History of Rainham Kent, Old Photos and Life in Bygone Times
Photos of Orchard Street Rainham - Then and Now
Even in recent timeframes the local area has changed significantly and one example is Orchard Street. I believe land was retained to allow for a bypass to be built avoiding the centre of Rainham but when this plan was cancelled the land was then redeveloped.
The photo below from 2001 looking towards Rainham shows the old Lukehurst warehouse with the green wall and corrugated tin roof and car sales yard before the site was cleared to build the new flats
Looking up Orchard Street towards Thames Avenue, 2001
Below: Looking towards Rainham with the cleared site after Lukehursts warehouse demolished showing view through to church and Millennium centre
Below: Site after Lukehursts warehouse demolished showing view through to church and Millennium centre
Below: Orchard Street Car sales site looking towards school
Below: Same location photo of new houses built on Orchard Car sales site, 2003
Providence Chapel Orchard Street, 2001
Orchard Street outside St Margarets School, 2001
New houses, 2003
Former Church Hall site, now flats on Hurst Close/Orchard Street
These photos of Orchard Street Rainham were taken in around 2002 before the bypass land was released and the new housing was built on the former Orchard Street Car Sales and Lukehursts green warehouse
Photos below of Orchard Street during winter of 1987 kindly provided by Darren H
Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent
These photos of Station Road Rainham Kent have been taken over the last 100 years or so at different locations along the road.
Ye Old White Horse Pub Station Road Rainham Kent approx 1900, looking down Station Road with National Church School on left. Church School Station Road Rainham read about The Destruction of the White Horse Inn
White Horse pub looking down Station Road approx 1972
Prestige Launderette, Station Road approx 1972
Railway Pub, Station Road, approx 2003 The Railway Pub, Station Road, Rainham
The Railway Hotel, approx 1900 Temperance Hotel Station Road Rainham (Railway Pub)
The Railway Hotel Pub, approx 1981 Rainham Bed/Cart Race Photos 1980s
Station Road looking towards Cricketers Pub Old Photos of Cricketers Pub Rainham Kent
Station Road looking towards Station, school on left hand side, W&R Fletcher shop in foreground
Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent 1996 with Methodist church on right
Photo of Station Road Rainham Kent 1996 looking towards Rainham station with Caversham Close under construction
View looking up Station road from below level crossing towards Macklands Arms pub, approx 1990 Macklands Arms pub Station Road Rainham
Looking towards Rainham station, Johnsons Ironmongers on the left in distance, Macklands Arms on the right, photo around 1995 Macklands House Rainham Kent
Old Photo of Station Road Rainham Kent 2003 R Johnsons Ironmongers and Tool Shop Station Road Rainham Kent
Station Road Rainham 2001
Station Road Rainham 2001 Rainham Co-operative Coop Store 1975
Station Road Rainham 2001
Station Road Rainham 2013 Johnsons Hardware shop R Johnsons Ironmongers and Tool Shop Station Road Rainham Kent
Station Road Rainham 2003 Rainham & District Co-op Share Book
TW Cramp Baker Shop Chocolate Confectionery
Station Road Rainham 2003
Ludlam's Station Stores Station Road Rainham - Paynes Motor Spares
Brown Street VE Day Party Photo May1945
This is a photo of the Brown Street VE (Victory in Europe) Day Party from May 1945
Thames Avenue Rainham Old Photos
This old photo of Thames Avenue Rainham was taken on VE Day in 1945
Herbert Road Rainham Old Photos
Herbert Road Rainham Old Photos - photo of Coronation Party 1952
Tudor Grove VE Day Party Celebrations Rainham Kent, May 1945
Photo of the VE Day Party in Tudor Grove Rainham Kent in May 1945
Lonsdale Drive Rainham 1976 - Parkwood Estate
This photo is of Lonsdale Drive Rainham looking towards cherry orchards (hence the name of Cherry Tree Road nearby) and showing the same scene after building. You can see the same tree on the horizon to get an idea of perspective and position.
Marshall Road Rainham Snow in Winter 1987
The winter of 1987 was particularly hard with some very heavy snowfall that cut off parts of Kent for a number of days due to the roads becoming blocked. These photos of Marshall Road Rainham Kent show the height of the snow at the front door as well as the cars and roads buried underneath the volume of snow that fell.
