Thats an old onethat hedge was ther when i was a youngster but hasnt been there for donkeys years, and the wooden fence with the iron pole through it used to be both sides of road, from the point to Benfleet with a dyke behind it. The only bit left as for as i know is outside Oooenreach telephone base in long road , nearly opposite Fairlop Ave.
By Tony frost . (09/04/2024)
Yes this is certainly very old probably late 30s( just pre-war) 🤔. I’v checked the Flood photos of the DUKWs based there in the Flood and there is no sign( unintended pun) of the signs in the gable or free-standing so pre- Flood could possibly be when Charringtons took it on, it looks so pristine! Tony, clever observation of the the iron poles that we used to sit on or hang upside- down from😄👍. I think the supports were concrete ? The ones you refer to by the Telecomm building, once more another acute observation! I often use Kitkatts as a short-cut to the Thorney Bay/ Seafront, I’ll check it out next time I pass by. Graham.
By Graham Stevens (09/04/2024)
I remember trying to do somersaults holding onto the poles. I didn’t realise you had to change your grip as you went over so would fall off and land in the ditch.
By Maureen Buckmaster (20/04/2024)
Ha Ha Thanks Maureen! Never saw you do it but my imagination is running wild!!😄 Tony I checked out that section of fence in front of the Openreach building and the uprights are concrete and I think that the tubes have a slightly smaller circumference. Possibly Long Rd had later replacements cos the wooden uprights had rotted.🤔. Graham.
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Thats an old onethat hedge was ther when i was a youngster but hasnt been there for donkeys years, and the wooden fence with the iron pole through it used to be both sides of road, from the point to Benfleet with a dyke behind it. The only bit left as for as i know is outside Oooenreach telephone base in long road , nearly opposite Fairlop Ave.
Yes this is certainly very old probably late 30s( just pre-war) 🤔. I’v checked the Flood photos of the DUKWs based there in the Flood and there is no sign( unintended pun) of the signs in the gable or free-standing so pre- Flood could possibly be when Charringtons took it on, it looks so pristine!
Tony, clever observation of the the iron poles that we used to sit on or hang upside- down from😄👍. I think the supports were concrete ? The ones you refer to by the Telecomm building, once more another acute observation! I often use Kitkatts as a short-cut to the Thorney Bay/ Seafront, I’ll check it out next time I pass by. Graham.
I remember trying to do somersaults holding onto the poles. I didn’t realise you had to change your grip as you went over so would fall off and land in the ditch.
Ha Ha Thanks Maureen! Never saw you do it but my imagination is running wild!!😄
Tony I checked out that section of fence in front of the Openreach building and the uprights are concrete and I think that the tubes have a slightly smaller circumference.
Possibly Long Rd had later replacements cos the wooden uprights had rotted.🤔. Graham.
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