Your Memories

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Page link: My memories of Canvey Island
My memories of Canvey Island
*UPDATED* by Jeff Thomas
Page link: Windyridge
Windyridge
by Ian Hawks
Page link: A shopping basket full of memories of Leigh Beck
A shopping basket full of memories of Leigh Beck
Remembering shops, buildings and people from the 50s onwards.
Page link: Life on Canvey in the 1920's
Life on Canvey in the 1920's
Freda Tozeland and Bersalem
Page link: The end of the Rehu Moana
The end of the Rehu Moana
Alan Winter
Page link: The Parks Family and Canvey Island
The Parks Family and Canvey Island
Marjorie Parks' memories of Canvey
Page link: Memories of dear old Canvey Island about 1948
Memories of dear old Canvey Island about 1948
A Baker's boy rounds man
Page link: William Bowles and his houseboat
William Bowles and his houseboat
Info & pictures from his son Robert Bowles
Page link: Patch and the Ponies
Patch and the Ponies
A Dog's Life in the 1950's
Page link: Early 1950's Canvey photos
Early 1950's Canvey photos
by Barbara Everett
Page link: The Rev Joseph Overs & the Canvey Island Monster!
The Rev Joseph Overs & the Canvey Island Monster!
Joe Overs 'The Canvey Photographer'
Page link: The Woods and Bone families of Canvey Village
The Woods and Bone families of Canvey Village
From information given to me by Richard Powell
Page link: Over 80 years on Canvey
Over 80 years on Canvey
Richard Powell's memories
Page link: Canvey Island 1950
Canvey Island 1950
My Holidays on Canvey
Page link: Canvey Island Memories from Florida
Canvey Island Memories from Florida
Name of my Play-School?
Page link: Canvey Carnival 1960 & Festival 1963
Canvey Carnival 1960 & Festival 1963
Pauline Hayford nee Woodcock *Updated*
Page link: A close call the other side of the wall
A close call the other side of the wall
Swimming in the Thames
Page link: Mrs Laws 'The Poetess'
Mrs Laws 'The Poetess'
Leigh Beck Memories
Page link: Just an sojourn on the route of life
Just an sojourn on the route of life
22 months on Canvey
Page link: Stan & Vera Oaker's Photographs
Stan & Vera Oaker's Photographs
Canvey Historical Society
Page link: Does anyone know where this was taken?
Does anyone know where this was taken?
A picture sent to me by Pauline Gashinski
Page link: A 'Showman' comes to Canvey
A 'Showman' comes to Canvey
Dick Monte Aka Richard Monte-Williams 1876-1953 written by his granddaughter Pauline Gashinski
Page link: A Dynasty Of Oggs
A Dynasty Of Oggs
Canvey history reflected in the families of Ogg and Pound
Page link: Memories of Doris Scullard
Memories of Doris Scullard
Written c1984
Page link: Paul Smyth (1883-1963) - An artist's view of Canvey
Paul Smyth (1883-1963) - An artist's view of Canvey
The Spirit of Early Canvey
Page link: Joanne Smith's Post Card Collection
Joanne Smith's Post Card Collection
Sent in from Australia
Page link: The Hartfield Family on Canvey
The Hartfield Family on Canvey
1920's Canvey Pioneer Morris Hartfield
Page link: Rosalynd Green's Memories
Rosalynd Green's Memories
Growing up on Canvey Island (1950's)
Page link: The Ozonia Hotel during WW2
The Ozonia Hotel during WW2
Keith McQueen's Memories
Page link: Thames House
Thames House
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