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    • Coalhouse Fort

      Coalhouse Fort

    • Schools and Colleges

      Schools and Colleges

    • Sports

      Sports

    • The 1953 Floods

      The 1953 Floods

    • The Great War 1914 - 1918

      The Great War 1914 - 1918

    • Tilbury Fort

      Tilbury Fort

    • Well Known People at Tilbury

      Well Known People at Tilbury

    Featured articles
    • A rainbow over the ferry

      A rainbow over the ferry

      Fraser Gray captured this stunning image of a rainbow over the Tilbury ferry. He didn’t ...
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    • BATA HERITAGE CENTRE

      BATA HERITAGE CENTRE

      For some time i have intended to have the Bata Heritage tour at the old ...
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    • Early days of Container Traffic at Tilbury

      Early days of Container Traffic at Tilbury

      From 1965 to 1971 I worked for the PLA as a Traffic Officer in Tilbury. ...
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    • First people to embark at Tilbury on Royal Daffodil since WW2

      First people to embark at Tilbury on Royal Daffodil since WW2

      This is a cutting taken from the Thurrock Gazette in 1962. The reason I believe ...
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    • PAULINE for Zeebrugge

      PAULINE for Zeebrugge

      The Zeebrugge ferry PAULINE leaving the Thames. Her journey to Belgium takes some 9 hours. ...
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    • Reports on the Canvey Island and East Coast Floods 1953

      Reports on the Canvey Island and East Coast Floods 1953

      A compilation of reports originally written after the east coast floods of 1953.
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    • Sir Trevor McDonald on T.L.S.

      Sir Trevor McDonald on T.L.S.

      The 84 year old broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald on Tilbury Landing Stage on 22/9/2-23 at ...
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    • Tilbury Christmas Lights - 2023

      Tilbury Christmas Lights - 2023

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    • Tilbury Docks in the 1920s

      Tilbury Docks in the 1920s

      These copies of some glass slides of Tilbury Docks in the 1920s (presumably – could ...
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    • West Tilbury Village Archive

      West Tilbury Village Archive

      I am currently compiling an archive of all things West Tilbury.  This includes buildings, people, ...
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    • What was this used for?

      What was this used for?

        The Item was the a base for a Pig Swill Dustbin to sit in. the ...
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    • Where and who - football team

      Where and who - football team

      I am the goalkeeper Graham Sutcliffe in the red jumper , but not sure where ...
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    Latest articles
    • Early days of Container Traffic at Tilbury

      18/11/2023
      From 1965 to 1971 I worked for the PLA as a Traffic Officer in Tilbury. ...
    • Tilbury Christmas Lights - 2023

      10/11/2023
    • A rainbow over the ferry

      10/11/2023
      Fraser Gray captured this stunning image of a rainbow over the Tilbury ferry. He didn’t ...
    • Christmas Fair 2023

      26/10/2023
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    Latest comments
    • East Tilbury – Sketches of St Catherine’s 28/11/2023 Hello, These are some wonderful drawings of St. Catherine's church. One query I have is regarding the top drawing is...
    • Early days of Container Traffic at Tilbury 27/11/2023 Please see my photo of American Lancer in the search section and the relative comments Jack Willis
    • Magdeburg – Thames River disaster 25/11/2023 More photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/autobuses/albums/72157629835759158/with/7311677264 28 buses were recovered, and most of them were put back into service. Most were sold...
    • Early days of Container Traffic at Tilbury 24/11/2023 I became Docker in 1959 and in my fading memory I think the first "Container Ship " (abut 1962/3) was...
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