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Dagenham, Becontree Avenue c.1950
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The huge Becontree Estate, the largest planned housing estate in Europe, was built during the 1920s and 1930s on a green field site. It provided a high quality of accommodation for its day and a layout which included wide thoroughfares, many with central greenswards and avenues of trees. There were conveniently placed shopping parades at major junctions.

Memories of Dagenham, Becontree Avenue c1950

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 Dagenham, Becontree Avenue c.1950

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The shop on the left corner is L Gardners -- newsagent and sweet shop. I marked up the morning paper rounds in 1965 and 66, then did my own round to finish about 8am. I got an extra 5 shillings for doing the extra round - making 15 bob a week. Great shop though, got my Wizard, Hotspur and Victor there -- they even had War Picture Library. But I did nick the occasional coconut macaroon when I came out from behind the ...see more