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4135 Alan Stanley.
carlton105 Offline Send Email
Dec 22, 2004
2:06 pm
From a chilly Florida (45*) last night, to busy, full of messages Romford History- HAPPY HOLIDAYS....
4136 Patrick G Linsley
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Dec 22, 2004
10:59 pm
Hi everyone I’m new to this forum. My name is Patrick, I’m 46 and I now live with my family in Bournemouth on the south coast. I was born in the city of...
4137 graham stringer
diginewspix Offline Send Email
Dec 22, 2004
11:24 pm
Mawney Road Romford brings back memories of my schooldays in the 1947 eara before going to school my cousenand I used to go for an early morning swim at the...
4138 EssexDiva@...
texasdivaus Offline Send Email
Dec 22, 2004
11:51 pm
Great memories Patrick, I loved reading it. June in Dallas [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
4139 jwjc20 Offline Send Email Dec 23, 2004
1:39 pm
Obituary of Ronald Ledger, Romford M.P. 1955-1970 appears in The Times of today (23/12) on page 49...
4140 Eric Barker
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Dec 23, 2004
3:31 pm
Hello Patrick The sobering thought regards your memories, is that,although to someone of my age they seem of relatively recent times, they read like something...
4141 Patrick G Linsley
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Dec 23, 2004
5:18 pm
Thanks for you comments Eric. I know, from pictures I've seem on the web, the area around Romford Station has changed greatly. I see that there is a...
4142 graham stringer
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Dec 23, 2004
9:08 pm
You remember it as I did I was born in Oldchurch hospital in 1934 and was brought up in Collier Row Ramesden Drive went to primary school there and ended up...
4143 Knives in West 11
denyyoursuch... Offline Send Email
Dec 24, 2004
7:42 pm
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised mate. I moved to Romford from Walthamstow in 1967 and it doesn't seem to look any different at that end of Mawney Road...
4144 Patrick G Linsley
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Dec 24, 2004
10:58 pm
YOU’VE MADE MY DAY!!!!! :) I had this awful feeling that I’d end up going on a trip back to Romford – to re-live my past – and I’d get there and find...
4145 Frank Watson
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Dec 25, 2004
12:52 am
To all the members of Romford History Group Wishing you and yours a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. frank watson Isle of Anglesey...
4146 Paul Moore
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Dec 25, 2004
9:15 am
Firstly A Merry Mid Winter to us all. . I have very fond memories about the Mawney rd Swimming Pool. I learned to Swim there while a pupil at Havering Road...
4147 Phil Steer
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Dec 26, 2004
6:01 pm
Dear all, ... Many thanks for that. It can also be found online at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1413135,00.html Merry Christmas and a Happy and...
4148 Phil Steer
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Dec 27, 2004
9:04 pm
Dear all, Some of you might remember that back in July I highlighted proposals to redevelop nos. 23-55 North Street, plans which included a 16-storey block of ...
4149 chris allen
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Dec 28, 2004
11:09 am
We too wrote to object - because with the height, we would have been overlooked - amazed to hear it has ben rejected. Ruth Allen ... From: Phil Steer Date:...
4150 britmaid35 Offline Send Email Dec 28, 2004
5:23 pm
Hi Alan it hit below the 30s here in San Antonio Tx plus snow flurries-hard to stay warm when I have been spoilt with sub tropical weather since leaving...
4151 Peter Woodhouse
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Dec 28, 2004
11:29 pm
Hi All Here in Romford it has been a cool day. No snow Bright deep blue sky. A good day Peter _____ From: britmaid35 [mailto:britmaid35@...] Sent:...
4152 graham stringer
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Jan 1, 2005
9:30 am
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
4153 Knives in West 11
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Jan 1, 2005
3:19 pm
To be honest mate, I'd imagine it is down to the current state of the houseing developement market. I work in that sector and developers are becoming less sure...
4154 jwjc20 Offline Send Email Jan 11, 2005
6:19 pm
If you want to buy Essex directories on CD, the Archive CD Books project (www.rod-neep.co.uk) is selling them half price for the month of January. Also a few...
4155 Jacky
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Jan 19, 2005
6:34 pm
hi Graham et al, just answering your post with Happy New Year from S/E Essex.Albeit it a bit late, although i often visit the Romford site [this board]i dont...
4156 flashgordon195252
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Jan 25, 2005
5:37 pm
I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP RE HISTORY OF HOUSEING IN THE BOROUGH OF HAVERING ESP HORNCHURCH AND ROMFORD. 1890 TO 1940 I AM QUITE INTRIGUED IN KNOWING WHY...
4157 flashgordon195252
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Jan 26, 2005
4:25 pm
can any share any light on the houseing brentwood road from south street romford to slewins lane victoria road heath park road to slewins roundabout...
4158 Blues n soul
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Jan 26, 2005
6:12 pm
Could you re-post your message please,as it has appeared as gobbeldy - gook!...
4159 flashgordon195252
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Jan 27, 2005
3:57 pm
... south ... sorry about that but i reposted the message re my question it regarded the hotch potch way of building early 20th century houseing in amoungst...
4160 Knives in West 11
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Jan 28, 2005
7:32 pm
someone has been at the shandy again....
4161 cumnorbob Offline Send Email Jan 31, 2005
11:08 am
My new boss happened to mention that his father, Doug Ball, aged 73, used to work at Romford Gas works and had written his memories of war-time when he...
4162 Phil Steer
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Jan 31, 2005
12:02 pm
Dear Bob and all, Thanks for your enquiry. The Romford Recorder published an article about it a year or two back, which I have somewhere at home. If I remember...
4163 christopher lee
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Jan 31, 2005
4:36 pm
RE TRAIN CRASHES? Has there been any train crashes in recent years ie since the railway was electrified on the gidea park to ilford section of the...
4164 christopher lee
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Jan 31, 2005
4:45 pm
very interesting ! is this the only time there has been an accident on that part of line ? perhaps since it was electrified. Electrification started in...
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