Upney

Underground station, existing between 1932 and now.

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2017
Upney - once a small village - is an area east of Barking which has its own tube station.

Upney means ’higher island’ - the island being the area between two branches of Mayes Brook which passes

Most of Upney’s housing was built between the wars as part of the council’s slum clearance programme. Upney station opened in 1932. The dominant feature of the locality is Barking (originally Upney) hospital. Shortly before the First World War local people raised the money to found the hospital, and new blocks were added in the 1930s and 1960s.

Most of the hospital site was sold for residential development in 1999.

Upney station was opened in 1932 when the electrified District line was extended to Upminster from Barking. The station was constructed and initially operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway with services provided by the District line from the outset.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Upney Upney - once a small village - is an area east of Barking which has its own tube station.

NEARBY STREETS
Ben Tillet Close, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Bevan Avenue, IG11 Bevan Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Blake Avenue, IG11 Blake Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Bridgeway, IG11 Bridgeway is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Champness Road, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Clare Gardens, IG11 Clare Gardens is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Coniston Close, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Cornwall Close, IG11 Cornwall Close is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Dawson Avenue, IG11 Dawson Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Dawson Gardens, IG11 Dawson Gardens is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Day (London) Ltd, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Denham Way, IG11 Denham Way is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Devon Road, IG11 Devon Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Digby Road, IG11 Digby Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Dorrington Close, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Eastbury Avenue, IG11 Eastbury Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Eastbury Square, IG11 Eastbury Square is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Edgefield Avenue, IG11 Edgefield Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Edgefield Court, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Fortis House, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Gibbards Cottages, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Goodey Road, IG11 Goodey Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Greenwood Mansions, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Harrow Road, IG11 Harrow Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Helmore Road, IG11 Helmore Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
John Burns Drive, IG11 John Burns Drive is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Keir Hardie Way, IG11 Keir Hardie Way is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Kendal Avenue, IG11 Kendal Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Krunch Hair, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Lambourne Gardens, IG11 Lambourne Gardens is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Lambourne Road, IG11 Lambourne Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Lancaster Avenue, IG11 Lancaster Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Lansbury Avenue, IG11 Lansbury Avenue is a short road connecting Keir Hardie Way and Bevan Avenue (Upney)
Lodge Avenue, IG11 Lodge Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Becontree)
Lodge Avenue, RM9 Lodge Avenue is a road in the RM8 postcode area (Upney)
Lodge Avenue, RM9 Lodge Avenue is a road in the RM9 postcode area (Upney)
Loveland Mansions, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Manor Road, IG11 Manor Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Margaret Bondfield Avenue, IG11 Margaret Bondfield was an MP, trades unionist and women’s rights activist (Upney)
Mayesbrook Road, IG11 Mayesbrook Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Meadow Close, IG11 Meadow Close is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Meadow Road, IG11 Meadow Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Melford Avenue, IG11 Melford Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Mellish Close, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Merton Road, IG11 Merton Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Mulberry Court, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Oakley Avenue, IG11 Oakley Avenue is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Odell Close, IG11 Odell Close is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Payne Close, IG11 Payne Close is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Pelham Avenue, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Ridley Close, IG11 Ridley Close is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Ripple Road, IG11 Ripple Road is the modern form of Ripple Street, a old thoroughfare (Rippleside)
Ripple Road, IG11 Ripple Road is a road in the RM9 postcode area (Rippleside)
Rosedale Drive, RM9 Rosedale Drive is a road in the RM8 postcode area (Upney)
Sisley Road, IG11 Sisley Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Stephen Jewers Gardens, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Sterry Road, IG11 Sterry Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Stratford Close, IG11 Stratford Close is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Stuart Road, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Suffolk Road, IG11 Suffolk Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Surrey Road, IG11 Surrey Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
The Drive, IG11 The Drive is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Thornhill Gardens, IG11 Thornhill Gardens is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Barking)
Tresham Road, IG11 Tresham Road is a road in the IG11 postcode area (Upney)
Tudor Road, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)
Upney Lane, IG11 Upney Lane is a main commercial thoroughfare in Upney (Upney)
Winchester House, IG11 A street within the IG11 postcode (Upney)

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