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    Featured subjects
    • 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  queue in Civic Square

      A queue in Civic Square

      Does anyone know why these people were queuing in Civic Square in about 1952/3? My ...
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    • A new book on Thurrock by an archaeologist from Tilbury

      A new book on Thurrock by an archaeologist from Tilbury

      Chris Tripp attended St Chad’s Secondary Modern School in Tilbury and then Palmer’s Sixth Form ...
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    • Anzac Troops.

      Anzac Troops.

      Going home in 1919.
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    • Archive: West Tilbury Village

      Archive: West Tilbury Village

      I am currently compiling an archive of all things West Tilbury.  This includes buildings, people, ...
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    • Belgian Refugees

      Belgian Refugees

      I’m writing from Belgium and was wondering if anyone of you can help me in ...
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    • Chadwell FC Sports

      Chadwell FC Sports

      1953-54 Season
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    • Marking the centenary of the end of the Great War at Coalhouse Fort

      Marking the centenary of the end of the Great War at Coalhouse Fort

      An event was held at Coalhouse Fort on 11th November, 2018 to mark the centenary ...
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    • Medlock Joseph Bibby

      Medlock Joseph Bibby

      Medlock Joseph Bibby by Cliff Cowin Medlock Bibby’s parents were Romanies and they travelled around the south ...
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    • St Chad's School - date unknown

      St Chad's School - date unknown

      I have only just recently come across this St Chad’s School photograph and thought it ...
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    • The end of the Tilbury Hotel

      The end of the Tilbury Hotel

      Phyl Didsbury, who was a Wren, living in a house at Tilbury Gardens, recalls 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
    • Thurrock - Memories of the Great War

      20/02/2019
      Memories of the Great War is a new book of brief accounts of 27 people ...
    • New CWG Great War headstone in Chadwell Churchyard

      19/02/2019
      Thanks to Geoffrey Gillon, there will be a new CWG headstone in Chadwell churchyard. It ...
    • Tanker ADVANTAGE PARTY

      16/02/2019
      The oil/chemical tanker ADVANTAGE PARTY on the Thames on 13/2/2019. She was built in 2006 ...
    • VIKING SKY on TLS

      10/02/2019
      The cruise ship VIKING SKY on Tilbury Landing Stage on 6/2/2019. She was built in ...
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    Latest comments
    • A queue in Civic Square 18/02/2019 I think the people were queueing for flood relief parcels in 1952. They were distributed from what I think was...
    • Eagle and Queen Line Steamers 18/02/2019 Enjoyable memories, I was fortunate to be ship's photographer on each of the afore-mentioned vessels, whilst I was working for...
    • St. Mary’s Catholic School 16/02/2019 My sister is in this picture. Vera Glibbery. 3rd from the right front row. I also went to St Mary,s...
    • A celebration? 13/02/2019 Anyone remember the Barrett's or Harris's?
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