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Vange: (1) Church Road and Clay Hill Road
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Church Road
The three shop units at Church Road were built and opened in
1954. The development corporation considered them pantry shops and built others at Pendle Drive, Whitmore Way and
Luncies Road.
Below are some of the traders past and present to have occupied the units. |
| Church Road | Open | Closed |
| No. 1 | P.D. Green (Peter Derek Green) (& from 1964 at 16A Woolmergreen, Lee Chapel North)
Foodstore | Grocery Store
Foodstore | 1954
| 1970s
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| No. 3 | Grays Co-operative Society Ltd. (Co-op)
Monk Washeteria | Foodstore
Launderette | Pre-1962
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| No. 5 | Martin's
M.S. Newsagents | Newsagents and Confectioners
Newsagents and Confectioners | 1954
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Bull Parade
The neighbourhood centre at Vange was built to replace
the existing shops in Bull Road (later renamed Clay Hill Road) which were considered sub-standard. Approval for the development, which would include
34 houses, 24 flats and up to 41 garages, was given by the Minister of Housing & Local Government in June 1960, although work on the shops did not
proceed until 1962. They were completed in 1963. Eight shop units formed the core development with the addition of a
public house and a small single-storey detached shop (No. 467), built to the rear of the main parade at the end of a row of
garages (long since demolished).
Future development included a library and health centre. Some of the many businesses past and present can be seen
below. |
| Clay Hill Road | Open | Closed |
| No. 453 | V.G. Foodstore (Mr. W.D.J. Wright & Son)
Taste of Bombay | Groceries
Take-away | 1964
2000s | 1970s
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| No. 455 | J.C.P. Travel Holidays
Heidi (Mrs. Heidi Johnson)
Wing Soon | Travel Agent
International Hair Stylists
Take-away | 1964
1970s
2000s | c.1970s
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| No. 457 | H. Morrell
R.L. Statham
Ladbrokes | Greengrocer and fruiterer
Greengrocer and fruiterer
Betting shop | 1964
1960s
2000s | 1960s
c.1980s
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| No. 459 | Seely (J.G.H. Seely)
Bargain Booze | Butchers
Off-Licence | c. /02/1964
2000 | /12/1999
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| No. 461 | W. Beaumont
Bargain Booze | Newsagent
Off-Licence | 1964
c.2000 | c.1980s
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| No. 463 | Basildon Electrical Service
Odds and Cods | Electrical appliances
Take-away | c.1964
2010s | c.1970s
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| No. 465 | Basildon Development Corporation
Conduit
Wind & McCready
Vantage | Barstable and Vange District Office
Dispensing Chemist
Dispensing Chemist
Dispensing Chemist | 1964
c.1975
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1970s
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| No. 467 | R.H. Dearing (Ronald Dearing)
Video Track
Farm Pizza | Shoe repairs
Videos and video game rentals
Take-away and delivery Pizza service | 1964
c.1980s
2000s | c.1980s
c.2000s
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| No. 469 | The Bull/Powerhouse | Public house and off licence | 1961 | 1998 |
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Other points of interest:
1) Seely's butchers, run by Jess Seely, were another family
run business previously based at 48 High Road, Vange from 1934 to around 1967.
2) J.C.P. Travel Holidays were previously based at 7 High Road, Vange from 1958 to c.1964.
3) Conduit was George Conduit who previously traded at 66 High Road, Vange. |
Text researched and written by William Cox, 2013.
Copyright © 2013, B. Cox - Basildon History Online. All rights reserved. |
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