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Purfleet, London Road c.1955
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As the road approaches the level crossing, we can see a signal box and a foot bridge - in recent years the signal box has been demolished. The row of cottages on the left is known as Station Terrace, with the post office close to the camera with a post box and stamp machine set into the wall. Advertisements for Player's and Craven A cigarettes are prominently displayed.

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Memories of Purfleet, London Road c1955

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 Purfleet, London Road c.1955

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Purfleet Primary School
I started at Purfleet Infants & Primary School aged 4, I put my head on the desk and cried for ages, but there was a lovely elderly lady teacher (I can't remember her name?), she blew my nose and washed my face, I'd arrived with my older sister Kitty, that was ok, but she went off to her classroom across the playground... We used to have a sleep mid-morning after milk, Mr Walker was the Headmaster ...see more
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Purfleet A Very Nice Community
We moved from the garrison to the village just after the floods, I was 12. We moved into Malakwa, next door to the post office run by Mr and Mrs Smith and their daughter Silvia (I had a crush on her but that is another story). The paper shop by the railway station was run by Mr Eaton and family. People I remember are Mr and Mrs Busby and family, the Stocks who ran the grocery store, who lost their ...see more
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