Mountnessing, Church Of St Giles 1906

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Does anyone have a connection with the Porter family who were Ag Labs in Mountnessing during the mid-1800? Trying to find my ancestor George Porter, b. 1866. Thanks

This is not so much a memory as a request for information. The Pine Apple Beer Shop, Mountnessing Village, has cropped up in my family history research and I would like to know more about it. I cannot find any reference to this shop anywhere and wonder if anyone can help. Many thanks.

Walter and Myra Reed were cousins of my Grandfather Munnings. I used to spend my summer holidays with the Reeds and have a lovely photo of them celebrating their golden wedding. Their children gave them a bathroom to celebrate the occasion. Not sure the gift was appreciated or whether it was used! Their son, Ron, was in the Indian Army and their daughter, Elsie, married Arthur Smith at Jordans Farm .

During the Blitz, my mother, Gladys Lane and her sister Rose were evacuated from Chadwell Heath to Mountnessing where they stayed at a house called St Leonards. This is the house next to the school, for they stayed with Mr Walter Reed, who was the Headmaster there for many years (he used to boast he had never been off for a single day!). His wife was called Myra and she appears to have been a ...see more