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    Welcome to the Billericay Community Archive. This website contains photos, video, stories and memories of Billericay and the surrounding villages uploaded by local people and those with a link to the Town.
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    Featured subjects
    • Foxcroft

      Foxcroft

    • War Memorials

      War Memorials

    • High Street 1955

      High Street 1955

    • Help Wanted

      Help Wanted

    • Clubs & Societies

      Clubs & Societies

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      High Street

    Featured articles
    • The Chelmsford Steam Bus

      The Chelmsford Steam Bus

      At the turn of the last century the single deck steam bus was to be ...
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    • Billericay's Warship

      Billericay's Warship

      During the early part of the Second World War the Royal Navy had lost a ...
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    • FA Vase 1976-1979 documentary

      FA Vase 1976-1979 documentary

      The full film.
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    • City Buses in Billericay

      City Buses in Billericay

      An Accidental Death
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    • South Green Memories

      South Green Memories

      Growing up in Hickstars Lane
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    • Potash Stores

      Potash Stores

      The shop on the edge of town
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    • Cap guns and Tree swings.

      Cap guns and Tree swings.

      Growing up in South Green in the 60's & 70's
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    • The Ritz Cinema

      The Ritz Cinema

      Chapel Street
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    • Billericay Welcomes Circus Rosaire

      Billericay Welcomes Circus Rosaire

      Joan Rosaire Remembers
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    • Shopping Outing

      Shopping Outing

      My memories of Billericay High Street
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    Latest articles

    • The Battle of Norsey Wood 1381

      03/12/2021
      Most Billericay townspeople know that in 1381 there occurred the Battle of Norsey Wood, the ...

    • The Billericay Chapel

      28/11/2021
      In various writings there appears to be some confusion over the founding of a chapel ...

    • Caroline, Princess of Wales

      14/11/2021
        In 1804 Caroline of Brunswick, the Princess of Wales and later the wife of George ...

    • Elephant Attends Wedding

      25/10/2021
      Salt and Sauce came to Billericay in 1936 when Cissy Rosaire and Wally Shufflebottom married ...
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    Latest comments
    • Testing Times 26/11/2021 I went to Billericay School from 1965 to 70 (maiden name Robertson). I recognise some of the faces and a...
    • Testing Times 26/11/2021 On the right is Susanne Martin who played flute, now Susanne Pipe, she became a Primary Teacher and eventually Head...
    • Testing Times 26/11/2021 I think I recognise Lynne Jones last right with the violin. And maybe Janet Verbeck 3rd from left at the...
    • Forum 24/11/2021 Kevin Thomson, blimey!! I remember that so well. We were going to the two-tone concert with The Specials, Madness, Selectee...
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