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My Dad The Greengrocer
My mum & dad, Pam & Stan Waterfall had the greengrocers shop between 1964 to, I think about 1971. We lived above the shop in a small 2 bedroom place; my sister Sue & I shared a bedroom. There was a hardware ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1964 by
Old School
If you head down Lampits Hill and carry on past Giffords Cross road on your right, you then enter Church Road, the next road on your left is Fobbing Road. Opposite this junction is a building called the Old School House, this was the ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1960 by
Corringham Essex
My father worked on a construction site at Tilbury I think it was, so our family moved from Thornaby to Corringham. We lived in a trailer on a farm just behind the Bull Inn, right next to a school. There was a lane between ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1951 by
Sledging Down Fobbing Hill
I lived in Corringham Hill Terrace 1942 -1950. As an 8 year old I remember sliding down the hill in the snow from the White Lion. I think there was a small pond at the bottom, which used to freeze over in winter. I have a ...Read more
A memory of Fobbing in 1948 by
The Corringham Bull
The Corringham Bull brings back memories for me too. I remember very well the legendary publican Charlie Abbott, better known as 'short change Charlie'. I left Corringham in 1963 but I sometimes return for a visit and have a ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1952 by
School Days.
I also went to Stanford junior school, I have fond memories of Stanford. I used to catch the bus from East Tilbury to school every day. I remember the one cow in the field near the railway station. The tuck shop was great, ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1948 by
The Village Was Home
I was born in 1950 at Orsett Hospital, a few minutes before my twin sister and on my mothers birthday no less. We lived at 28 St James Avenue East until 1968. The house was in fact that of my maternal grand parents and my ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by
Memories Of Stanford Le Hope
I too have many memories of Stanford-le-Hope. I was born in Orsett hospital. My mother came from South Wales whilst my father came from Ashford in Middlesex. The reason they came to live here was my aunt and ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope
Giffords Cross Cottages
The houses at the end of the shopping terrace were my home for a number of years. They were called Giffords Cross Cottages. They were decorated for the Coronation celebrations. Attended Herd Lane Primary School and then ...Read more
A memory of Corringham in 1953 by
Summers
I spent many a summers day playing in the rec as it was known. My mum's side of the family lived on Corringham Rd .
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope in 1969 by
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An evocative view of old Corringham, down on the flat land close to the Thames and now a close neighbour to the estates of Thurrock and the Thames-side oil storage depots.
Corringham still retains some old buildings. The Bull dates largely from the 17th century, though the wing on the right, with its projecting gable, is two centuries older.
This view makes a rather sharp contrast with the previous photograph; only the old man on his bike, walking stick on the front handlebars, gives this scene any rural charm.This is modern Corringham
These shops serve an outlying part of Corringham: they are the usual mix of grocer, newsagent and hardware shop.
Corringham is close to Coryton, known for its oil refineries.
Corringham was a small, remote village before the coming of the oil-refineries: the petrol-station sign in the distance says it all. This parade was built in 1929.
Corringham still retains some old buildings. The Bull dates largely from the 17th century, though the wing on the right, with its projecting gable, is two centuries older.
These shops serve an outlying part of Corringham: they are the usual mix of grocer, newsagent and hardware shop.
Corringham was a small, remote village before the coming of the oil-refineries: the petrol-station sign in the distance says it all. This parade was built in 1929.
Corringham still has some old buildings. The Bull dates largely from the 17th century, though the wing on the right, with its projecting gable, is two centuries older.
The people of Langdon Hills and Laindon took part in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, along with those at the fishing villages of Fobbing, Corringham and Stanford-le- Hope, when during the revolt three
