South Benfleet, The Creek Looking West c.1960
Photo ref:
S278051
Photo ref:
S278051
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Benfleet Creek has seen its dramas. A Danish invasion fleet arrived here in 893, commanded by the warlord Haesten. His fort seems to have been where the church was subsequently built. The English—under the future King Edward the Elder—stormed the encampment and fired the ships. Charred timbers were found in the 19th century.
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Memories of South Benfleet, the Creek looking West c1960
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 South Benfleet, The Creek Looking West c.1960
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I was only young when my family left Macs cafe, I lived there with my mum Dorothy, father Arthur King, brother Adrian, and sister Delicia King. My half brothers are Brian, Ken, John Cripps, and sister Daphne Cripps. I have good memories of that old cafe, It stood on the main road a13 near the cross roads near the Tarpots pub, there was a garage next to the cafe. People I remember are David Newman, the big ...see more
The building shown on the right of this photo was Benfleet Yacht Club's boatshed. The clubship is the large, dark boat moored near it. When I was a child, we used to swim in the Creek from the slipway at the Yacht Club. We could swim whilst the tide was coming in, but had to get out as the tide turned before the stuff from the sewage outfall got washed downstream to the Yacht Club!!!!
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