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2021
Buckhurst Hill is a suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex, developed following the opening of a railway line in 1856.

The first mention of Buckhurst Hill is in 1135, when reference was made to La Bocherste, becoming in later yearsBucket Hill, originally meaning a hill covered with beech trees. It lay in Epping Forest and consisted of only a few scattered houses along the ancient road from Woodford to Loughton.

Before the building of the railways, Buckhurst Hill was on the stagecoach route between London and Cambridge, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and Dunmow.

Originally Buckhurst Hill was a part of the parish of Chigwell. There was no road connecting the two communities and in order to get to church, parishioners had to ford the River Roding at Woodford. The Parish Church of St John was built in 1838 as a chapel of ease but Buckhurst Hill did not become a separate ecclesiastical parish until 1867.

St John’s National School was built in 1838. The lord of the manor gave a site next to the church. The building cost £209, most of which was donated by the church congregation.

Buckhurst Hill station opened on 22 August 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway branch from London to Loughton. The 1856 station house survives to the south of the present platforms, but most of the present station dates from 1892, when the entrance was moved to Victoria Road.

The station was transferred to London Underground ownership as part of the New Works Programme, 1935-1940 scheme that saw the electrification of the branch to form part of the Central line. This occurred on 21 November 1948.

The 1856 opening of Buckhurst Hill station saw a rapid expansion in the population of the area; nearly six hundred new houses had been built near the station by 1871, leading to the opening of the Prince’s Road school in 1872. Some of the land for this expansion was enclosed from Epping Forest, before this practice was halted by the Epping Forest Act of 1878.




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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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Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill is a suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex, developed following the opening of a railway line in 1856.

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Albany View, IG9 Albany View is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Albert Road, IG9 Albert Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Albert Terrace, IG9 Albert Terrace is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Alfred Road, IG9 Alfred Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Almonds Avenue, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode
Amberley Road, IG9 Amberley Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Andrews Close, IG9 Andrews Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Ardmore Lane, IG9 Ardmore Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Ardmore Place, IG9 Ardmore Place is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Armore Lane, IG9 Armore Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Armore Place, IG9 Armore Place is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Back Lane, IG9 Back Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Bancroft Avenue, IG9 Bancroft Avenue is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Beatrice Court, IG9 Beatrice Court is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Beech Avenue, IG9 Beech Avenue is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Beech Lane, IG9 Beech Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Birch Close, IG9 Birch Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Blackborough House, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Blackmore Road, IG9 Blackmore Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Boleyn Court, IG9 Boleyn Court is sited on Boleyn Court (Buckhurst Hill)
Boxted Close, IG9 Boxted Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Bradwell Road, IG9 Bradwell Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Briar Close, IG9 Briar Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Broadfield Way, IG9 Broadfield Way is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Brook Road, IG9 Brook Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Cascade Close, IG9 Cascade Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Cascade Road, IG9 Cascade Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Cedar Close, IG9 Cedar Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Chandos Close, IG9 Chandos Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Chequers, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Chestnut Close, IG9 Chestnut Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Church Road, IG9 Church Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Crown Close, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Dene Road, IG9 Dene Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Devon Close, IG9 Devon Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Duchess Grove, IG9 Duchess Grove is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Elgar Close, IG9 Elgar Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Elizabeth Court, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Elm Close, IG9 Elm Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Epping Forest, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Epping New Road, IG9 Epping New Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Fairlands Avenue, IG9 Fairlands Avenue is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Fernbank, IG9 Fernbank is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Fernside, IG9 Fernside is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Field Close, IG9 Field Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Forest Edge, IG9 Forest Edge is the continuation of King’s Avenue once that road has passed into Essex (Buckhurst Hill)
Forest Heights, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Forest Side, IG9 Forest Side is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Gladstone Road, IG9 Gladstone Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Green Walk, IG9 Green Walk is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Greenhill, IG9 Greenhill is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Greensted Road, IG9 Greensted Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Gun Mews, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Guys Retreat, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Hawsted, IG9 Hawsted is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Hempstead Close, IG9 Hempstead Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Heron Close, IG9 Heron Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
High Road, IG10 High Road is a road in the CM16 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
High Road, IG9 High Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Hills Road, IG9 Hills Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Hornbeam Close, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Hurst Road, IG9 Hurst Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Kings Avenue, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Kings Place, IG9 Kings Place is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Knighton Lane, IG9 Knighton Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Langfords, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Lime Close, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Lingrove Gardens, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode
Little Plucketts Way, IG9 Little Plucketts Way is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Lodge 40-44, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Lodge, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Loughton Way, IG9 Loughton Way is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Lower Queens Road, IG9 Lower Queens Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Luctons Avenue, IG9 Luctons Avenue is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
M11, IG9 M11 is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Makinen House, IG9 Makinen House is a block on Palmerston Road (Buckhurst Hill)
Maple Close, IG9 Maple Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Monarch Place, IG9 Monarch Place is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Monkham’s Lane, IG9 Monkham’s Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Mountbatten Court, IG9 Mountbatten Court is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
North End, IG9 North End is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Oak Rise, IG9 Oak Rise is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Oakland Place, IG9 Oakland Place is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Ormonde Rise, IG9 Ormonde Rise is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Osborne Road, IG9 Osborne Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Palace Gardens, IG9 Palace Gardens is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Palmerston Road, IG9 Palmerston Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Parkside, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Parndon House, IG9 A street within the IG10 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Pentlow Way, IG9 Pentlow Way is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Powell Road, IG9 Powell Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Princes Road, IG9 Princes Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Princes Way, IG9 Princes Way is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Queen’s Road, IG9 This is a street in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Queens Road, IG9 Queens Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Redwoods Close, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode
River Road, IG9 River Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Roding Lane, IG9 Roding Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Roding View, IG9 Roding View is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Roebuck Heights, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Roebuck Lane, IG9 Roebuck Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Rous Road, IG9 Rous Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Russell Road, IG9 Russell Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Salisbury Gardens, IG9 Salisbury Gardens is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Scotland Road, IG9 Scotland Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
St Johns Court, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
St. John’s Court, IG9 St. John’s Court is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
St. John’s Terrace High Road, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
St. Johns Court, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Stag Lane, IG9 Stag Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Starling Close, IG9 Starling Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Stradbroke Grove, IG9 Stradbroke Grove is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Sycamore House, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Thaxted Road, IG9 Thaxted Road is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Thaxted Road, IG9 Thaxted Road is a road in the IG10 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
The Atrium, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
The Avenue, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
The Cedars, IG9 The Cedars is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
The Chequers, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
The Drive, IG9 The Drive is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
The Drummonds, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
The Laurels, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
The Meadway, IG9 The Meadway is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
The Rise, IG9 The Rise is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
The Stables, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
The Windsors, IG9 The Windsors is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Tilney Drive, IG9 Tilney Drive is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Trent Road, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Tuttlebee Lane, IG9 Tuttlebee Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Victoria Road, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Westbury Lane, IG9 This is a street in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Westbury Road, IG9 A street within the IG9 postcode (Buckhurst Hill)
Whitehall Lane, IG9 Whitehall Lane is a road in the IG9 postcode area
Wimborne Close, IG9 Wimborne Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Woodside, IG9 Woodside is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)
Yew Close, IG9 Yew Close is a road in the IG9 postcode area (Buckhurst Hill)

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