The Heart of the Village

The Green has always lain at the heart of the village containing in former times the village doctor’s house; the Cock and Magpie pub; The Post Office with other shops and the Lych Gate of the Parish Church of St.Margaret’s.

Dr.Dodd who we heard about earlier in connection with the case of Captain Moir apparently charged one shilling to attend the sick in the 1830s which was a considerable sum of money. In the following photograph taken circa 1906, the village physician was Dr.Mercer.

The Green and St.Margaret’s Church in 1928
The Green and St.Margaret’s Church in 1928
The Doctor’s House, Now the Inn on the Green, to the right and Samuel Cowell’s Smithy is on the left with his Ironmongery Store Adjacent. This Had Previously Been the Cock and Magpie Inn
The Doctor’s House, Now the Inn on the Green, to the right and Samuel Cowell’s Smithy is on the left with his Ironmongery Store Adjacent. This Had Previously Been the Cock and Magpie Inn
The View of the Inn on the Green in 2019
The View of the Inn on the Green in 2019
The Stanford and District Bus Service. Gentlemen Upstairs Ladies Down! This Must Have Been a Chilly Ride at Times so the Gents Would Have Needed Their Flat Caps
The Stanford and District Bus Service. Gentlemen Upstairs Ladies Down! This Must Have Been a Chilly Ride at Times so the Gents Would Have Needed Their Flat Caps
The Green Circa 1905. Drayton Wright Photographer Took Some of the Photos in this Collection
The Green Circa 1905. Drayton Wright Photographer Took Some of the Photos in this Collection
The View of the Green in 2019
The View of the Green in 2019
The Green The Cock and Magpie and the Doctor’s House in 1905
The Green The Cock and Magpie and the Doctor’s House in 1905
At the Time this Photo Was Taken Circa 1905, the Post Office was Located on the Green. It Moved to the High Street in 1910
At the Time this Photo Was Taken Circa 1905, the Post Office was Located on the Green. It Moved to the High Street in 1910
Close up of the Green Post Office in 1905
Close up of the Green Post Office in 1905
Shops on the Green in 2019
Shops on the Green in 2019
The Post Office in the High Street. This Building is Still in Use as Flames Takeaway
The Post Office in the High Street. This Building is Still in Use as Flames Takeaway
The High Street and Post Office in 1905
The High Street and Post Office in 1905
The View of the High Street and Post Office in 1905
The View of the High Street and Post Office in 1905
The Green, Corringham Road, Formerly School Lane and Wharf Road with the Doctor’s House in 1914. Note the New Gas Lamp on the Road Island
The Green, Corringham Road, Formerly School Lane and Wharf Road with the Doctor’s House in 1914. Note the New Gas Lamp on the Road Island
Arthur Wyatt Mercer Born in West Drayton Middlesex in 1835 and for Many Years the Village Physician
Arthur Wyatt Mercer Born in West Drayton Middlesex in 1835 and for Many Years the Village Physician
Wharf Road and the Green Circa 1906
Wharf Road and the Green Circa 1906
Wharf Road and the Green Circa 1912
Wharf Road and the Green Circa 1912
The ladies are having an animated discussion in the middle of Wharf Road. Nicely planted vegetable garden to the right in the field known as The Harp, now the site of shops and offices built in 1935.
Not a Good Place for a Conversation in 2019
Not a Good Place for a Conversation in 2019
The Providence Nursery Corner of Central Road
The Providence Nursery Corner of Central Road
The Providence Nursery was run by Frederick Eustace Belcher who was also the first officer of the Stanford Fire Brigade. The nursery was demolished in 1930 when the co-op shop and houses were built in Central Road.
The Co-op Store on the Corner of Central Road
The Co-op Store on the Corner of Central Road
A Second View of the Old Co-op Store on Central Road
A Second View of the Old Co-op Store on Central Road
The Employment Exchange on the Corner of Central Road
The Employment Exchange on the Corner of Central Road
The Grays Peoples’ Centre on Central Road in 2019
The Grays Peoples’ Centre on Central Road in 2019
School Lane in 1910
School Lane in 1910
A Second View of School Lane in 1910
A Second View of School Lane in 1910
The View in 2019 Now Corringham Road
The View in 2019 Now Corringham Road

A Postcard from the early 1900s showing the Sea Wall, St Margaret’s Church and Stanford-le-Hope train station.