There are over 70 listed buildings in Rochford alone and many more in the surrounding district. Here are details about some of these buildings, along with some other places of significant interest.
As told by Jean Guiver, a resident of the Almshouses. 2018 Press this YouTube link or read below. The Roc...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. In 1750, Rochford had two public ovens and 70 private ovens. Each of the ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Rochford in 1800 was a very different place from the town we know today. ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Known today only as 34 West Street, the red brick Connaught House is an e...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. This is a large grade II listed house of possible 1800 origin, although t...
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View MoreSouth Fambridge was probably the location for Britain’s first airfield. It was founded in February 1909 by No...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Until the Great Fire of London in 1666, the churchwardens of the various ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Sometimes called the Free School, the Rochford National School opened in ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. By the late 1700’s, Rochford Hundred was in disarray. With over 150...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. In 1801, a census showed there were 180 private houses in Rochford, and a...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Nestled almost dangerously on the cruciform junction where North Street, ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. The Horse & Groom inn was once in the parish of Eastwood because it w...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. On the corner of West Street and Union Lane, Sainsbury's convenience stor...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. In Market Alley, which runs between Martin’s newsagents and Greggs,...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. The King’s Head is the most historic of the town’s numerous p...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. More information at: www.rochforddistricthistory.org.uk/page/t...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. At the heart of old Rochford lies the medieval Market Square. Sir Guy de ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. There is a deed dated 19th December 1706 in the Essex Record Office, but ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. The Grey Goose was formerly the New Ship, which despite its name was one ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. This grey stone, grade II listed building looks very different to the oth...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. In these days of instant messages, emails and mobile phones, it’s e...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. The Old Ship, currently the Antica Roma Italian Restaurant, in North Stre...
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View MoreLocal History Group 'Rayleigh Through the Looking Glass' have over time acquired a significant number of Rayleigh...
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View MoreAs told by David Saunders, the Minister. 2017. Press this YouTube link or read below. Please see the footnote b...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. With thanks to Dr. Michael Clark for allowing us to use extracts from his...
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View MoreAs told by Dave Dobbin from the Rochford Methodist Church. 2017 Press this YouTube link or read below. There is...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. The railway arrived at Rochford in October 1889, with the town greeting t...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Acacia House was built in 1882 and once housed boys and girls of school a...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Union Lane leads into the site of Rochford Hospital. Rochford hospit...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Built in 1803 as the ‘Crown’, the Georgian inn dominated the ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. Entering Rochford from the west prior to 1777, you would first pass what ...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. The churchyard has been extended a number of times, in 1791 by Sir James ...
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View MoreKing Canute had a Church built in 1020 to commemorate those who died in the battle of Assandune. It was origin...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. In 1808, a report on schools in Essex listed 4 schools in Rochford,...
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View MoreWith thanks to Rochford District Council for supplying images, information and a video file of the restoration which can...
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View MorePress this YouTube link or read below. With thanks to the Whittingham family, allowing us to extract these detai...
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View MoreIncluding details supplied by Debbie Casey, president of the Rochford W.I. 2017 Press this YouTube link or read ...
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