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I
personally welcome any progress that would make Tilbury
and Thurrock a better place to live, but, not at any cost.
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Is
Religion A Dwindling Practice?
I think the congregation must have dwindled to a level
that made the church to expensive to keep open and maintain,did
you attend the little old church?
Voting that used to take place in the Church hall at national and local elections has moved to the old Fire Station in Civic Square.
Has
anybody got any pictures of the old Tilbury
Where Has The Old
Horse Drinking Troth Gone?
My
Memories Of The Journey To Our School In Tilbury.
My family had moved down from London to south stifford
near Grays in the 50's, my older brother and I attended
St Mary's Roman Catholic school in Tilbury and every day
we made the journey to school by walking to Gray's station
via church path.
Tilbury
Town Broadway - Once Had Underground Toilets (Take Note
Thurrock Council)
At Grays we then boarded the old smelly steam train to
Tilbury Town station.
From Tilbury Town Station my brother and I had to walk
from the then very busy Tilbury Broadway that was at that
time still buzzing with hundreds of Tilbury Docker's milling
around the many cafe's or using the underground Public
Toilets before they were about to go to work.
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Skinners
Garage & Jack Alan's Taxi's No Longer To Be Seen.
From the Broadway we passed Skinners Garage with all the
new old car's like the Morris Minor that were outside
on display, Jack Alan and Bumble Girts Taxi's were always
on call, moving along the road we pass the old Horse Trough
that used to be sited at the junction of Calcutta and
Dock Road, it has now been found I'm told at the bottom
of Chadwell Hill, moving along we come to the old RSPCA
shop that was located in Dock road next to the old post
office. a block of flats is sited where the RSPCA shop
used to stand, the three story building in the picture
was the old post office, it was last used as an Antique
shop and then a guest house.
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the image to enlarge
The
picture to the right above shows the old building
Boarded up ready for demolition
UPDATE.
The old post office has seen many changes in
it's time, when it first closed it became Mr O'Rouke's
Antique shop, after a few years the antique shop closed
its doors for the final time and it then became a guest
house for weary traveler's that visited or moved into
Tilbury.
Sadly
the building has had its final makeover and in November
2008 the old building can be viewed all boarded up awaiting
it's demolition for more flat's or houses I imagine
Can Anybody Remember The Old Post Office In Dock Road
Tilbury in The 50's?
For Sale
The
Other Building In Calcutta Road Is Up For Sale!
The other old Post Office that is part of the old telephone
exchange in Calcutta road Tilbury that was located opposite
the old Tute workingman's club is also up for sale.
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I think the property will have to be converted rather
than be pulled down due to the telephone exchange still
being part of the structured building and is still being
used by BT.
Sold
The
Old Tilbury Job Centre In Calcutta Road.
Long before the so called Credit Crunch Tilbury's
Job centre in Calcutta road closed its doors to the Tilbury
Jobless for the last time, now Tilbury's unemployed have
to
make an unnecessary expensive journey to Grays to sign
on and hopefully for them obtain new employment.
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In The Job Centre Fore Court?
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Who
Cut Down The Tilbury Job Centre Four court Tree's?
Why was the mature tree's that were located in
the four court cut down?
Click the picture to enlarge and see the damaged caused by the irresponsible people.
Demolition
Takes Place
Update 23/1/2009
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| I have been informed that flats are going to be built on the old Tilbury Job Centre foot print |
Do you know different?
SOLD
One
Old Tilbury St Chad's School Has been Sold!
Several councilors have voiced disapproval of
the way land at St Chad's school, Tilbury, is being sold
on
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Did
Under The Table Agreements Take Place?
Ex Councilor Val Liddiard who was outraged about the way
the the deal was discussed, she said the council has not
acted in the best interest of the community in selling
this site.
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the image to enlarge
(Updated
Pictures)
Read
the full story in the (Thurrock
Gazette) about the St Chad's School land deal.
Were
You Ever
Locked Up In These Cells?
The
Old Tilbury Police Station Dock Road Tilbury Is Now The
(NSPCC)
Office.
How many Tilbury residents remember the Old Police station
that was located in Dock Road, Tilbury, next to the Stella
Maris?
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I suspect many a drunken Seaman spent a cold night in
the Police Cells, and the Cell's bared window's can still
be seen on the side of the building.
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The Old Police Station Buildings Change Of Use.
The Building to date (November 2008) is still standing,
the Old Police Station is now occupied by the NSPCC
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Its
Time To Come Clean!
Were you a young Tilbury or Thurrock resident,
or a visiting Merchant Seaman that has past memories of
spending a night in the Tilbury Cells?
When Is The Police
Station
Ever Open?
Tilbury
Police Station Move's To Civic Square.
The New Tilbury Police station has been reallocated
in Civic Square Tilbury opposite the Public library, but
don't visit the Police station in the evening or at night,
Its CLOSED.
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Tilbury Police Station Contact Details.
Tilbury Police Station
Civic Square
Tilbury
RM18 8AD
Tele: 01375 391212
Open: 10:00am-6:00pm
This is (Essex Police) Web Site
The Tilbury Docks
Threat
Tilbury
Docks Shipping Adapts To New Technology.
The fast changing technology that the way ships have
adapted to Bulk handling Containers did not only see
a diminishing work force in Tilbury Dock, it also reduced
the number of ships that had to carry cargo to Tilbury.
Will
The New Container Port At Shell Haven Will Reduce The
Tilbury Docks Work Force Again?
By using fast turn around large Container ship's meant
that ship's were only berthed in Tilbury docks for approx
24 hours, in the past ships would be in Tilbury for
two to three weeks when docker's work very hard and
had to discharge every ship cargos by hand, this would
include single cases of Tea or single carcases of lambs
for example
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The
Old Seaman's Mission Is Now Residential Flats.
The reduction in shipping that visits Tilbury
has also played a part in lost business for many Tilbury
Company's, including Taxi's, Public houses, and also
the Stella Maris Seaman's Hostel that catered fro
Seafarers visits, and also provide accommodation and
entertainment for their normally long stays.
The image above demonstrates how changes have taken place.
No More Dabbing
On Here
The Old Tute Working Mans Club Is NO More.
The
Calcutta Road Workingmen's Club (Tute) Has Disappeared.
The face of Tilbury moved up a gear when
the old Tute Workingmen's club that was located in
Calcutta road Tilbury was domolitioned in March 2006.
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Tilbury
Docker's Favorite Drinking Hole.
The Tute was a favorite drinking hole for many Tilbury
Docker's, it was where many docker's stood outside
waiting to dab on (to get picked) by the Ganger
for a days work, the club was also a venue used
by the big trade Unions during the big dock strike,
there wasn't many weeks went by with a good arguments
or the odd fight taking place inside the premises.
Maggie
Thatchers Sorts Out And Crushes The Big Unions.
When
Tilbury docks went into decline, so did the club,
it was a sad day when the doors closed for the last
time, Children and the local Pensioners could no longer
look forwards to the yearly outing to Walton on the
Naze or Clacton.
For many years after the club stood empty before vandals
set fire to it on several occasions, this resulted
the building becoming unstable and dangerous and it
wa ten boarded up for safety.
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The
Roof Goes On.
The new buildings that are being erected on the
site of the old Tute Working mans club is really
starting to take shape.
The last picture of the Care Home that has been
erected on the foot print of the old Tute club house
was taken in November 2008
Is
Tilbury's Infrastructure Being Left Behind?
Buildings are going up fast, but what
about Tilbury's neglected requirement's!
Tilbury needs more schools and Doctors!
Thurrock's
New Academy College - Opens Update -20/10/2008.
The Tilbury Academy is a welcome asset to
Tilbury and Thurrock, and the road infrastructure
within the Academy has been well thought out and is
a great asset to advancing road safety and the local
Thurrock infrastructure
Well Done Thurrock Planner's. - (Click
Here)
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