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  • Hadleigh Junior School staff, summer 1972. 04/04/2020 Mr Duncan Harris on the far left on the back row. I still have nightmares about Miss Hewitt!!!
  • Dodds Grove 01/04/2020 Dodds Grove once belonged to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's in the City. It was just 2 rods...
  • Hadleigh’s New Road Nursery 1916 – 1959 29/03/2020 There are now few people in Hadleigh who remember the nurseries and whilst those few will be able to reminisce...
  • Hadleigh and Thundersley Family History Research 23/03/2020 As all Essex libraries are closed until further notice,  the Thursday 26th March 2020 ANCESTRY TASTER DAY at Hadleigh Library is postponed.
  • Was This The Original Jarvis Hall? 10/03/2020 I visited this when I was young the family at that time were surname Amery. Commented by Karen The Amerys...
  • Hadleigh Kingsway Cinema 09/03/2020 Is there anyway I could have a copy of the Kingsway cinema as I believe that the two little angels...
  • A Hadleigh Boy Recalls a 1960s Childhood 08/03/2020 Roman bath, blue lagoon, piggeries, two tree island, demolished rail bridge you could stand in as a train passed by....
  • Hadleigh Commercial School : A Short Life 1842-49 12/02/2020 I have found on looking at press reports of the time, various other details that might fill in a little...
  • Leonard Doust – A Hadleigh Artist & Author 11/02/2020 I have a painting signed Alf Doust 1926, just wondering if this man painted it.
  • Daws Heath and the Limehouse Draper 04/02/2020 At the time the first photo above was taken, my grandparents owned Woodlands House. My mum and her brother spent...
  • Railway photography at Hadleigh in the 1950s and 1960s 21/01/2020 1950s childhood memories for me. One small correction: in photo E the loco is a Stanier 3-cyl 2-6-4T and was...
  • The Kingsway Cinema 18/01/2020 Having just moved back to the area after moving away in 1969 some things are still recognisable. I was remembering...
  • SALVATION ARMY COTTAGES 14/01/2020 My Great Aunt May Waldon used to live in one of those cottages. My Mother used to take me there...
  • Brand New! – Thundersley Postcard Memories 06/01/2020 What a great little book, well done Folks. I think the cover of the White Hart with adjoining Smithy is...
  • Old St. Peter’s Church, Thundersley 13/12/2019 I too belonged to the children’s club then and really enjoyed your lovely rendition of the church. It brought back...
  • Scrambling on Hadleigh Downs in the 1970s 09/12/2019 Used to race there in the 1970s and aways enjoyed racing there. Pity it is no longer used for Moto...
  • A Thundersley Mystery of a Quiet Man 06/12/2019 From some newspaper research, I can add a few more details about Fergus Hume. In 1907, according to the Chelmsford...
  • Hadleigh Kingsway Cinema 17/11/2019 I was with Santoy dance school from 1957 to 1964; did many shows at the Kingsway. I would love to...
  • The Population Growth of Thundersley Parish 15/11/2019 I'm Shane Michael Giggins great great grandson of John Giggins (Thundersley - Essex) and Susannah Giggins (Prittlewell - Essex) who...
  • The Population Growth of Thundersley Parish 11/11/2019 Thank you; my great great grandparents were from here so this is so interesting for me to read. They were...
  • History of Hadleigh School 30/10/2019 I had a memorable first two weeks when I started Hadleigh Junior in 1959. On my first day, Mr Denton,...
  • Thundersley School Children 1921 24/10/2019 I've just come across these details via the book by Robert Hallmann, I believe the teacher of Standard 11 (class...
  • A Thundersley Mystery of a Quiet Man 15/10/2019 I’m a distant relative of Fergus Hume and live in USA. I have copies of most of his books and...
  • Hadleigh Doctors Remembered 03/10/2019 Dr John McGladdery (junior) was our family dr when I was growing up on the Westwood Estate in Hadleigh during...
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  • A Hive of Activity from Morning Until Dusk

    30/03/2020
    The launch of the Salvation Army UK Territory’s  Millennium Project at Hadleigh Employment Training Centre ...

  • The Hadleigh Road with Four Names

    27/03/2020
    The ancient track from Hadleigh Common to Sayers Farm has had three known regular names. ...

  • Sandbagging in a Hadleigh Store

    25/03/2020
    Saturday 20th January 1923: sensational incident in Hadleigh.

  • Hadleigh Junior School staff, summer 1972.

    06/02/2020
    Teachers and support staff Hadleigh Junior School, Summer 1972.
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