Pitsea, St Michael's Church Hall c.1955
Photo ref: P145012
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Photo ref: P145012
Photo of Pitsea, St Michael's Church Hall c.1955

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The church hall, in Rectory Road, was much more central to Pitsea than the medieval church, perched on its hilltop site. The church halls of Basildon played a major role in providing activities for the swelling population. A new church, St Gabriel's, opened in Rectory Road in the 1960s.

Memories of Pitsea, St Michael's Church Hall c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Pitsea, St Michael's Church Hall c.1955

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I can confirm that the Cubs met here circa 1955.
I got married at St Michaels (first time) on September 19th 1970, was married for 24 years then divorced. Everybody I knew got married in that lovely old church. Pitsea was lovely in the "good old days", I remember going to the Saturday market and it took practically all day because everybody knew everybody else and you always stopped and had a natter! Does anybody remember Arm and Taylors factory where I worked ...see more
The church hall was used by all the groups, Brownies, Guides. Cubs and Scouts and a host of other things as well. Tombola, bring and buy and I believe the ladies used it for meetings as did the Sunday school. The church hall was probably used every day of the week for some reason or other. I have many good memories of it, thanks for bringing the flooding back.
After the WW 2 there as a club in the hall where we played badminton, chess etc. Does anyone remember this?