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West Ham is a district in East London, located just over six miles east of Charing Cross.

West Ham was an administrative unit, with largely consistent boundaries, from the 12th century to the formation of the London Borough of Newham in 1965. The area was originally a manor in the county of Essex, then an ancient parish and ultimately a county borough.

A settlement is first recorded as Hamme in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 958 and then in the 1086 Domesday Book as Hame. The name means ’a dry area of land between rivers or marshland’, referring to the location of the settlement within boundaries formed by the rivers Lea, Thames and Roding and their marshes. The earliest recorded use of West Ham, as distinct from East Ham, is in 1186 as Westhamma.

The boundary between West and East Ham was the now lost Hamfrith Waste and Hamfrith Wood in the north (then the southernmost parts of Epping Forest). There was a small natural harbour known as Ham Creek.

West Ham underwent rapid growth from 1844 following the Metropolitan Building Act which restricted dangerous and noxious industries from operating in the metropolitan area, the eastern boundary of which was the River Lea. Many of these activities were relocated to the other side of the river and to West Ham.

West Ham became one of Victorian Britain’s major manufacturing centres for pharmaceuticals, chemicals and processed foods but many workers lived in slum conditions close to where they worked, leading to periodic outbreaks of contagious diseases and severe poverty.

The presence of the nearby Royal Docks, the Stratford railway zone and other high value targets made the Borough of West Ham one of the areas of London worst effected by bombing during the Second World War with officially 1186 civilians killed.

West Ham station is a London Underground, Docklands Light Railway and National Rail interchange station. It opened in 1901 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway on the route from Fenchurch Street to Barking. In the late 1990s, the station was rebuilt and significantly expanded as part of the Jubilee Line Extension, fully opening in 1999.




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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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88234, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Alan Hocken Way, E15 A street within the E15 postcode (West Ham)
Alden Avenue, E16 A street within the E15 postcode
Antigua Mews, E13 Antigua Mews is a road in the E13 postcode area
Aquaflo Care Ltd, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (Abbey Road)
Atlas Road, E13 Atlas Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Aylesbury Close, E7 Aylesbury Close is a road in the E7 postcode area
Ballam Street, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Beauchamp Road, E7 Beauchamp Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Beckton Alp Footpath, E13 Beckton Alp Footpath is a road in the E6 postcode area
Belton Road, E7 Belton Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Bishops Avenue, E13 Bishops Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Blackwater Close, E7 Blackwater Close is a road in the E7 postcode area
Boleyn Road, E7 Boleyn Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Brook’s Road, E13 Brook’s Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Brooks Road, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Canning Road, E15 Canning Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (Abbey Road)
Cecil Road, E13 Cecil Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Celandine Way, E15 Celandine Way is a road in the E15 postcode area
Cemetery Road, E7 Cemetery Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Chadd Green, E13 Chadd Green is a road in the E13 postcode area
Channelsea Business Centre, E15 Channelsea Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (Abbey Road)
Chaucer Road, E7 Chaucer Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Chenappa Close, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Chesterton Terrace, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Churston Avenue, E13 Churston Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Clare Gardens, E7 Clare Gardens is a road in the E7 postcode area
Claude Road, E13 Claude Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Clova Road, E7 Clova Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Colne Street, E13 Colne Street is a road in the E13 postcode area
Corporation Street, E15 Corporation Street is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (West Ham)
Crescent Road, E13 Crescent Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Crosby Road, E7 Crosby Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Dacre Road, E13 Dacre Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Dean Street, E7 Dean Street is a road in the E7 postcode area
Dimsdale Walk, E13 Dimsdale Walk is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Disraeli Road, E7 Disraeli Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Donald Road, E13 Donald Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Dongola Road West, E13 Dongola Road West is a road in the E13 postcode area
Doris Road, E7 Doris Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Dunbar Road, E7 Dunbar Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Dundee Road, E13 Dundee Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Durban Road, E15 Durban Road is a road in the E15 postcode area (West Ham)
Earlham Grove, E7 Earlham Grove is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Eastern Road, E13 Eastern Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Edinburgh Road, E13 Edinburgh Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Elim Way, E13 Elim Way is a road in the E13 postcode area
Elm Road, E7 Elm Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Elmhurst Road, E7 Elmhurst Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Emma Road, E13 Emma Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Eve Road, E15 Eve Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area
Ferndale Road, E7 Ferndale Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Field Road, E7 Field Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Florence Road, E13 Florence Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Forest Lane, E7 Forest Lane is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Fothergill Close, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Gad Close, E13 Gad Close is a road in the E13 postcode area
Gainsborough Road, E16 Gainsborough Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area
Germander Way, E15 Germander Way is a road in the E15 postcode area (West Ham)
Glenparke Road, E7 Glenparke Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Godbold Road, E16 A street within the E15 postcode (West Ham)
Gordon Street, E13 Gordon Street is a road in the E13 postcode area
Grange Road, E13 Grange Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Grant Street, E13 Grant Street is a road in the E13 postcode area
Grasmere Road, E13 Grasmere Road - formerly Grafton Road South - appears on the 1900 map of the area
Greengate Street, E13 Greengate Street is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Greenway Gate, E15 Greenway Gate is a road in the E15 postcode area (Abbey Road)
Greenway Link, E15 Greenway Link is a road in the E15 postcode area (Abbey Road)
Greenway, E15 Greenway is a road in the E15 postcode area (Abbey Road)
Greenwood Road, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Greville Lodge, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Gwendoline Avenue, E13 Gwendoline Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Ham Park Road, E7 Ham Park Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Hamilton Road, E15 Hamilton Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area
Harold Road, E13 Harold Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Hartsworth Close, E13 Hartsworth Close is a road in the E13 postcode area
Helena Road, E13 Helena Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
High Street, E13 High Street is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Holbrook Road, E15 Holbrook Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (West Ham)
Holland Road, E15 Holland Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (West Ham)
Hunter Walk, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Jack Clow Road, E15 Jack Clow Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (West Ham)
James Close, E13 James Close is a road in the E13 postcode area
Juliette Road, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Kennedy Close, E13 Kennedy Close is a road in the E13 postcode area
Knox Road, E7 Knox Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Lancaster Road, E7 Lancaster Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Lawrence Road, E13 Lawrence Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Lester Avenue, E16 Lester Avenue is a road in the E16 postcode area
Lettsom Walk, E13 Lettsom Walk is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Liberty House, E13 Liberty House is located on Balaam Street
Libra Road, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
London Road, E13 London Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Lucas Avenue, E13 Lucas Avenue is a road in the E13 postcode area
Manor House Gate, E7 Manor House Gate is a road in the N4 postcode area
Manor Road, E15 Manor Road is a road in the E15 postcode area (West Ham)
Margery Park Road, E7 Margery Park Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Maud Gardens, E13 Maud Gardens is a road in the E13 postcode area
Maud Road, E13 Maud Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Memorial Avenue, E15 Memorial Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area (West Ham)
Middle Road, E13 Middle Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Milner Road, E15 Milner Road is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area
Morse Close, E13 Morse Close is a road in the E13 postcode area
Napier Road, E15 Napier Road is a road in the E15 postcode area
Neagle Lane, E7 Neagle Lane is a location in London
Nebula Court, E13 Nebula Court is a building on High Street
Neville Road, E7 Neville Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
North Crescent, E16 North Crescent is a road in the E3 postcode area (West Ham)
Norwich Road, E7 Norwich Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Nursery Lane, E7 Nursery Lane is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Oakdale Road, E7 Oakdale Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Odessa Road, E7 Odessa Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Old School Crescent, E7 Old School Crescent is a road in the E7 postcode area
Opus Studios, E13 Opus Studios is a building on Plaistow Road
Palmerston Road, E7 Palmerston Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Pawsey Close, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Pelly Road, E13 Pelly Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Penge Road, E13 Penge Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Perth Road, E13 Perth Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Plashet Road, E13 Plashet Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Plashet Road, E13 Plashet Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Pond Road, E15 Pond Road is a road in the E15 postcode area (Abbey Road)
Pretoria Road, E16 A street within the E16 postcode
Queen’s Road West, E13 This is a street in the E13 postcode area
Queens Road West, E13 Queens Road West is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Rawstone Walk, E13 Rawstone Walk is a road in the E13 postcode area
Raymond Road, E13 Raymond Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Redriffe Road, E13 Redriffe Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Reginald Road, E7 Reginald Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Richardson Road, E15 Richardson Road is a road in the E15 postcode area
Richmond Street, E13 Richmond Street is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Ronald Avenue, E15 Ronald Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E15 postal area
Rudolph Road, E13 Rudolph Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Salisbury Road, E7 Salisbury Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Salmen Road, E13 Salmen Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Second Avenue, E13 Second Avenue is a road in the E13 postcode area
Selwyn Road, E13 Selwyn Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Solent Rise, E13 Solent Rise is a road in the E13 postcode area
Springfield Road, E15 Springfield Road is a road in the E15 postcode area (West Ham)
Springfield Road, E15 Springfield Road is a road in the E13 postcode area (West Ham)
Sprowston Road, E7 Sprowston Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
St Antony’s Road, E7 St Antony’s Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
St Georges Avenue, E7 St Georges Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
St Georges Road, E7 St Georges Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
St Quintin Road, E13 St Quintin Road leads off of Greengate Street
St Stephens Parade, E13 St Stephens Parade is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
St. John’s Terrace, E7 St. John’s Terrace is a road in the E7 postcode area
Stirling Road, E13 Stirling Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Stock Street, E13 Stock Street is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Stopford Road, E13 Stopford Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Stratford Road, E13 Stratford Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Stukeley Road, E7 Stukeley Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Suffolk Road, E13 Suffolk Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Swete Street, E13 Swete Street is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Tanner Point, E13 Tanner Point is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Teasel Way, E15 Teasel Way is a road in the E15 postcode area (West Ham)
Terrace Road, E13 Terrace Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Thorngrove Road, E13 Thorngrove Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Tom Nolan Close, E15 A street within the E15 postcode (West Ham)
Turnstone Close, E13 Turnstone Close is a road in the E13 postcode area
Tweed Mouth Road, E13 Tweed Mouth Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Umbriel Place, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Upper Road, E13 Upper Road is one of the streets of London in the E13 postal area
Upton Avenue, E7 Upton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Upton Lane, E7 Upton Lane is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Upton Park Road, E7 Upton Park Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Vale Road, E7 Vale Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Valerian Way, E15 Valerian Way is a road in the E15 postcode area
Victoria Road, E13 Victoria Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Wakelin Road, E15 A street within the E15 postcode
Warwick Road, E15 Warwick Road is a road in the E15 postcode area
Waterloo Road, E7 Waterloo Road fittingly is a short street off Wellington Road
Watson Street, E13 Watson Street is a road in the E13 postcode area
Wellington Building, E7 Wellington Building is a block on Wellington Road
Wellington Road, E7 Wellington Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Welsh Close, E13 A street within the E13 postcode
Westbury Road, E7 Westbury Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Whyteville Road, E7 Whyteville Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
Willett House, E13 Willett House is a block on Queen’s Road West
Winkfield Road, E13 Winkfield Road is a road in the E13 postcode area
Wolseley Road, E7 Wolseley Road is a road in the E7 postcode area
Wyatt Road, E7 Wyatt Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area
York Road, E7 York Road is a road in the E7 postcode area

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