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backstreet.JPG (27218 bytes) This is Back Street (Now Upminster Road South) facing towards what is now The Ship and O'Donnell & Hawthorne Estate Agents. On the right is the church wall. The building with people standing outside is the Rainham Blackmith - The Old Smithy.
smithy.JPG (25912 bytes) A different view of The Old Smithy circa 1895.
bridge.JPG (39848 bytes) Bridge Road looking towards The Bell Inn (Tesco is now on the left where the cottages - demolished in the early 1980s - once stood). Flooding of Bridge Road was a frequent occurrence and this area was known locally as Flood Row.

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