Hi,
Does anyone know any history to the old Matthew's Equestrian Centre just off Lower Rainham Road. I have just discovered it & find it all very interesting...all i know is someone called Tony Rocco built it about 20 years ago & shut down because the council wouldnt let a round go through???
I'd love any more detail.
Hannah

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Hi all, just a quick note, My G.Grandmother Clara Wood nee Read lived in the little cottage at the bottom of pump lane and i jsut wondered if anyone have any information on this cottage or any photos.
Regards Paul

Oh how sentimental all this is. My heart bleeds for the old Rainham. I've lived in Australia for 40 years but my heart never left Rainham. Did the Tottman's have a sheet metal working shop in Maidstone Road?

Hi Lees, I hope you see this message as I don't have any contact details from you. My friend and I are planning to come down a week on Friday so if you are around I'd love to see you and possibly meet the others who remember my family. My email address is: Desktopgem@aol.com
Looking forward to hearing from you before we come. Pam.

I'm so pleased to find this site! I attended Orchard Street Girls School in the early 60's and would love to hear from Jackie Mudge, Linda Decker, Christine Sultana - all from Rainham. I'd also be interested to hear from any Cooper's or Farahar's still living in the area, my Gt Grandparents being one of each!

Hi Maria (m47) My Great Grandfather John William Mudge and his wife Lived at a Large house called Westfield House in Christmas Street which was demolished several years ago (at the end of the road on RHS looking East)They lived there after they left Johns Place, East Court, Lower Rainham until they bought East Court Farm in 1917. According to the Census for several years he live at 6 Christmas Street with his Mother. The present No 6 is a modern building on the opposite of the road but reading these letters makes me wonder if Christmas Street had different numbering at that time and that his No 6 was actually Westfield House. There was shop, possibly now demolished when the dual carriageway was built, on a corner somewhere near the Strand which had his name John Mudge on the tiles underneath the Shop window.This was his butchers shop. If anyone has any old photos of Westfield House or Johns Place would love to have copies please. I lived with my Great Grandmother Ann Mudge at East Court arm during the war years and have many memories of the area during that time.

Linda Peek.

Hi Linda...I certainly remember Hutchinsons nursery, having been sent there for tomatoes etc many times by my mum....I was born in 1941 at 133 High Street...My parents were the newsagents A.R Green and Son which I ended up running for a while in the early 60s. I now live in Florida.
Your post brings back many childhood memories as I also spent many happy hours at the Rainham Rec and up Church path as we called it...Great place for scrumping cherries I seem to remember !! What a shame all those beautiful orchards are now no more :(
The guy who worked at the horse stables was Frank Andrews I believe, and I can picture him even today walking and riding the horses in the high street there. The old bakery I believe was Mosely's and later Walklyns and I remember buying yesterdays stale cream buns for a penny !!
Do you remember Bardens Greengrocery shop that was at the top op the Co-op entrance there ? The same entrance that led down to the nursery.
I do not remember you personally, but then again you are 11 years younger than I.....Would love to hear from anyone else that lived in Rainham during the 40s and 50s.

Peter Hales.

Hi Peter, have only just seen your message....I do remember the Naylors at 1 Ivy street and also there neighbors the Wills family at number 3
Please write me at green7654@embarqmail.com

Hi Dorothy

Have only just seen your message that you posted last August as I had forgotten all about this site. I most certainly do remember your Mum and Dad (Ralph?) and Ann your sister....Didn't you have a sister Ruth as well ? Please write me at green7654@embarqmail.com
Would love to get to talk with you

Hi Pam

Yes I do remember Dennis with his red hair which was curly if I remember correctly and he was quite short - though I imagine he has grown!! What was your other brother called? I used to be a member of Friends Reunited but I think my membership has lapsed. I keep in touch with Margaret Leckie who now lives outside Paris. I often wonder what happened to people like Linda Lopez and Anita Shadrack. Do you keep in touch with anyone? My email address is linda@peek.ws