Edward Gordon Smith
(15/06/1857 - 30/05/1906) released 6 postcards from the Basildon area, 2 of which were taken in Pitsea in
the early 1900s. The other 4 were from Vange. |
Title |
Number |
Colour |
Publisher |
Date |
View |
Detail |
Pitsea Church | 1604 | B/W & Hand Coloured | Gordon Smith | c.1904 | View of St. Michael's from outside the wooden fence. | Printed postcard, G. Smith, Photor., 15 Stroud Green Road, N. |
Pitsea Station | 1605 | B/W & Hand Coloured | Gordon Smith | c.1904 | Pitsea railway station in the early 1900s. | See above. |
G. I. Barnett & Son |
St. Michael's Church, Pitsea | 108 | B/W | G.I. Barnett & Son, Publishers. | c.1959 | Close up of St. Michael's Church. | Clear front view, portrait photograph. Greetings from Basildon on rear of card. |
H.J. Cook |
View of Pitsea & Bowers Gifford | | Colour | H.J. Cook, The Stores, Pitsea | c.1900s | The Bull Inn and London Road in the direction of Bowers Gifford. | Hand coloured. Postmarked example August 1907. |
Congregational Church, Pitsea | | Colour | H.J. Cook, The Stores, Pitsea | c.1900s | The Congregational Church to the right looking up the hill. | Hand coloured. Postmarked example August 1906. |
Main Road, Pitsea | 2082 | Colour | H.J. Cook, The Stores, Pitsea | c.1900s | Rectory Road junction, signpost with three arms. North Benfleet, Nevendon & Wickford clearly seen on the arm pointing to Rectory Road. | Hand coloured and black and white examples. Postmarked example July 1906. |
St. Michael's, Pitsea | 2083 | Colour | H.J. Cook, The Stores, Pitsea | c.1900s | Front facing view of St. Michael's Church. | Hand coloured. Postmarked example September, 1906. |
View from Marshes, Pitsea | | Colour | H.J. Cook, The Stores, Pitsea | c.1900s | View from the marshes of the terraced houses at Pitsea station, station house and St. Michael's Church. | Hand coloured. Postmarked example December, 1907. |
Railway Station, Pitsea | | Colour & B/W | H.J. Cook, The Stores, Pitsea | c.1900s | Platform view of Pitsea railway station. Station nameboards read Pitsea Junction. | Hand coloured and black and white examples. Postmarked example August, 1905. |
A.D.S. |
Pitsea Church | | B/W | | c.1904 | St. Michael's from outside the wooden fence. | Printed postcard. |
Pitsea Hall | | B/W | | c.1904 | Pitsea Hall (now Cromwell Manor). | Printed postcard. |
View near Pitsea Station | | B/W | | c.1904 | View from the railway bridge looking towards Pitsea Hall. | Printed postcard. |
Congregational Chapel, Bowers Gifford | | B/W | | c.1904 | Front and left side view of the chapel at Gun Hill with three children on the adjacent pathway. | Printed postcard. |
A.H. Judd & Co. |
Pitsea looking towards Vange | | B/W | A.H. Judd & Co. Southend-on-Sea | c.1910s | View looking towards the railway bridge from Pitsea. | Printed in Great Britain. |
Station Lane & Railway Bridge, Pitsea | | B/W | A.H. Judd & Co. Southend-on-Sea | c.1910s | Station Lane view of the railway bridge and beyond. | Also available as printed postcard, caption to top left hand corner, postmarked example April 1928. |
The R.A.P. Co. Ltd. |
High Road, Pitsea | 12010 | B/W | The R.A.P. Co. Ltd. London. E.C.4. | c.1950s | High Road looking towards Bowers Gifford. | Sepia tone, numbered 12010 in the square reserved for the postage stamp. |
Rectory Road | 12010 | B/W | The R.A.P. Co. Ltd. London. E.C.4. | c.1950s | Junction of High Road with Rectory Road. | Sepia tone, numbered 12010 in the square reserved for the postage stamp. |
Brackendale Avenue, Pitsea | 12010 | B/W | The R.A.P. Co. Ltd. London. E.C.4. | c.1950s | Brackendale Avenue is made up and a car is parked in the distance. | Sepia tone, numbered 12010 in the square reserved for the postage stamp. |
W. Sullivan |
Pitsea Pump | 1908 | B/W | W. Sullivan, Photographer, Hadleigh, Essex. | c.1900s | Close view of Pitsea pump. | The address only to be written here. |
Valentine's |
Howard Park, Pitsea | | B/W | Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee And London. | c.1950s | Rectory Road junction and Howard Park in the background. Signpost arm B1011 Wickford and Chelmsford route beginning at Rectory Road. | Valentine's. THIS IS A REAL PHOTOGRAPH. |
St. Michael's Church, Pitsea | | B/W | Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee And London. | c.1950s | Close view of St. Michael's church. | Valentine's. THIS IS A REAL PHOTOGRAPH. |
Pitsea from Church Hill | | B/W | Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee And London. | c.1950s | View of Howards's field and High Road. | Valentine's. THIS IS A REAL PHOTOGRAPH. Postmarked example 09/07/1957. |
The Railway Hotel, Pitsea | | B/W | Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee And London. | c.1950s | Angled view of Railway Hotel and Anne Boleyn Mansions. Ind Coope & Allsopp sign. | Valentine's. THIS IS A REAL PHOTOGRAPH. |