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    • Coalhouse Fort

      Coalhouse Fort

    • Schools and Colleges

      Schools and Colleges

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      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
    • 17th Century Bell from St Catherine's

      17th Century Bell from St Catherine's

      The many visitors to the historic little church of St. Catherine at East Tilbury, standing ...
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    • Boating at Coalhouse Fort

      Boating at Coalhouse Fort

      The photo shows Chris Coles about 1969 on the coalhouse fort moat with his Nan ...
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    • The End of Tilbury Fire Station

      The End of Tilbury Fire Station

      The last sign of Tilbury Fire Station 16/06/2021
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    • VALIANT LADY at Tilbury

      VALIANT LADY at Tilbury

      The Virgin Group cruise ship VALIANT LADY leaving Tilbury on 12/3/2022 for a 3 day ...
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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
    • VALIANT LADY at Tilbury

      14/03/2022
      The Virgin Group cruise ship VALIANT LADY leaving Tilbury on 12/3/2022 for a 3 day ...
    • SEA PROTEUS leaving the Thames

      06/03/2022
      The bulk carrier SEA PROTEUS leaving the Thames for Falmouth for orders. She is possibly ...
    • CATHY THERESA on the Thames

      06/03/2022
      The oil/chemical tanker CATHY THERESA arriving from Storasund on 4/3/22 for her berth at Purfleet. ...
    • BDP SPIRIT on the Thames

      25/02/2022
      The chemical tanker BDP SPIRIT on her way up river on 23/2/2022 from Amsterdam. She ...
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    Latest comments
    • LOW STREET STATION, WEST TILBURY. 02/04/2022 In the last years of its existence the station in the Low Street area of Tilbury had top entry lanterns...
    • BALTISTAN of Strick line in Tilbury dry dock 02/04/2022 Robin Did you take over from Vic Tobin , he was an eastender ,there are more photos on ships nostalgia...
    • Lansdowne football team 1962 31/03/2022 End of back row to the right of the teacher looks like Peter Gathercole
    • YANTLET in the Thames. 29/03/2022 The Abergele company which owned and operated her as the 'Chieftan' were Connoly Diving Ltd. I worked on her as...
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