Pitsea, The Memorial c.1955
Photo ref: P145043
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Photo ref: P145043
Photo of Pitsea, The Memorial c.1955

More about this scene

The original Railway Tavern dated from 1859. The building was later transformed into shops, but has now gone. Its replacement, the Railway Hotel that we see here, was built between the wars at the Station Lane junction. The pub became especially well-known for its home-cooked hams. The war memorial—with Greek maiden and her once fully-operational electric torch—had been erected in 1922. When this area became a tortuous gyratory system, she was shifted to Howard Park.

A Selection of Memories from Pitsea

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. Here are some from Pitsea

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I love this old church, St. Michael’s, our scout troop was named after it. I was in the scouts for many years. I enjoyed every minute. Alas we had to attend the new church, St, Gabriel. I was married on May 24th 1975, after special permission from the Bishops of Chelmsford. I was allowed to be married at St. Michaels. The last ever wedding that took place at this beautiful church. Needless to say, the church was packed. I ...see more
I can confirm that the Cubs met here circa 1955.
I worked at the cinema (Then The Century) for 14 years as the chief projectionist. First in 1956 then when I came out of the forces in 1960 till it closed as a cinema. Pitsea had its own power house for electricity. It stood between the cinema and Tudor chambers and powered all of Pitsea including the war memorial the street light all the lights on the canopy around the shops all quite visible in the photo. ...see more
I was born in 1947 in Rectory Hill Rd. I remember coming out of our back gate into Howard park when I was only 3 or 4 years old .My friend Mable & I would stay out all day only going home to tea.I went to Pitsea school & then on to Timberlog Secondry.I had many friends in Pitsea but lost touch when I married in 1966 .We moved to Chelmsford in 1975 but still went to Pitsea to see my parents once a week.We were married ...see more