These old photos of 87 Marshall Road Rainham Kent were taken around 1928 and 1932. The huge pile of flints has decreased a bit between the photos. One of the interesting things in the deeds for our house is a covenant that prevents us from selling flints from the house. I wonder if it was a common issue with building at that time and the ground having so many flints in it.
You can read about the history of the Rainham Mark Building estate - Edwin Road & Marshall Road here
Above, 87 Marshall Road in 1928
Above, Marshall Road in 1932. You can see a conservatory has been added at this point and the fascia boards have been painted black but the paint on the walls is looking somewhat tired.
The photos below were taken in the late 1980s when the house at 33 Marshall Road was demolished to construct the Charlotte Drive estate
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High Street Rainham around 1895 with pub Waterman's Arms on left hand side (Truman Hanbury)
Rainham High Street c 1910
Photo of Rainham High Street around 1913 showing Lion Hotel (now Green Lion pub) on right hand side
Old Photo of High Street Rainham Kent in 1950 showing Barclays Bank on corner of Station Road and prior to Rainham's Coronation Clock being installed
Same location on High Street Rainham Kent but taken in the snow of 1987
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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 School on left
White Horse pub looking down Station Road approx 1972
Prestige Launderette, Station Road approx 1972
Railway Pub, Station Road, approx 2003
The Railway Hotel, approx 1900
The Railway Hotel Pub, approx 1981
Station Road looking towards Cricketers Pub
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
Looking towards Rainham station, Johnsons Ironmongers on the left in distance, Macklands Arms on the right, photo around 1995
Old Photos of Station Road Rainham Kent 2003
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Old Photos of Woodside originally known as Woodside Road, Wigmore, Gillingham Kent in 1916
Old Photos of Woodside Wigmore in 1974
Old Photos of Woodside Wigmore in 2001
Woodside Hoath Lane junction approx 1920
Woodside junction with Hoath Lane in 2003
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Old Photos of Smallholders Club Springvale, Wigmore, Woodside/Springvale. Smallholders club was one of the first premises in Rainham to have a telephone and the telephone number for the Smallholders club in Wigmore is listed here.
The phone number was Rainham 41 Wigmore & District Smallholders Club Springvale although by 1924 this was already 16 years after the first phone directory for Rainham was published that had 17 telephone numbers listed for local businesses and houses.
2 Springvale, Gillingham Kent ME8 0JG 01634 263408
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