The 1950's and beyond

This section is for your memories of the post flood era. Approximately 1950's to the end of the Century. A time when Canvey came back from the brink, a time of great change.

Page link: Canvey Football Photo
Canvey Football Photo
by John Buckmaster
Page link: Automarine Garage
Automarine Garage
Who remembers this?
Page link: Memories of Canvey Island
Memories of Canvey Island
Written by Linda Perfect nee Sparkes
Page link: Rebuilding the Seawall in 1953
Rebuilding the Seawall in 1953
Sunken Marsh by Peter Lee
Page link: Ships passing Canvey Island
Ships passing Canvey Island
Past and present
Page link: My early years
My early years
Friends of Dr Feelgood
Page link: Merrylegs
Merrylegs
A Billy Wells' pony
Page link: Ted Andrews
Ted Andrews
The Midnight Baker
Page link: Laurie Atterbury
Laurie Atterbury
Canvey in the 1960's
Page link: Prouts boatyard
Prouts boatyard
Winter 1963
Page link: My Canvey Memories
My Canvey Memories
Interview with Thelma Payne
Page link: Hoad family visits to Canvey
Hoad family visits to Canvey
by John Buckmaster
Page link: The area they want to destroy
The area they want to destroy
between the Dutch Village and Cornelius
Page link: Quenby's The Oldest Island Chemist
Quenby's The Oldest Island Chemist
Written by Miall James and published in 'The Bulletin' in 1980
Page link: Fun on the Lake
Fun on the Lake
While The Lawrence Housing Estate Was Being Built
Page link: Eddie Kidd at Canvey Show
Eddie Kidd at Canvey Show
When was this?
Page link: Holidays on Canvey
Holidays on Canvey
The Phipps Family
Page link: Waterside Farm Sports Centre 1976
Waterside Farm Sports Centre 1976
When the Red Devils dropped in
Page link: Canvey Carnival 1927-2000
Canvey Carnival 1927-2000
Interview with Mary Dallas
Page link: Memories of a Canvey Poet
Memories of a Canvey Poet
by Katie Mallett
Page link: Woolworths
Woolworths
The end of an era
Page link: Memories Of Canvey *UPDATED*
Memories Of Canvey *UPDATED*
by Ray Warren in Perth Australia
Page link: Memories Of Canvey
Memories Of Canvey
By David Hart in South Africa
Page link: Denys Cook, local artist 1922-2008
Denys Cook, local artist 1922-2008
An interview with his widow Jean
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: Canvey Island Memories from Florida
Canvey Island Memories from Florida
Name of my Play-School?
Page link: Canvey Island 1950
Canvey Island 1950
My Holidays on Canvey
Page link: Stan & Vera Oaker's Photographs
Stan & Vera Oaker's Photographs
Canvey Historical Society
Page link: Thames House
Thames House
History Of
Page link: Rosalynd Green's Memories
Rosalynd Green's Memories
Growing up on Canvey Island (1950's)
 

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