Last month there were postings about the book 'An Underworld at War' - with Mike Merry writing (I paraphrase) : "If you believe that all British citizens...
sorry, this is not a hoax, just a warning.As an owner of another yahoo group and also member of this Romford group, i recieved an email to -owner with an...
Greetings Essex Brethren of the local Romford Chapter... Firstly i just got a copy of Bygone Romford i won on Ebay last week ( is the one who was bidding...
Hello everyone, i'm new to this group and i joined it in relation to the subject of my post. I'm an upper sixth student at the Frances Bardsley Sixth Form...
Hi Andy and all, ... Further to Burns guitars of Romford, I've been pointed in the direction of a short film about them which is available from the excellent...
this is interesting if you can trouble yourself with the old English , nice Romford reference.. i will look for an easier written version . Paul. link below....
Good to hear from you Amy. There might be appropriate pictures on Phil's ' Romford Now and Then' site. He'll no doubt advise. Could I suggest, though, that...
Hello, Would anybody have any idea as to where i could find a photo of the one-time station masters house, which stood "amongst others?" on the piece of wast...
... Amy - I assume that you are aware of the 'Friends of Frances Bardsley' old girls group. I have been in touch previously with committee member Sarah Rowe. ...
Hello Amy Further to Terry's reply, from memory, there are also some photos in Brian Evan's "Romford, Collier Row, and Gidea Park", including some interior...
Blimey, i suppose it's a bit bad, but that name only just rings the tiniest of bells in my mind! Andy, that would be wonderful, i'd be really grateful for...
G'Day from South Australia, I add to Eric's recall that "there were two 'County Highs' before the current one, the first in Eastern Rd, and the second in Heath...
Ah, Royal Liberty. The Kings of bad discos. Thank you for this, i really appreciate it! ... the current one, the first in Eastern Rd, and the second in Heath ...
Michael Merry, a subscriber to this site, posted some memories of year 1953 on another network. This prompted my own recollections of 1953, some of which I...
Terry, Your recollections really did twig the old memories,here are few more,beside Romford station by the goods yard there was an area set aside for the coal...
Greetings to Ontario Mike Willis, Your recall of Romford Coalyards brings memories of Moys or Hudsons delivering down the street, with coal bunkers in the...
Halo everyone , Having just got Bygone Romford i was inspired to get some more books , can anyone tell me in there opinion are the 2 posted below any good??...
Don't know about those mentioned, but recommend Romford Heritage by Brian Evans, Sutton Publishing ISBN 0-7509-2776-3 UKP9.99. Anything by Norma Jennings is...
Hello, I didn't realize that this group existed otherwise I would have joined it a long time ago. I used to live in Harold wood up until about july of 1979...
Ever since I have discovered this group yesterday, I have been reading over lot's of the messages and looking at the photos, I was even looking at a map of...
Thank you to all of you that provided answers and solutions, and especially to Andy who has put me in touch with Diane and Sarah. This is very much appreciated...
Hello Kathy My wife tried sending you a message via the Romford History web site but isn't confident that it got through. I have some photos of 128 Shepherds...
Dear Shaun and all, ... According to the schedules provided by DigiGuide ( http://www.digiguide.com/ ) the "Two Men in a Trench" programme about RAF Hornchurch...
Dear all, Somebody emailed me to ask about the booklet "Ordeal in Romford", and how it compared with "Hitler v Havering". Unfortunately I seem to have lost the...
-- Hello Barry, No I did not get any emails with pictures but I would love to see them, I can't imagine what has changed since 1979!!. Thanks, Kathy. - In...
Kathy I haven't got an email address to send them to. My wife tried using the address you have in your profile on the web site, but It obviously didn't get...
Ladies and Gentlemen, A contact of mine is seeking information on a relative who was apparently a serving Merchant Seaman in 1942. She has his name and...
hi again terry, a few links here may be useful: http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html naval index. -- http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ imperial war museum ...