<<Does anyone know where I can find a photo of the cement works that used to be next to Montey Hill Road? I seem to remember seeing one on the front cover of Action Forum years ago. Thanks.>>

I have a couple of pictures collected but not used for my book Upchurch in old picture postcards. If I can help,let me know: Email:mikegunnill@mac.com

kind regards

Mike

When was St Margaret's Church built?

Roger,
You might remember my Godfather Geoff Gilbert who was born in Ivy Street around 1925 and grew up in No.1. Ivy Street.

Geoff is now living near Oxford. I have a couple of photos of the area which might interest you if you could contact me via the webmaster - he has my e-mail address.

I can also remember the shop, I was born in 1951 and grew up in the village living at 79 Station Road (corner of Webster Road) and 25 Thames Avenue before moving away in 1964. I live in Scotland now.

Hi

Any relation to Howard Green, my mothers cousin?

My mother was born in Hollywell and still lives in Rainham,
she remembers the shop etc. Mum is now in her mid 80s.

Kind regards

Anne

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Edited by author 12-31-2005 02:15 PM
My parents owned A. R Green & Son the newsagents at 133 High St, (Corner of Ivy St)from the 30s through the 60s.
It was originally known as "Enterprise Libraries" in the 30s....Would love to hear from anyone who grew up in Rainham and remembers the shop, my parents or I.
I was born there in 1941 and now live in Florida.
One of my sisters was Pamela Curtis-Green a pottery teacher at Orchard Street Secondary school.

Does anyone know where I can find a photo of the cement works that used to be next to Montey Hill Road? I seem to remember seeing one on the front cover of Action Forum years ago. Thanks.

Pamela Godfrey (nee Coleman) would like to contact two of her friends who attended the Secondary Modern School in Orchard Street with her until May 1948. They are Gladys Fisher and Anne Hayes. It is known that Gladys joined the WRENS, as Pam heard her being interviewed on the radio shortly afterwards. Do either of you still live in the Rainham area, or does anyone know their whereabouts?

Hi i used to live with my family at 44 berengrave lane. I am just wondering if that house is still there? Also i know many bad things happend there (prior to us living there and during our lives there) so i'm wondering if that fate carried on or if someone now happily lives there. I live in Australia now so just wondering really. Thanks

I am interested in knowing if there are any photos or prints in existence of Sileham/Siloam Farm. I know that it was a very old farm, owned at one time by the Tufton family, from whom I am descended. I assume now that there is nothing left of the farm although I did find a reference to it in the 1920's. Thank you.
 
William Adams
adamssb@onetel.com

I am looking for any historical information about the area surrounding Berengrave Nature Reserve and the reserve itself, like what it had been used for and the such before it became a reserve. I am currently trying to create a historical portfolio of the area as part of a project a friend and myself are doing for university.

Please email me at: bugs99@wildmail.com

Thank you

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RE RAINHAM'S WAR MEMORIAL:

You might be aware from Action Forum and Bygone Kent of my interest in the men named on Rainham's War Memorial. I started researching these men 3 or 4 years ago with a view to publishing a commemorative booklet. This has been frustrated as I have been unable to idenitify AJ Goodwin and as a result little has happened in the past year or so. As I have well over 100000 words in note form on the 99 men named, I am now thinking of publishing what I have.

Some people have been good enough to provide photos of some of the men named. If anyone reads this who has information or photos of any of Rainham's WW1 soldiers, particulary but not limited to those who died and whose names appear on the War Memorial, then I would be grateful if you contact me by email to jcs_gfc@hotmail.com

Alternatively if you are a relative with no information or photo then I am always happy to answer family history questions on these men.

Many thanks.

Please can anybody help with finding a group photograph of all the residents of Berengrave Lane taken at the Berengrave Park in 1945 to celebrate V.E. Day.
Charlie Cox was the Mayor at that time is seated in the centre of the photograph.
I would love to see this photograph if anybody has one.
Some of the families in the picture are the Tylers, Willis, Bartlett, Tubb, Mc.Caffrey, Ransley, Thompson and many others in this group photograph.
Perhaps the local news paper may have a copy in there archives.
If anybody has this picture then please contact me on 01795 520826

I noticed that someone has done a family tree of the 'Tadmans' - I am trying to contact Barbara Tadman, who lived in Station Road, Rainham with her parents in the '60s. I lived on Chalky Bank Road then and we went to school together, I believe she moved to Germany inthe early '70s,and would love to contact her.

Down here in Dorset it is difficult to undertahe research personally. Am tryin to contact any members of the Tottman
"clan" resident in Rainham. Would also like to contact any members of Rainham CC who played on the Berengrove pitch in 1947 - 1949.

Many thanks - its a good tip. I believe Chatham Library has a better selection of Kelly's and I might be able to map it out from looking at the immediate pre and post "1928 transfer" Kelly's.

Edited by author 04-12-2005 04:24 AM
If you live in Medway you can check at Gillingham library for the Kelly's Directory. These are held for most years until 1960s I believe and list all the residents and their addresses by road. This means you can track changes of the address by the person living there. The ones I have seen show more for houses known by name being given numbers but I'm not sure about renumbering of previous houses. Have a look and see if it might help.
Good luck,
AJ

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