Now here is a question. I know that through the years there have been cinemas in Romford that have been put to various uses in their time, but have there ever...
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Julie Hidden
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Mar 4, 2000 1:56 pm
Hi Alice There use to be the Rex Cinema in Collier Row where Tescos is. Regards Julie Hidden ICQ number: 1126895 My ICQ Homepage:...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 5, 2000 7:56 pm
Hi Alice, ... The subject of cinemas came up a few of times in the early months of this group's existence. The best summary can be found in a Romford Recorder...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 5, 2000 8:06 pm
Hello Doug, ... Sorry to go on about this, but I'm still puzzled! I'm quite sure that your memories are correct, but when I look at my map, 200 yards to the...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 6, 2000 7:55 pm
Dear Doug, ... Needing to get some exercise, I cycled down to take a few photos for you! The valley cut by the Ravensbourne is quite noticeable isn't it, with...
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Douglas Mackay
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Mar 8, 2000 4:05 am
Ref Grey Towers Dear Phil, Thanks for taking the trouble to cycle to Grey Towers and take photos. WOW what a guy. What I can tell, from your great photos is...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 9, 2000 7:22 pm
Dear Doug, Many thanks for your kind remarks about my photos. I'm glad that they brought back further memories for you. I have to admit that I've not yet ...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 10, 2000 10:45 am
Reproduced from the Romford Recorder (http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk), Friday, March 3, 2000, by permission of the Editor HOPES of housing most of the 2,000...
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Terry Mercer
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Mar 13, 2000 7:31 am
I have just found your very interesting page while trawling the Net looking for information about Barking Powwer Station where I served my apprenticeship from...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 13, 2000 9:59 am
Hi Terry, Welcome! Things have changed greatly since your last visit in 1998, with the development on the brewery site. I guess that the brewery may have...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 13, 2000 10:28 am
Hi Andrew, This week's Romford Recorder has the St. Leonard's Children's Home as front page news. Very sadly this is because of serious allegations made...
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Michael Merry
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Mar 13, 2000 10:57 am
Terry: 'morning. I saw your note to RomfordHistory. It's a small group but interesting. Regarding your RLS days. I was there 51/56 and theres a group that...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 13, 2000 11:28 am
From: Michael Merry [mailto:michaeljamesmerry@...] ... Small but perfectly formed! There are currently 37 members (so, not that small really!), and...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 14, 2000 12:15 pm
Some months back there was a fair amount of discussion about Romford's various bus routes. Well, for the "bus-spotters" among you - and for those who'd just...
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Terry Mercer
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Mar 15, 2000 10:54 am
Thanks for the info on London Buses. I lookes up the route 66 as I lived on Heath Park Road. One memory which surfaced for me was of a friend and I forcing my...
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rimoco@...
Mar 15, 2000 11:21 am
In a message dated 15/03/2000 10:53:38 GMT Standard Time, merclid@... ... The mention of Mawney Road baths brings back happy memories. It used to cost...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 16, 2000 10:09 am
As promised on Monday I have updated my Web site with a photograph of the construction work on the brewery site. To view it, either go to ...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 17, 2000 8:06 pm
Dear Doug, I cycled down to Hornchurch again for some much-needed exercise, and to take a photo of 33 North Street for you. Unfortunately, it's not there...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 17, 2000 8:14 pm
Dear David and Doug, ... School. On my unsuccessful bike-ride to photograph 33 North Street (see earlier message) I took a couple of photographs of what I...
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Derek King
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Mar 19, 2000 1:03 pm
To the best of my memory the Shandon was located in the arcade that linked South Street to the Market. It was upstairs near the London Cooperative department ...
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Andrew Clifton - S W ...
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Mar 19, 2000 1:03 pm
The supermarket was certainly "Fine Fare" from c 1961 onwards - I had always believed it opened as that. There was a similarly designed store in Brentwood High...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 19, 2000 1:35 pm
Derek mentioned the Shandon Dancehall in feedback about my "Romford Now & Then" Web site. I replied asking if he'd provide details to the group. Thanks Derek!...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 19, 2000 1:35 pm
The picture to which Andrew refers can be found on my "Romford Now & Then" Web site (http://www.romford.org) under Roads | 'Market Place'. Best Regards, Phil...
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Michael Merry
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Mar 19, 2000 2:24 pm
Phil: I don't recall the Shandon but there was a very popular hall above Stones I believe that was still going strong in 1957.It had dances on a Saturday ...
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dgmaltby
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Mar 20, 2000 11:11 pm
... It was on the right as you approached the Coop from South Street and there was a lit advertisement for it on the wall above the arcade's South Street ...
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Sheila West
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Mar 21, 2000 5:37 pm
Hi Phil! I must apologise for not thanking you for taking the trouble to check up on the date of the fire which burnt down the Stone's store in Romford....
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Phil Steer
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Mar 21, 2000 9:47 pm
Hi Shelia, Many thanks for your message and for your kind words about this list. Please, there's no need to apologise for not thanking me for my research into...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 22, 2000 9:49 am
As mentioned a few weeks ago, it is now possible to search the Romford History archives for individual messages rather than message digests. Unfortunately,...
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Phil Steer
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Mar 22, 2000 9:56 am
Further to my previous message, if you want to use the archive search facility, or simply want to browse past messages, the URL is: ...
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TeresaFazio@...
Mar 22, 2000 1:47 pm
Dear Sheila Very sorry to hear of your loss. I, for one, would love to see that photo. I think I will probably remember your mum! I lived in Romford from 1966...
