A Walk to Church.

Peter Nash's mother Hilda, age 20 with her sister Gertrude and a friend on their way to Grays Parish Church.

"The photograph is a copy we made of a Picture Post Card that was among my parents things. We believe it was kept only because the two Sisters were in the picture, they were on their way to the Grays Parish Church (St. Peter and Paul) .The Arron Jessop family were very active in religious circles around Grays they were involved in the building of All Saints Church on William Street and we believe the bells for this church were dedicated to his or his wife's memory.
Arron Jessop came to the Grays area from Chigwell, he was a avid photographer. A picture by him of the Exmouth was given to Grays Museum by my parents. We have some glass slides of his work, unfortunately they are only of family interest and not suitable for publication. He was also very keen on amateur radio, we had a home made radio that he had built which worked right up to the post war years. He managed the Pellings store (grocers) on Williams Street were my Mother and her sisters grew up. There are two pictures of this store in the book "Thurrock Goes to War" on page 62. it was the only three story house on Williams Street. He later became manager of the Pelling's Store on the High Street near George Street. We don't know the exact chronology of these events, but assume that this picture is after the move into the High Street store, he passed away in 1937 at the age of 77 and is the only grand parent Peter can remember.

The band could possibly be the Exmouth Boys Band, Grays Temperance or Salvation Army. There appears to be a "Military Group" following the band. Even when we were kids there was always a parade on Sunday Morning".- A letter from Peter and Angela Nash, British Columbia, Canada.

Queens Hotel.

1950's pictures.

VE Day Celebrations.

The Royal Visit, 1981.

Grays Athletic FC.

Grays High St video 1961, "Answer to Wage bandits".- British Pathe.