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Barling Magna maps
Historic maps of Barling Magna and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Barling Magna maps
Barling Magna photos
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Little Wakering| Great Wakering| Paglesham| Shoeburyness| Thorpe Bay| Southend-On-Sea| Canewdon| Wallasea Island| Rochford| Prittlewell| Ashingdon| Burnham-On-Crouch| Leigh-On-Sea| Hockley| Althorne
Barling Magna area books
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Schooldays
September 1963 and it's my first day at school, how clearly I can recall that day!
Anyone else remember their first day?
No One Can Take Away Our Memories And Our Faith
I was only 9 years old. It was my first holliday away from Romania, and for a child it was amazing to live in a completely different world (even if it was for 2 weeks). I remember every day that I spent there and the only thing I regret is that I've never had the chance to be grateful to the family that took care of me all this time. Thank you Mr and Mrs Grigg for your hospitality and I really hope that some day I'll see you again.
Essex memories
Note The Lack of Cars
Looking at this photo made me remember the first car we ever had as a family. It was a Ford Prefect, one of the 'sit up and beg' models. How things change !
The Yogi Bear Test
Hi, I was born in 1960 next to Little Wakering church, my dad Dennis, mum Babs and big sis Sue. The Yogi Bear test refers to a large square of trees at the end of the Parry that you had to climb round without touching the ground, many years were spent doing this and if you did complete the task you had to go round the opposite way which was very difficult for some reason. Without a doubt the Parry and the Wick gave me some of my greatest memories of Little Wakering. Mark Deeks.
Halfway House
I lived in Halfway House, Common Road, Great Wakering (near Potton Island), from 1957 to 1963. I lived there with my parents, two sisters and three bothers, all older than me.
The primary school was a small red brick building in the middle of the village and the County Secondary school was where the current primary school is now (near the post office). As we had no lights or brakes on our cycles (not legal) we had to walk to school. The winter of 1962/63 gave us a brilliant snow storm, and we thought 'great no school today', but my parents insisted we go, so we trailed along in the tracks made by a tractor. The snow was 6 and 7 foot high in places where there had been drifts, especially along the common. Once at school, there were just a handful of children who walked in from the village.
Just around the corner from the church was a small shop called Meads, they sold groceries and home made... Read more
Great Potton House
My Great Grandfather was an agricultural labourer lodging at Great Potton House in Great Wakering - does anyone have any memories of pictures of this house?
Too Many to Mention!
I spent the first 3 years of my life in a nissan hut situated on the common. In 1953 after the flood we moved to Twyford Avenue where my brother now lives having purchased the house. I was married in St Nicholas church and in 1960 there was a fish and chip shop opposite the church. Every saturday either myself or a brother or sister would cycle to the fish and chip shop and buy eight portions of fish and chips for 1! School holidays were spent building camps on the common where you met your friends and just hung out. Sunday morning we would walk to the village rec and pick mushrooms for breakfast, you had to be there early though. Does anybody remember the Cozy Cafe next to the bakers? I can still smell the wonderful aromas coming from the bakers. Of course if you had a problem with your bike you took it along to Mr Alp (he would shoe your horse as well) I can still visualize the... Read more
