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The Toy Shop And Miss Swann’s School
A Memory of Rainham.
I lived in the Toy shop in the early 1950’s and went to Miss Swann’s school which I think was somewhere near the clock tower? I remember twin girls, maybe Patricia and Pauline, their father owned a timber merchants. My maiden name was Willats. Does anyone have any pictures of the shop or school or have any information that links with my memories?
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I remember the Toy Shop in Upminster Road - and still have a Dinky Supertoy purchased from there in 1954 ! Next door (or very close) was Cutbush's flower shop.
The local timber merchants were Newmans who had a yard on the Beam River. My grand-father (Frances William Perthen) had a Watchmakers and Jewellers shop a few doors away from the toy-shop. He maintained the War Memorial Clock .
I have a Google Earth screen capture showing Miss Swann's school building - but unfortunately cannot add it to this comment.
I can be contacted at : jp3krs@talktalk.net