3247 hitsMedway Snow Photos 1987 (Chatham/Gillingham/Rainham) -
The Fredville Oak at Nonington near Dover
1583 hitsCover photo of The Fredville Oak at Nonington near Dover. Locally known as "Majesty" this ancient tree is possibly 600 years old. -
Old Gas Showroom Rainham Kent - Manor Farm pub
4965 hitsOld Gas Showroom Rainham Kent Maidstone Road now Manor Farm pub -
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Gillingham Technical High School (GTHS) - Form R4 1982
2168 hitsGillingham Technical High School (GTHS) (Rainham Mark Grammar School) - Class photo of Form Rutherford R4 1982 -
Gillingham Technical High School (GTHS) - Form S4 1982
2151 hitsGillingham Technical High School (GTHS) (Rainham Mark Grammar School) - Class photo of Form Scott S4 1982 -
Gillingham Technical High School (GTHS) - Form N4 1982
1860 hitsGillingham Technical High School (GTHS) (Rainham Mark Grammar School) - Form Newton N4 1982 -
Old Photos of Earl Street Maidstone February 1981
4581 hitsThese photos of Earl Street Maidstone were taken in February 1981 -
Photos of Rainham by Hazel Thorn
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Photos of Rainham in 1970s
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Freddie Cooper - Rainham Cricket Club
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Rainham Kent Snow Photos 1987
13264 hitsRainham Kent Snow Photos 1987. Rainham and Kent in general were hit particularly badly by snow in 1987 and for some days were cut off completely -
