Tillingham, The Square c.1955
Photo ref:
T115008
Photo ref:
T115008
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Weatherboarded cottages stand to the left. The large building on the same side is the Fox and Hounds. W Kemp's shop, on the right, is now a private house. Behind the photographer is the ancient church of St Nicholas.
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A Selection of Memories from Tillingham
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. Here are some from Tillingham
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My memories are a little vague but my family come from Tillingham. The family name is Hammond and my great-great-grandfather had a blacksmith's shop there in the High Street, it was there untill fifteen years ago but has now been redeveloped. I have many personal photos of my family but would be interested in anybody who had more photos or memories to share of this wonderful Essex village.
I remember helping my father Alan to herd the sheep from Marsh House Farm to West Hyde Farm. When we got to Tillingham Square we rested them and the villagers used to come out to see us. I used to sing in the church choir and I used to attend the primary school, I was in Miss Rodda's class. When the Bradwell power station was being built, after school I used to cycle to Bradwell to see the large heat exchanges being lifted on to low loaders to be transported to the station.
The old school bus in the photo was used to take me and other children of the village to school it was affectionately known as "kemps cronk"as it was owned by Tony Kemp and his brother who owned the local garage. The fox and hounds was where I first started drinking at "18" !!!!!!!?????? I played in the dart and domino club at the pub.
This is were I sung in the church choir,I started in the choir then progressed to what was then known as a server helping the vicar with holy communion.After church on sunday mornings it was over to the sweet shop for our free milky way chocolate bar.
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