Norfolk Street, E7

Norfolk Street connects Essex Street and Suffolk Street.

Forest Gate

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Woodgrange Road, E7

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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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

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Blackwater Close, E7 Blackwater Close is a road in the E7 postcode area

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Brooking Road, E7 Brooking Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Forest Gate)

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Brownlow Road, E7 Brownlow Road is a road in the E7 postcode area (Wanstead Park)

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Capel Road, E7 Capel Road is a long road leading along the south edge of Wanstead Flats (Forest Gate)

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Cemetery Road, E7 Cemetery Road is a road in the E7 postcode area

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Chestnut Avenue, E7 Chestnut Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Forest Gate)

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Clare Gardens, E7 Clare Gardens is a road in the E7 postcode area

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Clinton Road, E7 Clinton Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

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Cormorant Road, E7 Cormorant Road is a road in the E7 postcode area (Forest Gate)

Cormorant Road, E7

Curwen Avenue, E7 Curwen Avenue is a road in the E7 postcode area (Wanstead Park)

Curwen Avenue, E7

Dean Street, E7 Dean Street is a road in the E7 postcode area

Dean Street, E7

Dimond Close, E7 Dimond Close is a road in the E7 postcode area

Dimond Close, E7

Drummond Castle Court, E7 Drummond Castle Court is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Forest Gate)

Drummond Castle Court, E7

Durning Hall Business Centre, E7 Durning Hall Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Durning Hall Business Centre, E7

Earlham Grove, E7 Earlham Grove is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Earlham Grove, E7

Eider Close, E7 Eider Close is a road in the E7 postcode area (Forest Gate)

Eider Close, E7

Eric Close, E7 Eric Close is a road in the E7 postcode area

Eric Close, E7

Essex Street, E7 Essex Street connects Field Road and Station Road

Essex Street, E7

Field Road, E7 Field Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Field Road, E7

Forest Lane, E7 Forest Lane is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Forest Lane, E7

Forest Road, E7 Forest Road is a road in the E7 postcode area (Wanstead Park)

Forest Road, E7

Forest Street, E7 Forest Street is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Forest Street, E7

Fowler Road, E7 Fowler Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Forest Gate)

Fowler Road, E7

Grebe Close, E7 Grebe Close is one of a number of local roads eccentrically named after waterfowl (Forest Gate)

Grebe Close, E7

Horace Road, E7 Horace Road is a road in the E7 postcode area (Wanstead Park)

Horace Road, E7

Leonard Road, E7 Leonard Road is a road in the E7 postcode area

Leonard Road, E7

Macdonald Road, E7 Macdonald Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Macdonald Road, E7

Magpie Close, E7 Magpie Close is a road in the E7 postcode area (Forest Gate)

Magpie Close, E7

Moore Walk, E7 Moore Walk is a road in the E7 postcode area

Moore Walk, E7

Neagle Lane, E7 Neagle Lane is a location in London

Neagle Lane, E7

Norfolk Street, E7 Norfolk Street connects Essex Street and Suffolk Street

Norfolk Street, E7

Odessa Road, E7 Odessa Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Odessa Road, E7

Pevensey Road, E7 Pevensey Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Wanstead Park)

Pevensey Road, E7

Post Office Approach, E7 Post Office Approach is a road in the E7 postcode area

Post Office Approach, E7

Railway Arches, E7 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Railway Arches, E7

Shelduck Close, E15 Shelduck Close is a road in the E15 postcode area (Forest Gate)

Shelduck Close, E15

Sprowston Road, E7 Sprowston Road is a road in the E7 postcode area

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St. James’ Road, E15 St. James’ Road is a road in the E15 postcode area (Maryland)

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Station Approach, E7 Station Approach is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Station Approach, E7

Station Bridge, E7 Station Bridge is a named part of Woodgrange Road, leading over the bridge at Forest Gate station (Forest Gate)

Station Bridge, E7

Station Road, E7 Station Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Station Road, E7

Stracey Road, E7 Stracey Road is a road in the E7 postcode area

Stracey Road, E7

Suffolk Street, E7 Suffolk Street is one of three local streets named after the counties of East Anglia

Suffolk Street, E7

Talbot Road, E7 Talbot Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Wanstead Park)

Talbot Road, E7

Tower Hamlets Road, E7 Tower Hamlets Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Forest Gate)

Tower Hamlets Road, E7

Vansittart Road, E7 Vansittart Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Wanstead Park)

Vansittart Road, E7

Vera Lynn Close, E7 Vera Lynn Close is a road in the E7 postcode area

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Waterloo Road, E7 Waterloo Road fittingly is a short street off Wellington Road

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Wellington Building, E7 Wellington Building is a block on Wellington Road

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Wellington Road, E7 Wellington Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area

Wellington Road, E7

Whitehall Place, E7 Whitehall Place is a road in the E7 postcode area (Forest Gate)

Whitehall Place, E7

Woodford Road, E7 Woodford Road is one of the streets of London in the E7 postal area (Wanstead Park)

Woodford Road, E7

Woodgrange Road, E7 Woodgrange Road is the main road of Forest Gate (Forest Gate)

Woodgrange Road, E7

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Pearly kings, queens, prlncesses and assorted children and pets at the congregation of a pets service at Durning Hall on 26 June 1955, as they parade from the church past the Forest Gate Jive Academy. Credit: Newham Heritage & Archives collection TUM image id: 1556884934 Licence:	A fairground ride with traction engine on Wanstead Flats (1925) A description on reverse of the postcard says "W Nichols Whip Wop Wanstead Flats 1925" Old London postcard TUM image id: 1629996749 Licence:	Not quite sure what message is being conveyed here! Old London postcard TUM image id: 1653781310 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Limehouse bound - Romford Road (1967) This was a Seven Kings-based bus. The 86 also used to run through to Upminster at one point TUM image id: 1685015312 Licence:	Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate (1905) View coming down from the station to the Alice. Going the other way, the turning on the right is Hampton Road. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1621940085 Licence:
Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate. The first known record of the name ’Forest Gate’ comes from the West Ham parish registers of the late 17th century and describes a gate placed across the modern Woodford Road to prevent cattle straying from the open Wanstead Flats area of Epping Forest onto the Romford Road. The gate was located close to the former Eagle & Child public house. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620301549 Licence:	Atherton Road, E7 TUM image id: 1466549155 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Adults and children on Wanstead Flats, beside the junction of Woodford Road and Capel Road (1910). The sign to the right, on the corner of Forest Side, reads ’Banes Manor Farm Dairy’. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1630144875 Licence:	Prefabs on Wanstead Flats. Prefabs were built on Wanstead Flats in 1946 to ease the post-war housing shortage (particularly in the then Borough of West Ham). A decision was made in the late 1950s to remove them and this had been carried out by 1962. TUM image id: 1607622685 Licence:

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Pearly kings, queens, prlncesses and assorted children and pets at the congregation of a pets service at Durning Hall on 26 June 1955, as they parade from the church past the Forest Gate Jive Academy.
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Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate (1905) View coming down from the station to the Alice. Going the other way, the turning on the right is Hampton Road.
Old London postcard
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Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate. The first known record of the name ’Forest Gate’ comes from the West Ham parish registers of the late 17th century and describes a gate placed across the modern Woodford Road to prevent cattle straying from the open Wanstead Flats area of Epping Forest onto the Romford Road. The gate was located close to the former Eagle & Child public house.
Old London postcard
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Atherton Road, E7
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Adults and children on Wanstead Flats, beside the junction of Woodford Road and Capel Road (1910). The sign to the right, on the corner of Forest Side, reads ’Banes Manor Farm Dairy’.
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Prefabs on Wanstead Flats. Prefabs were built on Wanstead Flats in 1946 to ease the post-war housing shortage (particularly in the then Borough of West Ham). A decision was made in the late 1950s to remove them and this had been carried out by 1962.
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