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| 01) Margot Brummer - 1 reply. |
| 02) Vange - Mapleford Sweep - 2 replies. |
| 03) The Old Fortune of War, Laindon - 4 replies. |
| 04) Kingswood School |
| 05) Bob Beaney |
| 06) Laindon High Road Secondary School |
| 07) York Borg Warner - Old Friends |
| 08) Pembrokes Printing |
| 09) TB Sanatorium Langdon Hills - 3 replies. |
| 10) Nicholas School |
| 11) Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea - 5 replies. |
| 12) Strange gravestone at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea - 4 replies. |
| 13) Local newspapers in Pitsea in the 1800s - 1 reply. |
| 14) Save Brooke House - 1 reply. |
| 15) Depeche Mode Fans |
| 16) Basildon Hall - 3 replies. |
| 17) Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops - 6 replies. |
| 18) Trindehay + Old Bungalow in Lee Chapel North - 5 replies. |
| 19) Pitsea Market Domes - 2 replies. |
| 20) Vange Well and Gloucester Park Lake - 5 replies. |
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| 1. Margot Brummer |
Posted by Robin Lockhart  on 10/1/2005, 10:49 pm
Anybody know the whereabouts of Margot Brummer, she used to hang around with Basildon Spooks Scooter
Club and Basildon Youth Assoc in the early 60's.
Re: Margot Brummer
Posted by Colin Ferrier on 15/9/2006, 11:48 pm
Robin, vaguely remember Margot. Remember you and Dawn very well. Spooks was a long time ago. Can you
get in touch?
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| 2. Vange - Mapleford Sweep |
Posted by Lee on 12/1/2005, 10:57 pm
Does any one have any historical information on Vange? I have seen a lot of strange goings on in a friends
house. Any information on what used to be there or facts would be a great mind settler, mainly
Mapleford Sweep area. Many thanks to all that can help.
Re: Vange - Mapleford Sweep
Posted by Sally on 4/4/2005, 5:03 pm
Dear Lee
I lived in Mapleford Sweep (top of the hill Vange Hill Drive end) from 1981 - 1986. We were very
comfortable there with no strange events. I never felt unsettled at all - if that is any help. However, I believe
there may be barrows (ancient burial sites) in that area but these covered quite a vast area of southern
Britain in Saxon times.
Re: Vange - Mapleford Sweep
Posted by John Matthews on 16/6/2005, 8:45 am
Where do you believe these barrows were?
What reason do you have for believing there was a barrow in
Vange?
Does anyone else have any information about barrows in Vange?
Any help will be
appreciated.
John Matthews
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| 3. The Old Fortune of War, Laindon |
Posted by Terri on 31/1/2005, 9:41 pm
I'm trying to find out the history and people of the OLD FORTUNE OF WAR INN. It was on Wash Road,
Laindon and is now a printers.
Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
Re: The Old Fortune of War, Laindon
Posted by Phil Wingfield on 18/3/2005, 8:14 am
Hi
I don't know a great deal about it other than the name of the place came about from a small skirmish
fought on or near the site during the civil war. Maybe the place was built to commemorate the fight. A couple
of years ago I dug up a musket ball in my back garden in Noak Bridge and I like to think it may have been
fired in anger in this fight, probably not but I'll never know. The building still has it's wall plaque but it is hidden
behind the printers sign.
Re: The Old Fortune of War, Laindon
Posted by Jeff Davies on 11/1/2006, 9:43 pm
My father leased the garage next door from Frenchy the farmer; he lived in the first farm on the left as you go
up Wash Road from Noak Hill Road. My father worked the garage for aprox 20 years it was called
Kens Autos. It was built I believe for horses to do with the inn the Fortune of War. When I was a boy I can
remember an old lady who lived there, her name was Mrs Fist, a nice old lady. After she died a chap called
Chris Yeoman's turned it into a printers. Suddenly a fire broke out then the present owner took it over, his
name is Bob Knight. It's said to be haunted by old Mr Fist.
Hope I've been of some help.
Re: The Old Fortune of War, Laindon
Posted by Chris Yeomans on 24/4/2006, 3:02 pm
Either just before or just after the War it was a Necktie manufacturers up until about 1967. In 1970 it was
converted to a Printers. The Printers were taken over by a large Insurance Brokers in 1976 it was after the
Insurance Brokers took over Yeomans Printers the fire happened. As for Chris Yeomans I am alive and well
semi retired and dividing my time between Westcliff in the summer, Savannah USA and Guyana South
America in the winter.
Re: The Old Fortune of War, Laindon
Posted by Jan Petty (nee Markin) on 29/8/2007, 11:06 am
Hi Terri, I have just found out about this site and so my reply to your message is probably too late.
I have
a book called "Basildon a pictorial History" by Jessie Payne, in it, it mentions "The Old Fortune of War." It is
said to be founded by a soldier returning from the Napoleonic war. When he visited the site there was a local
Fair on a field nearby known as Fortune Fair. Hence the name.
Regards to anyone out there who might
remember Janet Markin or Jeff Petty
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| 4. Kingswood School |
Posted by Helen on 17/2/2005, 1:45 pm
Hi
Does anyone have a picture of Kingswood School as I used to go there?
Regards
Helen
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| 5. Bob Beaney |
Posted by Heather Smith nee Beaney on 7/3/2005, 7:35 pm
Does anybody remember bob beaney who was a county counsellor in about 1948/9 and mrs beaney who
lived in margaret avenue on the plotlands
heather smith
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| 6. Laindon High Road Secondary School |
Posted by Isabel Smith [nee Beaney] on 28/3/2005, 4:10 pm
Does anyone remember the 4x & 5x class 1956/57 or before? Also friends who I knew from that era: i.e.
Pat Card or Wendy Darke. Would luv to hear any news. I now live in South Africa
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| 7. York Borg Warner - Old Friends |
Posted by Dave Merchant on 25/4/2005, 4:50 pm
As a sixteen year old in 1969 the company i worked for in Bristol sent me to York Borg Warner in Basildon to
spend a year in their apprentice training school. I made many friends during this time and would like to make
contact again. The friends i remember were Richard LLewellen (spelling probably wrong) (lived in Laindon)
Terance Knott, Steve Gladwin (lived Whitmore way).
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| 8. Pembrokes Printing |
Posted by Dawn Lee on 7/5/2005, 7:28 am
Anyone remember me?
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| 9. TB Sanatorium Langdon Hills |
Posted by Ron on 28/7/2005, 7:08 pm
I am given to understand that during the 1940's & 50's The County Borough of West Ham opened in the
Langdon Hills Area a Sanatorium for Tuberculosis sufferers.
Does anybody know where this was?
Re: TB Sanatorium Langdon Hills
Posted by Andy Wright on 28/8/2005, 12:02 pm
Comming from langdon hills high road it was situated on right hand side half way down dry street langdon
hills, building still standing, closed early in 1950s now privately owned dog kennels
Re: TB Sanatorium Langdon Hills
Posted by Ray Beer on 5/3/2006, 4:17 pm
Does anybody have any old photos of this hospital as I would like them to jog my memory as I was there in
1948-1950?
Re: TB Sanatorium Langdon Hills
Posted by Denise on 16/5/2006, 12:01 pm
There are photos and memories of staff in a few of the basildon history books
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| 10. Nicholas School |
Posted by Rick Price on 7/8/2005, 3:39 am
Hello my name is richard price i left st nic in 1971. i moved to new zealand in 1972 i came back for a visit last
august could not beleive the changes to basildon and the old school i also went to janet juke i remember
mrs eagling from j duke and mr goldbourne HISTORY TEACHER AT ST NICKS is there anyone out there that
was at those schools same time as me?
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| 11. Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea |
Posted by Lee on 9/9/2005, 12:24 am
I need some help to trace the history behind an unusual epitaph in the graveyard of st michael's church
pitsea. The grave belonged to Ann Freeman born 30/3/1837 died 20/3/1879. Here lies a weak and sinful
worm, the vilest of her race, saved through gods electing love, his free and sovereign grace. I'm sure you will
agree this is most unusual, so any help given will be much appreciated. thanks, lee
Re: Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Paula on 28/11/2006, 7:01 pm
Hello i have also been looking into this grave but with no luck
The records for the old church are held at
St. Gabriels who i contacted but they know nothing and sent us to the records office in Chelmsford which is
a hard place to work in we found the fathers death certifacte but not Anns or any of the other family in the
same tomb!! please contact me if you have found anymore out as my search continues! Feel free to mail me
at lemmyred@yahoo.co.uk maybe we could join forces in our search for truth?
look forward to hearing
from you
paula (sorry about my spelling no spell check on here!)
Re: Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Lee Harlow on 16/1/2007, 8:58 am
If you look in the book called "Basildon a history and celebration" it states that the grave is about the victims
of the kynochs tragedy in 1913 when three employees of an explosive factory were killed in an accident.
Re: Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Louise on 10/2/2007, 1:05 pm
Lee, why would an event in 1913 be linked to someone burried in the 1870's?
Re: Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Clair on 4/5/2007, 6:13 pm
Hi everybody. I have also been interested in this grave since i was a child. today i made a phone call to
answers direct who are based at the records office. Anne has been located on the 1851 census, she was
working as a servent for a piano maker in paddington at the age of 14. As for the inscription, it has links to a
pergatory of suicide poem, but i dont know how much relavence this has. i have ordered a copy of her death
certificate and will post my findings.
Re: Unusual grave at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Lisa on 28/8/2008, 10:19 pm
Hi there i have been reading all of your messages. As a child we always went up to that church and we have
always been told it was the grave of a witch. i would be interested to find out if this was true. i havent seen this
grave for a very long time, she must have done something bad to have them awful words written on her
grave stone.
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| 12. Strange gravestone at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea |
Posted by Lee on 9/9/2005, 11:30 am
Hello. i need some help to trace the history of an unusual grave inscription @ st michaels church pitsea. the
grave is @ the foot of the tower and the epitaph is as follows: anne freeman. 20th march 1837 - 30th march
1879. The verse then reads: here lies a weak and sinful worm, the vilest of her race, saved through gods
electing love, his free and sovreign grace. So, if anyone can help please email me. thanks, lee.
Re: Strange gravestone at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Teresa on 29/3/2006, 9:57 pm
Hi i was just wondering if you got any more information on this grave my grandparents lived on the mount in
the 80s and i have always wondered what the poor woman must have done in life to deserve such a bad
message.
thanks teresa
Re: Strange gravestone at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Margaret on 16/4/2006, 8:56 pm
My mother always used to say, "what sort of a husband would put that on a wife's grave". Maybe he wasn't so
good himself
Re: Strange gravestone at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Kelly on 6/6/2006, 5:51 pm
Hello I was interested in your message, and have been to this church but never noticed this gravestone. I will
be sure to look now though. As the bug has been passed on and I am now curious myself to find out what
anne had done to upset people. I started to look on google, it took a while and I dont know if these people
can help, but I have found a web page of a family tree and anne is in it. There is an email address in the page
that is family@bradshaw32.plus.com hope this will help you. Please let us know if you find anything
else.
p.s. the link is below.
Link: https://www.bradshaw32.plus.com/family/00000400.htm
Re: Strange gravestone at St. Michael's Church, Pitsea
Posted by Matt on 28/7/2007, 11:47 pm
Hello just wondering if u have found out ann's grave, me and my friend has been visters to the church for
20 years and have no idea about the grave, i would like it if you could get back to me
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| 13. Local newspapers in Pitsea in the 1800s |
Posted by Lee on 10/9/2005, 10:20 pm
Can anyone help me by telling me the name of pitsea's local paper in the 1800s? any help would be most
appreciated. thanks. lee
Re: Local newspapers in Pitsea in the 1800s
Posted by Clair on 18/7/2007, 11:40 pm
I think the Essex Chronical may help you.
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| 14. Save Brooke House |
Posted by Simon Amor on 23/9/2005, 11:24 pm
Save brooke house from demolishment its been in basildon for years its part of the family help stop anything
happening to Brooke House
Re: Save Brooke House
Posted by Chris Yeomans on 9/10/2006, 2:21 pm
I agree it would be interesting to get a list of people who lived there over the years and their comments
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| 15. Depeche Mode Fans |
Posted by Steven on 4/10/2005, 3:39 pm
Hi i was born and still am living in basildon and have noticed a lot of people on here have taken a interest to
the town because of the band. Well it's not a bad place to live but it's not exactly the most exciting place in the
world either. Just wanted to tell you that lol although if you have any questions then just e-mail me.
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| 16. Basildon Hall |
Posted by Kaye on 21/10/2005, 3:46 pm
I found a reference to a "Basildon Hall" but could not find any information about it on this site. I am interested
in knowing the history of this estate. Also, does anyone know where or if the former Park Avenue street exists? It is listed in the former streets
section. Thanks
Re: Basildon Hall
Posted by Brian Baylis on 22/10/2005, 10:30 pm
Kaye, try Basildon maps pre New Town on this website. Good Luck.
Brian
Re: Basildon Hall
Posted by Gary on 3/9/2006, 12:04 pm
There's a pic of the house in 1 of the basildon books
Re: Basildon Hall
Posted by GB on 30/10/2006, 2:14 pm
As I recall there was a road running from the top of Clay hill northwards. When I was a boy , fifty years ago,
it was called Claremont Road. I was there last week and a path runs down the side of where it lay and is
called Puck Lane. After it crossed the railway line there was a farm called Basildon Hall. Any help?
Regards
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| 17. Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops |
Posted by Paul on 22/10/2005, 5:28 pm
Who remembers the martins mobile shops that used to tour basildon in the seventies & eighties? You could
set your watch by them. that tune "the harry lime theme" from the third man. had lots of burger bars around the
town as well, (raquels,time etc~). remember diamonds resturant in market pavement, opened by vince clarke
& alison moyet.
Re: Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops
Posted by Tony Dow on 11/2/2006, 10:57 am
Yes I remember martins ice cream vans & diamonds. I've got loads of Photos of that lot.
Tony Dow
Re: Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops
Posted by Paul on 17/2/2006, 2:46 pm
Hi tony, is that the market tony who had the burger bar in the 1970`s???? e must have made you a fortune
the amount of burgers & hot dogs we ate. how about sharing your pics with us on this site, regards little
paul, laindon.
Re: Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops
Posted by Tony Dow on 13/3/2006, 10:45 pm
HI there paul
yes i will get the photos together and get them posted, plenty of memories. td
Re: Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops
Posted by Paul on 29/3/2006, 2:17 pm
Dear mr dow (tony), have you found the photographs yet sir? p.s happy belated ?!!~~? birthday. regards
little paul.
Re: Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops
Posted by Mick Campbell on 31/7/2006, 10:10 pm
Hi Tony remember the early days back of Laindon Station me you and Dave Clarke?
Our battles with
Bastiani and Fella Bros in Hornchurch. Our fall out when I had the Wallis van?
You and Beryl in Tonys
tuck shops pre cornwall days! Seems like only yesterday mate!
That bloody window cleaning lark was
nearly as hard as the landscaping!!! Lol Take care. Good luck!
Re: Martins Ice Cream Vans/Mobile Shops
Posted by Lynda on 2/5/2008, 6:37 pm
There used to be a Martins van that used come round Woodlands school and Lee Chapel South in the
1970's. The drivers name was Mick and he used to give my Dog an ice cream every day, cos none
of the kids would give her a bit of theirs!
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| 18. Trindehay in Lee Chapel North |
Posted by Bridget on 7/11/2005, 6:07 am
Hi can any one tell me if the street Trindehay still exists i still have fond memories as a child 1965/70. i
remember it being a semi circle street with a small play area in the middle. i also remember it having a
sweetshop at the end of the street. We were the Haslam family (4 girls) and our father was a teacher
Bridget
Re: Trindehay in Lee Chapel North
Posted by James Howard on 13/11/2005, 7:36 pm
Hi, Trindehay still exists on the Lee Chapel North side of the Town Centre. It's a straight cul-de-sac turning
off Falstones. There is a row of three-storey houses on the right after the Shepeshall turning. The shop at
the end (which also hired out videos) has been demolished but the little play area beyond is still there.
Re: Trindehay in Lee Chapel North
Posted by Bridget on 30/12/2005, 3:15 am
Thanks for that are there houses on both sides of the cul de sac like a semi circle or have some of them been
demolished? I have a plan to visit there with my Father
Re: Trindehay + Old Bungalow in Lee Chapel North
Posted by James Howard on 31/12/2005, 12:26 am
It's just as you remember it, houses on each side of the roadway and the square paved area with more
houses just beyond where the little shop used to be. I don't know what they plan to put in its place. Do you
remember the little bungalow that stood at the top of Falstones hill to the right of the stairs that lead up to
Laindon Link? It was demolished in the early 1970s and a small park and pathway was created where
it once stood. Before the new Lee Chapel North housing estate was created in the early 1960s, the area
had already been quite well developed with bungalows, and a road called Elizabeth Drive, which connected
with Northumberland Avenue, ran right through what became Falstones where the bungalow used to be.
Re: Trindehay + Old Bungalow in Lee Chapel North
Posted by Gary on 5/9/2006, 1:40 am
I no where ya mean, re the bungalow but never saw it sadly there was a maybe a similar little house was there
few yrs back I hope it still there, or how about the samaritons place in little lullaway bet that's an old original
thats still there pass it every week. I like looking for old fragments of past basildon /laindon.
Re: Trindehay in Lee Chapel North
Posted by Glenn on 23/1/2008, 5:00 pm
I lived in the centre path of Falstones halfway along Trindehay between 1966 and 1978. The small park was
known locally as the Sandpit. The shop was 'The little shop'
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| 19. Pitsea Market Domes |
Posted by Paul on 25/11/2005, 11:37 am
Great period film about opening of pitsea dome market at www.britishpathe.co.uk. Free to view. Also films
about carreras cigerette factory. worth a look.
Re: Pitsea Market Domes
Posted by Brian Baylis on 3/12/2005, 12:42 am
Paul, thank you for this info as i well remember pitsea market and visited the new one, only a matter of weeks
ago. i also remember carreras factory and an aunt who once worked there, died just 2 months or so ago and
from cancer.
Re: Pitsea Market Domes
Posted by Dave Oakley on 11/12/2005, 8:40 am
Hi paul thanks for the link to britishpathe--the images/films etc certainly brought back memories for me as
i spent all of my teenage and early adult years living and working in and around basildon in the
60s.---regards dave o.
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| 20. Vange Well and Gloucester Park lake - One or two mysteries |
Posted by Gary Kent on 21/12/2005, 4:06 pm
One or two mysteries I hope someone can help clear up.
I lived in Basildon in the early 70s and remember
that in the woods in Laindon Hills there was a large domed building that had like a well in it. It seemed strange
this was in the middle of nowhere. Does any body know if it belonged to a long demolished house? Also,
does anybody know anything about the 2 sunken barges/boats in the small square pond in Gloucester Park
and how old the pond is? I remember the large Gloucester park lake being dug and this pond was there a
long time before this, but doesn't appear on any old maps.
Thanks.
Re: Vange Well and Gloucester Park lake - One or two mysteries
Posted by Spencer on 22/1/2006, 2:04 am
I have lived in Basildon for 45 years, born and bred here. I have no knowledge of the Dome in laindon but I
do remember the square lake/pond at Gloucester park otherwise known as Green Hills or Helicopter Hills. As
to the sunken boat/barges I will ask my wife who was lived in Roodigate which is right next to the
Green hills. I can remember doing noise tests for the council when they were considering making the
Green hills into a legal motorcycle track as we were using Bryn and Holy cross as unoficial tracks at the time.
Re: Vange Well and Gloucester Park lake - One or two mysteries
Posted by B.C. on 11/2/2006, 4:25 pm
The Domed building you refer to in your earlier post, is I believe, the former mineral well located close to the
One Tree Hill country park at Langdon Hills. Its structure, resembling that of a Greek temple, was once out
in the open, but is now amongst trees where its condition is deteriorating all the time. It was built to enclose
the last of five wells sunk in that area during the early 1920s as a 'get rich quick scheme' by a London
publican, whose surname was ironically Cash. The bottled contents, marketed by the Vange Water Company
and labelled Vange Water, were considered to be of great medicinal value, though this was found not to be
and the operation folded around 1924. Although named 'Vange Well No.5', it actually stood in the parish
of Fobbing, now Thurrock.
Re: Vange Well and Gloucester Park lake - One or two mysteries
Posted by Gary Kent on 11/2/2006, 2:05 pm
Thanks Spencer
I remember the lake at Gloucester Park being dug in the '70s and at the time a lot of live
ammunition was found from an old army camp. Does this ring any bells with your wife also?
Re: Vange Well and Gloucester Park lake - One or two mysteries
Posted by Gary Kent on 12/2/2006, 7:47 pm
Dear B C
Thanks very much for the info. I first saw the well over 30 years ago and have always wondered
what it was. At the time the well was open and full of water and debris and looked very deep and
frightening. Thanks once again.
Re: Vange Well and Gloucester Park lake - One or two mysteries
Posted by Spencer on 9/4/2006, 3:05 pm
The wife remembers nothing about the ammunition but she has just told me that her mother used to
complain about the motorcycles being ridden over there, so it looks like I upset the mother-in-law years
before I even married her daughter!
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