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Rayleigh, Town Centre 1957
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Situated between Basildon and Southend and the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Crouch, Rayleigh is an ancient place that once sported a Norman Castle.The mound still stands, known as Rayleigh Mount, and now belongs to the National Trust.The big 15th-century church of the Holy Trinity dominates this view of the town centre.The church contains Roman tiles re-used by the original Norman builders.

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Memories of Rayleigh, Town Centre 1957

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 Rayleigh, Town Centre 1957

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55 years ago I went to a private school in Herefordshire, and during the breaks I used to stayed with Webb family in Rayleigh, Essex county. Aunt Mary was my guardian while being over there. She had two children, William and Ann Webb. I left the U.K. In May of 1960 to come home to Canada. Their father, William and my dad were in the navy during WWII and came into the port of Saint John, N.B. Canada. I ...see more
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Added 15 January 2013

Still There...
My family have lived in and around Rayleigh since the early 1900s. I was born in the early 1960s and just about remember the High Street being two-way. Woolworths has now been replaced by ASK and Grants by a card shop, general store and pizza place. Holy Trinity (the church in the background) was built in 1280 and is still going strong with a lively congregation and recently restored tower and windows. ...see more
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My Memories Of The Top End Of Rayleigh High Street
I lived on the Lower Road between Hockley and Hullbridge between 1950 and 1967. Rayleigh was our local town. Before Woolworths was built, there was a garage on the site. I think it was called the Waterloo garage. My father bought a wartime ex-army Commer utility vehicle from them (in the very early 1950s). He used this for his mobile greengrocery round around Rayleigh. There ...see more
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Added 21 May 2011

Rayleigh High Street
I was brought up in Rayleigh and have memories of the High Street since I was a small child in the 1950s, and remember going to the shops with my mother. I moved away years ago so these photos brought back a lot of memories for me.
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