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Hawkwell maps
Historic maps of Hawkwell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hawkwell maps
Hawkwell photos
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Hockley| Ashingdon| Rochford| Rayleigh| Leigh-On-Sea| Hullbridge| Prittlewell| Canewdon| Thundersley| Hadleigh| Southend-On-Sea| Benfleet| Battlesbridge| Great Tarpots| South Benfleet| Paglesham| Little Wakering| Latchingdon| Thorpe Bay| Wallasea Island| Althorne| Canvey Island| Wickford| Rettendon Common| Great Wakering| Shoeburyness| Mayland| East Hanningfield
Hawkwell area books
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Memories of Hawkwell
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Essex memories
Beginnings of Greensward Academy
This is the school 3 of my children attended between September 1985 to July 2003. It was Greensward Lane School, then it changed to Greensward College then it became a City Academy.
HOCKLEY COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL
I went to Hockley Secondary in 1965, along with my twin sister, Diane (the Jay twins). We were separated at first, each being put into a different class form. Diane was very upset, so we were reunited!!!
I still only live just down the road and always have fond memories of our days at this school and of course being identical twins, causing a bit of confusion for our teachers!!!
Hockley, Broad Parade
I recognise this picture from a postcard, as the house where my family used to live is also in the picture.
I can remember the shops in those days - Eve's the hairdresser, Thomas the Butcher, Sutherlands the sweetshop/newsagent, Broughton the chemist, Green Stores/Key Markets and the Off Licence.
View Looking Down to The Spa
I can remember all the shops in this picture. Think there was Hewitt's the Photographer, Horsnall Stores and next to Horsnall was INIFER POTTER who are now celebrating their 100th year this year. As regards POTTER's, the picture shown on their celebratory plastic bag shows my Dad, Ernie Jay as the errand boy with his bike, alongwith I presume Mr. & Mrs. Inifer Potter, and my dad's cousin, Arthur Nicholson.
Not What It Seems
This is Main Road Hawkwell, looking up the hill to the White Hart, taken from about where the fire station is now. The small white building in the middle of the photo is O'Leary's the butchers.
Broad Parade Shops
My parents bought a house in Willow Walk, which is on the right of the photographer, in August 1954. At that time there were no shops, no pavements, just muddy concrete roads. We were the first to occupy a house in the road, and watched the builders (A W Deavin) complete the other houses, bungalows and finally the shops. In the photo, the shops look very established, so I guess it must have been taken late 1955, or maybe 1956. Before the Broad Parade shops were built, we used to buy eggs from the small farm opposite - was that The Elms? Afterwards, we did most of our shopping at these shops, and I remember that the last shop, at the Greensward Lane end, was an Off-Licence called Galleon Wine, as well as Broughtons, the chemist, where my girlfriend worked. There were also three shops in Greensward Lane, opposite the end of Broad Parade, one of which was an Ironmongers, Ansell & Taylor. ... Read more
Clements Hall, Children's Home
My memory of Hockley is staying in a children's home called Clements Hall in 1960/5. It was near a few orchards where we would go scrumping for our midnight feasts. It really was a great place to stay as a kiddy. We had geese running loose in the grounds and each Christmas we had geese for Christmas dinner. In the second part of the gardens was an old tram we use to play on, great fun again. We went to Hawkwell Holt Junior School and Rochford Senior School, we had to walk through two Spinneys before we got to the bus stop, to go to school. The picture shown as Rochford school does not strike accord with me, so maybe there is another school in Rochford? It would be super if somebody read this, and knew all about what I have written.
