Chadwell Hill

1935, 1940s, 1979 and today

Looking down Chadwell Hill
John Smith
Widening in progress
John Smith
Work in progress - 1935
from John Smith
After widening
John Smith
The hill in the 1940s
from John Smith
Concerns about safety
John Smith
Chadwell Hill c. 1970
John Smith
Chadwell Hill in 2005
John Smith
Chadwell Hill, 2013
John Smith

The old Chadwell Hill in Chadwell St Mary, was only a narrow lane in the 1930s. And when motor-vehicles came about the roads were widened through the Thurrock Council. This was in 1935 and took about 3 months. Also Linford Road was included and many more in Thurrock.

Here we have some images – before, the widening itself, and when it was finished.

The view from the 1940s shows the now demolished Chadwell Hall on the left. This had been the manor house for the manor of Chadwell.

In later years the top of Chadwell Hill became more dangerous to traffic appraoching the junction from the Linford Road, as the church wall was too high and drivers had a problem to see other traffic. The junction was changed again with a lower wall, and widening, at the top of the hill with Chadwell St Marys Church consecrated land being given up to make way to be widened once again.

In 2012, the pavement was widened as part of the construction of the houses and flats in St Stephen’s Crescent.

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  • i was 1 in 64 well not sure about that 😂😂,i know i had accident,outside jones sweet shop it was my fault i went between two parked cars and one hit my knee i had 6 stitches,had some great times down coal house was a very long walk for me marina my younger sister use to go with paul and andy chelies not sure on spelling off surname but they lived in 3 bowerman rd we lived in number 4,its strange how much you miss them old days and the area camping out on green hill, bissons pit, socolds pit near grays with the breezblocks used as tempory rafts the steam was rising off the water still great memorios great site

    By daniel richardson(oneill) (23/02/2024)

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